I’ve had my Stetson rancher almost 50 years! I’m 63. I get compliments every time I wear it… little kids stare and wave. I like it better than any of my fedoras. Wear one!
Grew up wanting to be a cowboy. My dad wore cowboy hats. I did a little as a kid. Where I lived. If you wore a c hat, it would draw attention and teasing. So the culture I lived in. It wasn't that accepted. At 40 I moved to Washington. East Washington. Cowboy culture is alive and well out here. Not predominantly, but it's here. I started buying hats once I got a place where I could get horses. Now I own 5 acres and have 2 horses. I have probably 8 cowboy hats. I'm obsessed with them. Wear one everywhere I go. Except my job that doesn't go with my uniform. When I go home to Michigan. I still wear one. I get looks there or " howdy tex" comments. But idc. Cowboy hats are part of me now
I started watching the TV show "Yellowstone" and it started to get me into the cowboy culture. Long story short, I now own 5 cowboy hats and I do wear em in a small town in BC, Canada.Sometime people do stare but most of the time they ain't paying too much attention or at least they hide it very well. I told my boss about this, and he said "at least you ain't wearing a dress and insisting your pronones, who cares what they think?". Oh, and I am Asian btw.
Same here man. I always had a few nice hats and wore them periodically through the year. I’d wear my straw hat everytime I hunted and felt once in a while. After watching Yellowstone, it restored my love for hats and now I own 8 hats lol. I wear them all the time. I’m not a cowboy either I just have always love western wear since I was a kid
I wear a cowboy hat every day and when I started my wife told me I looked odd and I wasn’t a cowboy. I live in Montreal, so I told her I’ll take it off when she tells the next man dressed up as a woman the same thing. I still wear my Shasta beaver and straw Stetson to this day.
I am a cowboy hat wearing almost everyday here in the Netherlands. Dutch culture 'dictates' not to stand out to much, so sometimes people try to give me a hard time because i wear a cowboy hat and therefor stand out. I never cared and wear my hat whenever i want and feel like it 😊 As for the rules, i only care about the 'never put your hat down on the brim' rule and the 'don't wear a hat indoors' rule. Nice video 😊
Hey! i'm from the Netherlands too and wear em each day! Boots, jeans and belts too haha. Love every part of a cowboy's outfit and i feel great wearing it! Even though people sometimes stare here haha, its kinda funny to see at the end of the day.
@@CABINTOP-23 I don't think the culture is extremely big here, but there are a lot of people that ride horses here and so naturally some people practice western riding too. We also have one of the biggest Western stores of europe here in the Netherlands which pulls alot of people from Germany or Belgium etc too so that great! i live quite closeby it too so thats always fun :) But you don't see it often on a day to day basis, i'm usually the only one in a big area that wears a cowboy hat or even any hat at all.
Cowboy hats are PURE AMERICANA!!! If you go out wearing one and don’t even think twice about it one seems to exude natural confidence. You come off as a man who is strong willed and sticks to whatever he does and will finish a task no matter how hard. It’s American exceptionalism in the form of a hat. I get dudes ask me all the time don’t you feel weird like people are staring at you and I say no it’s quite the opposite it’s more like the pretty woman who are looking. Also it can’t hurt to walk with a little swagger a la Raylon Givens!
I’ve been riding horses in the classic western style since I was a kid, and started wearing cowboy hats when I first started to compete. I now wear them and other similar wide brim outdoor hats for practical usage while doing K9 Search and Rescue work. They are wonderfully practical when built out of the right material for the climate and work you are doing. Just acquired a Mexican Fan Palm hat which is waterproof to the point where it can be dunked in water to cool your head while working, which in the west where I live, where it is regularly over 100 to 110 and humid in tbe summers, this is incredibly valuable. I also need the hat to be durable enough to push through thorn briars and juniper brush and stop the ticks from raining down on my head. I wouldn’t be without a hat while working outside, it has saved me from burns, heatstroke, injury and tick bites many many times. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to protect from the elements, or for those who want to try a new style. If you can, find a hat shop and try on lots of different shapes. The different styles can really look different based on your face shape and each person has styles that express their personality and style better than others. You can also get a hat custom shaped to you, if you can find the traditional western hat shapers.
