[An article in a series of styles Iconic Hat]
Although in conjunction with the American West. probably the cowboy hat is not an American creation. There is no doubt that large-brimmed hats were popular in Mexico and crowns of large, comes from Spain to Mexico, even before 'American West was won. "Historical Sources in Spain before the European invasions by the highly successful pilots from Mongolia. However, like all hat styles, changes from notables such asJohn B. Stetson is to bring new iterations of old this topic and what we now know as the cowboy hat has been inextricably linked with a place and time.
The American West has been in both the facts and legends (and largely still is) full of hats like that. John B. Stetson - the style, and his name has become synonymous - presented "The Boss of the Plains" and has become a multi-millionaire. His story is the American legend, and looks like a cross between real life personalities of Johnny Appleseedand the imaginary character of Horatio Alger created. Stetson rag ends in early 1906 with a dead man, as his work turned 4000000 cowboy hats a year. It was a hat that fits the surroundings. The wide brim and tall crown protected the cowboy from the elements - sun, rain, hail, snow, dust, mosquitoes and flies and low branches. Could carry water in his hat or use it to whip his horse or cow. And of course this was great, nice hat, in a short time, his tailoringpiece de resistance, when courting the ladies.
At first, the style of notables such as The Texas Rangers, Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, Annie Oakley, and George Custer also wore a Stetson when he meets his fate at Little Big Horn harvest. When the movie came, Tom Mix, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, and, of course, John Wayne was all individuals who have been separated from their hats. Politicians like Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan and now George W.Bush are happy to wear the Western hat, which are associated with both their countries of origin and the values of the Old West. The style is always optimized by designers and milliners, and often the driving style of the moment for women. Now is a time like this.
The film Runaway Bride came around the same time that the pop star Madonna and Mary Blige wore cowboy hats on stage and fashion trends have reached a point of no return and simply ran away. WorldwidePopularity styles come and go as is the nature of fashion trends, but the time and place of the cowboy hat and what it symbolized to be etched forever in history.
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