Bill from Eureka, Colorado is wearing a trophy buckle in his hometown rodeo (all images courtesy the author) DENVER — The National Western Stock Show is the Superbowl of livestock shows, tracing back ...

Big, beautiful trophy buckles long have been a part of rodeo tradition. And at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, buckles are as ubiquitous as cowboy hats. Competitors wear the trophy buckles ...

In the 1930s, Hollywood popularized trophy belt buckles as icons of the Old West (a misnomer since most cowboys opted for suspenders). But Denver is bringing the ornate objects into the 21st century, ...

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Belt buckles made with precious metals are one of the many hot items for sale at this year's Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo. Ralph Maynard, owner of Maynard Buckles, Spurs & Silver, said many of the ...

Clint Orms, an American metalsmith and engraver, has made an art form out of keeping men's trousers up. If you are the kind of person who is prepared to spend $50,000 or more on a belt buckle ...