ABOUT US
Fort Lonesome is a design-forward custom western wear and chain-stitch embroidery studio based in Austin, TX. We work collaboratively with our clients to create works that capture the stories of their wearers, in an effort to create pieces that slowly and carefully consider the symbiosis of art, narrative, and technician-ship. Our process is led by considerations of necessity and sustainability, and our designs are inspired by the natural world and its visible and invisible energies.
STORY
Company founder Kathie Sever began working in western wear in 2000. She found herself spending a fair amount of time returning to her attempts to rebuild and make functional a hundred-year-old chainstitch embroidery machine she’d purchased. These machines have a legacy of connectedness with much of western wear’s most famous tailors. At that time, information about or mentors in the use of these machines was near to nil, so the learning curve was long and slow. But after many years of tinkering and communicating with some far-away fellow comrades, the gifts these machines, and their ability to confer the energy and individualism of their operators, resulted in the birth of Fort Lonesome in the fall of 2012.
In the coming months and years the team at Fort Lonesome grew to include first Dana Falconberry, then soon after, Christina Hurt Smith and Amrit Khalsa, each of whom brought to the table strong backgrounds in diverse art and design, and whose collaborative approach to working together grew into a shared aesthetic and style.
Since then the company has continued to evolve and grow, but slowly and always with the intention of pushing the boundaries of this long lost art form.
Read more about Kathie and Ft. Lonesome:
STAFF
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Kathie Sever |
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Christina Smith |
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Amrit Khalsa |
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Bekah Dubose |
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Michelle Devereux What's the last thing you ate? string cheese What's your favorite writing utensil? Crystal Bics What color is your aura? neon brown What's your theme song? The same one as Night Court Who'd play you in the movie? Owen Wilson Fantasy mode of transportation? Pizza Hover board WWF moniker? Hero or villain? Danger “Rabies Bag” Devereux, Villain What's the title of your memoir? What a Semi-Brief Ordinary Trip It’s Been What's your favorite bank holiday? Is Groundhog Day a bank holiday? |
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Brian Allmand Whats the last thing you ate? A taco
What's your favorite bank holiday? Thanksgiving |
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