Meanwhile, Oatman waits upstairs in his rather huge studio. Tall bolts of wool fabric stand next to large cutting tables where cardboard patterns are cut. In his office hangs his cowboy-inspired fall collection -- knee-length coats with velvet cuffs, velvet vests with embroidery cascading down one side, shirts with snaps, and slim flat-front striped pants. Oatman has just returned from Tokyo where he opened a New Republic store with Japanese partners, and he sits down to talk wearing a green striped wool knee-length coat, a brown v-neck sweater over a white t-shirt, a brown velvet scarf, green checked wool pants, brown leather shoes, and a big Rolex.