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 ...

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.