Rockmount Featured in Modern Luxury's Cheers to 150 Years

A state since 1876, Colorado celebrates its sesquicentennial, marking a century and a half of notable milestones. Rockmount was featured in Modern Luxury magazine's article celebrating Colorado's 150th anniversary of statehood, found here. Article copy below:

1946

Jack A. Weil founds Rockmount Ranch Wear Mfg. Co., headquartered on Denver's Wazee Street. The company is credited with inventing the original Western shirt with snaps, which becomes an American icon worn by cultural legends like Elvis Presley, Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney.

Eighty years ago, Jack A. Weil founded Rockmount Ranch Wear Mfg. Co. Third-generation owner Steve Weil runs the business today, selling Rockmount's signature Western shirts out of a historic Denver storefront. PHOTO COURTESY OF ROCKMOUNT
Posted on July 09 2026

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