In partnership with R.M.Williams

Her body is in the city but her soul is in the country. The streets are her paddocks, the cars her herd, the rhythm of the cityscape her rodeo. She is the Midnight Cowgirl, and in R.M.Williams’ latest Cloudbuster Collection, she finds herself at home – both in the hum of downtown and in the silence of open plains.

The capsule draws inspiration from a defining moment in Australian heritage: the image of stockman Dick White astride the legendary horse, Cloudbuster, at the Carrieton Rodeo in the 1950s. Immortalised in decades of R.M.Williams advertising, this snapshot has long symbolised grit, individuality, and the enduring craft of the brand. Now, the Cloudbuster Collection revives that spirit for a new generation, where heritage western codes meet the energy of contemporary life.

Utility and expression sit side by side here. Rodeo-inspired Santa Fe and Victoria boots are designed to traverse both laneways and long roads. Western belts, trophy buckles, and Akubra hats take on the aura of statement-making accessories, just as easily paired with a denim trucker jacket as they are with silk. Archival rodeo motifs appear across graphic tees and Cloudbuster bandanas, a reminder of roots that run deep, while indigo patch-pocket jeans and roughout finishes highlight craftsmanship built to last.

What emerges is a balance: rugged yet refined, practical yet poetic. The Cloudbuster Collection captures the liminality of the modern cowgirl – she moves through skyscrapers with the same assured step she would a paddock. In this wardrobe, the city becomes her outback, the outback her city.

For RUSSH, this is the essence of the Midnight Cowgirl. A figure that is untamed but considered, rebellious but grounded. She slips into R.M.Williams not only for its endurance, but for the spirit it carries – an unapologetic connection to country, translated for today.

Available now in select R.M.Williams stores and online, the Cloudbuster Collection is a salute to heritage and an ode to the future. A reminder that style, like spirit, is never bound by place.