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To achieve authenticity, Nudie has been forced to cut "gambler-stripe" pants from upholstery material, flowered vests from drapery material. In the back of his own shop on Hollywood's Victory Boulevard, he often works side-by-side with his ten Mexican tailors, his leatherworker and his bootmaker. Last week, when Actor Brady came to the store for a second fitting, Nudie was there to take care of the TV cowboy himself. "Get the sag out of my fanny, will you, Nudie?" said Brady. The tailor nodded. Brady took a second look. "Only an idiot," he pronounced, "would wear clothes like these." Nudie looked hurt; his own best customer, he always wears cowboy suits himself.