Meredith Lockhart

Kansas Fashion Designer

As a residential and commercial interior designer before moving to northeast Kansas, Meredith Lockhart is no stranger to the design world.

Inspired by the land that surrounds her and the western lifestyle, she is creating belts, handbags and, if you really beg, custom clothing.

Lockhart’s designs have been seen on stages, screens and runways from New York to LA and everywhere in between over the last 15 years. Rodeo Queens have donned her custom creations and country music stars have worn her clothing on stage and off. She has created collections for the Western Design Conference and started her own on-line store called Thistle’s West.

Meredith loves to create with leather because she says, “It feels and smells so good! And you can do so many things with it!”

Meredith is a master at the challenge of finding unique leathers and juxtaposing them against one another with special touches like lacing, fringe, fur and paintings to make creations ultra unique.

When Meredith is not in her 100-year-old schoolhouse studio creating for Thistle’s West, she is giving her time to inner city, adjudicated and at-risk students, teaching them art, costume design and mask making.

This Kansas cowgirl fashion designer not only has an eye for high fashion, but a heart of gold.

Learn more about Meredith at www.contemporarywesterndesign.com