10 Things Girls Who Love Country Music Understand About Style
4. Leather and lace are a great combination.
It's a favorite of Pope, who counts the combo as a go-to way to keep a bit of girly softness in any look. "If I'm wearing a more delicate dress or top, I'll pair it with rock 'n' roll boots or stilettos."
5. Boots win. Always.
It's not some silly stereotype without basis: almost all of the country girls we talked to admitted to loving and owning cowboy boots. Bell Bundy counts at least 15 pairs of cowboy and riding styles in her closet (including vintage finds). "I have one pair that I can go hunting in and also perform in, which is awesome," Marlow mused.
6. Delicate jewelry works with everything.
With big baubles, it's usually necessary to switch out and change up your jewelry daily. Conversely, delicate, thin necklaces and bracelets look pretty with any outfit.
8. Experimenting is good.
Just because a girl loves a good flirty dress doesn't mean she can't try other looks. "The average country listener wears leather pants, fun T-shirts, dresses, and Converse," RaeLynn said, adding that the women she's surrounded by switch up their look constantly. Bell Bundy changes things up depending on her mood, often leaving the classic sundress at home in favor of a '50s-style dress with flat oxfords.
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9. Shoes should be made for walking.
It goes hand-in-hand with loving cowboy boots, but these ladies aren't the type to suffer impossibly high, achingly constructed stilettos. "I have a pair of metallic studded Frye boots that go with everything. I can perform in them, walk miles in them...it's important to have full mobility in my shoes and for them to be cute," Bell Bundy said. "They've been to over 15 countries and 25 states. If they could talk, I'd be in trouble."
10. The key to true style is staying true to yourself.
Far and away, all the ladies agreed that the core basis of their style approach is being true to whoever you are. "Never wear something that isn't you because you'll just end up looking uncomfortable. People should wear what they feel most beautiful in, no matter what," Tae Dye of Maddie & Tae said.
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