Stetson
The Stetson is a hat made of felt with a wide brim, the first of Buffalo Bill and later mainly in Western as a classic cowboy hat was made known. In fact, the cowboys of the day mostly wore the cheaper and more practical Mexican sombreros .
history
The John B. Stetson Company in Saint Joseph ( Missouri ) manufactures since 1865 ladies and gents hats. The company was founded by John B. Stetson , the inventor of the cowboy hat. The company was so popular for a long time that the name Stetson became synonymous with the symbol of cowboys and ranchers. The shape of the Stetson was influenced by the Spanish sombrero .
According to an anecdote, Stetson started making hats because he hated feeling rain on his head himself. For this reason, in 1859 he first moved west from the rainy east coast, where he began to look for gold. However, since he was exposed to the changeable weather in the mountains, his tuberculosis worsened . To remedy this, he first made a tent made of beaver fur , which is highly water-repellent, as protection .
Since Stetson came from a family of hat makers, he knew what a good hat must meet. It should have a wide brim for weather protection and a high head for better air circulation. Furthermore, the hat should be waterproof in both directions and, if necessary, also suitable for transporting water. In order to have the required properties, he made the first Stetson hat with a brim seven inches wide and an unusually large crown height of six inches. This shape, together with the waterproof material, led to the nickname 10 Gallon for the hat.
Today, Stetson's cowboy hats are not only worn in the American cattle industry, but also in places where the ideal and myth of the cowboy is to be honored, for example by artists from the field of country music or at rodeos . In addition, the Stetson company now also produces dressing hats, hats and caps as well as other items of clothing.
Picture gallery
A campaign has the kind worn by drill instructors
A Stetson cavalry hat
The Baxter
A Boss of the Plains hat
A Felthat - cowboy hat
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Ingrid Loschek : Reclam's fashion and costume dictionary . Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart, 2005 ISBN 3-15-010577-3 p. 451