Mister Freedom - Appaloosa Western Snap Shirt

The Mister Freedom® APPALOOSA, introduced during Fall 2013, was the first traditional “western snap” shirt. The OG design of the APPALOOSA — discussed here — blends humbler and more plebeian utilitarian roots, mostly lifted from a vintage 1950s Roebucks denim snap shirt (SEARS’ iconic workwear house brand rolled out in 1949.) The choice of painted metal snaps over the more obvious front closure option of pearl snap buttons — a detail inspired by 1950s Ranchcraft type shirts, JC Penney's own workwear house brand — helps separate our APPALOOSA from the average contemporary western shirt. Mister Freedom decided to pull the pattern out of retirement this year, and sourced out a special NOS 2×1 “Liberty” denim fabric. Classic dark indigo blue warp, sturdy 10 Oz., slubby texture, dry hand, wide loom (i.e. no selvedge), produced by the legendary but now-defunct Columbus Mills, in Columbus, Georgia, USA. The Mister Freedom® APPALOOSA Western Snap Shirt is designed, cut and sewn in California i