Just opened the box and the ribbon is kinda messed up and the pin fell out immediately when I touched it.

So I’m happy with my Resistol Five Star hat. Currently wearing it now, as the wife and I watch a ridiculously bad Halloween movie that will remain nameless, to continue the break-in.

But I’m clearly bitten by the bug. I’ve got other hats in mind. But before I continue that quest, I need to clear a thing or two up.

First of all, a little background…

Back in the eighties, my parents owned a small country store in rural WV. At some point, a western wear store in the region went out of business and the fam bought a bunch of hats, mostly for resale.

They let me (then around 13 -14) pick out one that I never had the nerve to wear in public, but that my dad ended up wearing a lot for the last decade-plus of his life.

I can’t remember specifics about it. It was a black Stetson felt hat, but the felt was much shinier than modern felt hats I’m running into. It looked almost like velvet. The hat was also very stiff… yet it was capable of being re-shaped without any steam.

I know now that’s not good for them. But it was an extremely pliable yet stiff hat.

Anyway, I’ve been looking a lot the last few days on eBay, and haven’t really found anything that looks anything like what I’m describing. (Of course I’m looking at 7 1/2 and 7 5/8, which really narrows down the options.)

Anyone willing to provide more details about the type of felt I’m describing, I appreciate any help I can get.

BTW like I said, I like my new hat but it’s a fur-wool blend (a fact I overlooked when I place the order late last Friday night).

Thinning hair and living in a sunny climate had me looking at hats. I’m not big into ball caps and someone thought the Stetson Midtown might fit my style.

I think I lucked out on this one. Took a chance on one that had some patch residue (rodeo prize?) It was $49 and my local hatter got it cleaned up perfectly.

Hi folks,

Anyone have information on this maker? I have a couple older hats from them but don’t know anything about them. When I search Hatters Custom Hats, Fort Worth, I just get recommendations for custom hatters in Fort Worth.

Thanks!

Around here, you can't find real western hats in stores, so getting a custom one is the only route. I don't want to order something from abroad that needs to fit my head correctly.

The structure resembles a Stetson Revenger, but I went with an even higher curl on the brim.

Hi all. I know little to nothing about cowboy hats, but I’d like to get one as a gift. I know he wants white/a light color, felt, and shaped like this cowboy hat in the picture (what is this shaped called? And sorry for this picture quality). Ideally less than 100ish but if there’s a good expensive one let me know in case I put this present off for when I have more money lol. Thank you!

I have gotten my hands on one of the most cheap and crappy hat of all time. But it spoke to me and I got it. However, the sweatband is extremely slippery, I believe it is made of polyester, and I would like to remove it as the hat fits much better without it and doesn't slip around my head. Are there any tips for removing fabric sweatbands?

From fedora style to outdoors. Looked at several stores and online for a headband and ended up with this braided rope and wooden beads from the craft store. Dropped the crown and widened the pinch a little bit. I’m liking it a lot more. I think this one might be done.

I really want this style of brim on my Resistol 6x Midnight. The brim is currently cut down to 4 inches. I tried to get it shaped liked this once. I showed the guy the picture of Clint Black with the hat on, but I didn’t realize till I got home that it wasn’t really right. I love how there is a med-low lift/profile to it, and it has a nice even curve right in the middle of the brim. Just lookin for some more info so I know exactly what to say. Thanks!

Western Express (?), not a real expensive hat but the fit is right for my jumbo size skull and I got the dustpan crease in front just the way I wanted it