The inspiration comes from the stage costumes of country music singers in the 1940s.
Couching is an embroidery technique with a long history,
dating back to ancient Egypt and the Byzantine Empire, and even to gold and silver thread embroidery during the Tang and Song dynasties.
From the 1940s to the 1960s, this technique was widely used in the performance costumes of Rodeo Games and musicians of rockabilly and similar genres.
A variation of this embroidery uses thicker colored ropes pressed and stitched, resulting in patterns with a highly handcrafted three-dimensional aesthetic.
The fabric naturally contains a small amount of cottonseed hull particles, giving it a natural and rustic feel. Embroidered in matching color schemes, the collision of different textures adds more layers and depth.