Best of Montana in Fall: Shopping – Where the Locals Go

Take the Red Ants Challenge, White Sulphur Springs

As far as Sarah Calhoun can determine, her Red Ants Pants http://redantspants.com/ company was the first in the U.S. to produce work pants specifically for women whose "office" is a ranch, farm, or other outdoor site.

"We created a functional design that could fit and flatter any woman’s body type," says spunky and funky Calhoun, who launched her business in tiny White Sulphur Springs (population 900) in 2006. The original canvas Red Ants spawned a line that now includes 74 pant sizes, hats, and additional women’s gear. There’s also a July Red Ants Pants Foundation music festival that benefits rural female farmers and ranchers and attracts the likes of Lyle Lovett and Emmylou Harris.

By Maryellen Kennedy Duckett

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