Pearl-snap shirts have traditionally served a utilitarian purpose. The snaps allow a rancher to easily refasten the shirt if it gets snagged on barbed wire—no need to sew on a new four-hole button.

Why do cowboy shirts have snap buttons? Well, buckaroo, get down off that old cayuse and hunker down by the campfire and have some beans and I'll tell you all about it. Actually, I didn't have any ...

DENVER (Reuters) - Western wear maker Jack A. Weil, whose distinctive snap-button shirts became as popular with celebrities as with working cowboys, has died at the age of 107, his family said on ...