This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. In 1973 a 10X-rated fur felt Resistol cowboy hat would’ve run ...

PENDLETON, Ore. — In some parts of the country, a man can be judged by the cut of his suit or his designer tie. Here, in a town known for its rodeo culture, men size one another up by the quality of ...

A: The Texanist is quite familiar with the traditional guidelines associated with seasonal cowboy-hat donnery. And yes, it is customary to wear straw hats, which are lighter and breathe better than ...

Business has reportedly been booming for American Hat Company – a Texas-based cowboy hat manufacturer – since the 2018 launch of the hit Western TV series "Yellowstone." Founded in 1915 and ...

Wide brims, dusty tones and just the right amount of swagger – western-inspired headwear is everywhere this summer. Here are the best styles to shop now. Cowboy hats are having a moment, and no, we’re ...

Brook Parrish is a head shaper, a hat blocker and a rim crimper. But to his wife, Beth, he's an artist whose clenched fingers crease the crown of a new cowboy hat or roll its side rims upward. "I ...