The cowboy hat is probably the most defining symbol of Western wear and cowboy culture. While the funky shaped chapeau was originally created to protect cowboys from the elements, it has evolved into ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Rockhampton. Followed categories will be added to My News. One of the few people left in the world trained in hat shaping is Allan King of western wear business ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Ruben heads to Westgate Mall to meet a local hat creaser who has been shaping cowboy hats for over ...

NAMPA — As one of the most recognizable and distinguishing pieces of Western clothing, finding the right cowboy/cowgirl hat for your favorite farmer, rancher or cowboy/cowgirl can prove to be a ...

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 ...

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