Costume Designer. Dubbed "Bobbie Nudie" by her husband, Nudie Cohn, she was born Helen Barbara Kruger in Makato, Minnesota; the two of them designed and provided rhinestone-studded glittery suits and costumes to the entertainment industry from the 1940s to the 1980s. Their creations ranged from western styled designs such as Hank Williams' white cowboy suit with musical notations on the sleeves to Elvis Presley's famous $10,000 gold lamé suit featured on one of his albums (They netted $9,950 on their creation). Their designs were most popular among country and western stars like Roy Rogers and Buck Owens who wore "Nudies" to their final rest. When her husband died in 1984, she continued Nudie's Rodeo Tailors for another ten years. Died in Valencia, California.
Costume Designer. Dubbed "Bobbie Nudie" by her husband, Nudie Cohn, she was born Helen Barbara Kruger in Makato, Minnesota; the two of them designed and provided rhinestone-studded glittery suits and costumes to the entertainment industry from the 1940s to the 1980s. Their creations ranged from western styled designs such as Hank Williams' white cowboy suit with musical notations on the sleeves to Elvis Presley's famous $10,000 gold lamé suit featured on one of his albums (They netted $9,950 on their creation). Their designs were most popular among country and western stars like Roy Rogers and Buck Owens who wore "Nudies" to their final rest. When her husband died in 1984, she continued Nudie's Rodeo Tailors for another ten years. Died in Valencia, California.
Bio by: Fred Beisser
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