a man's sense of identity. Perhaps that's because western hats are so closely identified with certain cultural and lifestyle aspects of the early years in the American West, there's no ambiguity in cowboy hat styles, whether you've got a
Stetson, Greeley,
Henschel, Toby Keith or Milano on your head. Take the fur felt from Stetson,
The Open Road Fur Felt. You can't get more classic
dress western than this hat -- it's the one cowboys turn to when they need a new hat. Made famous by LBJ so many years ago,
The Open Road has a classic four-inch crown with center dent and a narrow 2 3/4 inch brim. In other words, it's a gentleman's hat.
This year, Stetson has issued a limited edition of
The Open Road, and it's a rare piece indeed. Never before has this
classic western hat been produced with such an exceptionally fine and tightly woven body. The brim measures the same 2 3/4 inches as the fur felt version and has a center dent with a narrow grosgrain ribbon trim and leather sweatband for comfortable wearing.
If you're looking for a
wool felt cowboy hat,
The Longhorn from Scala might be just the one. Featured in
Cowboy Magazine,
The Longhorn is rugged enough to be crushable and water resistant, but looks all kinds of handsome with its grosgrain trim with leather overlay and Longhorn conchos. And it comes at a price you just can't beat.
You'll be pleased to note that we carry warm weather
cowboy hats from Toby Keith, whatever the season. The Seagrass is a western hat that's really made out of seagrass and trimmed with concho and bead. The 3 1/2 inch brim is shapeable. There's also
The Outback, a
cowboy hat in raffia trimmed with a double rope band. These are great brand name hats at prices that just can't be beat.