OUTSIDE THE BOX

Or, outside the trunk, in our case. Most of what is debuted in the Wash House collection is inspired by the cherished garments we dug out of Granny’s enormous trunks, but the Preston’s Chaps pieces are more of an ode to the era.

“These designs are a daring duo that aren’t exactly the type of thing we’d have found in the trunk,” Cheryl said. “But they definitely feel authentic to the era and our nostalgic imagery of it. The pieces are more akin to things that wouldn’t have been in the trunk because they were everyday workwear; they’d have been kept in the barn.”

Simultaneously unusual and traditional, these pieces channel qualities of classic Western garb, like toebox style stitching and warm weathered browns, but they also carry an avant-garde appeal in the silhouettes – the jacket is chicly tailored. The pants are embracing the wide-leg trend in a whole Wild West way, mimicking the statement swing of chaps without the layering.