Art and skill go into the manufacture of hats. Hatters have to keep in mind the weather conditions of a particular area while designing headgear. This explains the regional differences in cowboy hats that come in a variety of colors, textures and patterns.
The American Hat Company in Houston, Texas, has been in the business of fitting and molding cowboy hats, both straw and felt, for almost a century. Established in 1915, the company can count among its clients, greats like George H Bush Sr., Rick Perry, Dusty Hill, Lyle Lovett, Dennis Weaver, Shaquille O'Neal and Craig Biggio among others.
Montana Mad Hatters fashion hats for working cowboys. Cattle ranchers are hard to please, as they know exactly how they want their hats to fit and feel.
This is incentive enough to strive for perfection.
The Jackson Hole Hat Company, established in 1983, revived styles of the past that had gone into oblivion. The Jackson Hole Retail Store has its headquarters at Wyoming. Hats come in 24 colors and have 15 styles. As many of the employees grew up and worked on cattle ranches, their input is invaluable to the manufacturers to meet the exacting standards of the average cattle rancher. Beaver cowboy hats are their specialty.
John Batterson Stetson was born into a family of hatters.
Durability was the hallmark of his products. In 1865, he produced the "Boss of the Plains" hat. It came in a choice of colors and weighed two ounces. It was popular because it could be molded into any shape the wearer desired. The company later preshaped hats and brought out styles like the Bronco, Dakota, Austin, Roundup, Big Four, Carp, Carlsbad and Calgary, to name a few.
The Ten Gallon hat, invented in 1865, was more popular on-screen than off it, probably because the average cowboy didn't see the practicality of it.
When a hat is bought, the salesperson steams and shapes it to best suit the individual. On an average a hat could cost anything between 14 to 35 dollars, making a huge dent in a cowboy's salary..
Straw Cowboy Hats provides detailed information on Cowboy Hats, Straw Cowboy Hats, Custom Cowboy Hats, Party Cowboy Hats and more. Straw Cowboy Hats is affiliated with Vintage Cowboy Boots.PLC Designs Takes Crocheted Hats and Scarves to a New Level by Making Affordable Holiday Gifts
(ContentDesk) October 24, 2005 -- Amid the new rage for crocheted and kitted accessories PLC Designs comes to add the flare to the trend.Freshly modern, with vibrant colors and playful details, PLC Designs newest collection of Crochet Hats and Scarves are exclusively handcrafted to make every woman, from teenagers to expectant moms, look tr?s chic. Based in New York City, PLCs head designer Raynelda Calderon, teamed up with sister Fatima to innovate in the world fashion.These two obsessive compulsive crocheters and knitters (craft lovers can relate to the syndrome) came up with a new vision for handmade craft thus giving birth to PLC Designs, a site that features the fanciest hats in accessory trend.Surprisingly, customers do not need to worry about high prices as in other handmade accessories. PLCs prices are set to make the hats available for every budget.When asked about their inspiration in designing for PLC Designs, owner Raynelda Calderon remarks, my creative process is very...
PLC Designs Takes Crocheted Hats and Scarves to a New Level by Making Affordable Holiday Gifts
Personalized Chef Hats
Chef hats are a unique family of hats, highly distinguishable anywhere in the world. They identify the chefs, and the traditional variety of hats can even provide an insight as to the chef's experience in the field. Even though all the chefs and cooks and others working in the kitchen wear these chef hats, each would have a different style of hat, based on their ranks, to distinguish among them. Be it a cloth variety or a disposable kind, chef's hats tend to make a statement when the wearer enters a room.
Personalized chef hats are the latest craze as party and gatherings giveaways.
They make great personal gifts, while ensuring cleanliness and hygiene in the kitchen or at a small barbecue gathering. Personalized chef hats also provide a unique touch to a home cook. Although they do not come under the categories of traditional giveaways, they can be made a bit special with a couple of lines indicating the function or gathering at which they were presented to the...
Personalized Chef Hats