So hear me out, I am an Iranian fellow, who currently lives in Budapest, and studying here, no matter what happens I am always wearing my cowboy hat, yes I stand out, and yes maybe I am a city cowboy, but I always I respect the culture, the roots, and everything because I grow up with country music and west culture and it's grown me since I was kid, so now I cannot even leave outdoor without a cowboy hat, and It's what feels you like a "Man" and it comes with responsibility and some commitment as well. you don't wanna goofing around with cowboy or western attire!
@@Mazaco_The_Snake Right now I'm using felt, but sometimes especially during partying or having high activity, I will use Straw. In one more two months, a good quality straw hat is necessary.
I'm outdoors a lot, and as a coach, I switched from a cap into a Cowboy hat. Light weight, cool, and provides max shade on ears and neck. It's more like a tool now, part of my work attire.
I started wearing cowboy hats in Illinois a year ago when I go to ballgames, the swimming pool, riding my lawn tractor, and such. Love them now. But, I’ll admit, they are crushable and can’t just be tossed or folded around like baseball caps or bucket hats. That’s a negative, but part of the respect for your hat that goes with wearing these bad boys.
I purchased my Stetson cowboy hat over a year ago and it's the best thing for the harsh Arizona sun. I have eczema from heat rash, so my Stetson is a must have and it's the best hat for sun coverage over my fedoras. Great investment
I recently relocated to the eastern part of the Lower Mainland in British Columbia, and I've taken to wearing a cowboy hat and outfit almost every day. Initially, I felt a bit uneasy about changing my attire, worried about how people might perceive me. Surprisingly, though, it's been well-received, and I've even received compliments. Your explanation has been greatly appreciated and has served as an inspiration to me.
I own five and rotate through them all the time. A couple of thoughts to add to what you’ve discussed: 1) a cowboy hat is part of a western style - do you need to own a ranch and herd cattle just to prefer a western style - no….but some will think you should. If you like the style and you like cowboy hats…..wear what makes you happy. 2) buy quality - your points are valid…a cheap hat will collapse under use and weather conditions. Ranchers and rodeo folks wear high quality hats because they will survive the stress. One of mine is an 8x (mid quality) and it has survived for me for over 20 years, and it’s not even top of the line quality. Be willing to invest in a good hat and it will last forever (and can be reshaped and revamped when it’s necessary). Knowing how to actually care for your hat is critical in lengthening its life. 3) Think through and research what shape and style you like. Not every crown shape is good for every face. There are lots of shapes for crowns and brims….research, compare, and try different styles on until you find what you like. 4) A possible negative - a hat looks best when paired with proper boots, pants, belt and accessories. Not that you have to have all of that to wear one, but a solid, complete look makes a cowboy hat look good and not out of place. 5) In some places you WILL attract attention……I got tons of looks walking around in New York City……..SO WHAT. It’s your life, live it like you want to. No one bought you that hat and no one pays your bills. 6) Hat etiquette - you are right…..etiquette is extremely important to know and will often get you noticed more than the hat will itself. My father’s old school rule of thumb…”if I can wear my boots, I can wear my hat, with the exception of at church, at the dinner table, or when being introduced to someone”. 7) Hats provide an opportunity to further accessorize and refine your style. Hats can have pins, stickers, hat bands and lots of other stuff. Heck, the Richard Petty feathered hat band, circa 1970s and 80s, is even making a comeback down here in Texas now. Pick out what you like (some folks are minimalist - I tend to fall into this category) and customize your hat to your style.
Having spent a lot of time in NYC over the years, I'm betting at least half of the looks you got were people admiring you and your hat. After all, they're used to unique styles on the streets, and someone proudly wearing a cowboy hat stands out in a positive way to half the city's population. How do I know? I've worn cowboy boots in NYC several times over the years. Half the people were impressed. The others were a mix of "ho hum, cowboy boots" and giving me the side eye like some of those that saw you in your cowboy hat. Like you, my reaction to the side eyes was SO WHAT. Hm. Next time I visit NYC, I may just wear my cowboy hat...
I am like many here and have worn hats for years. I am bald and it is as functional as it is style. I love them and feel naked without it. There aren’t a ton of people wearing hats here in NC so It does stand out but I got past the caring a long time ago. I wish I had local friends that were into to hats too but none have embraced it yet. God bless!
Im 40 now and have worn a Stetson since my teens, haven't been a cowboy in years but haven't changed the way i dress one bit. Stetson and a pair of Ariats every day all day
Just got my first one. A 6x stetson black cowboy hat and want to wear it but afraid of the back lash but man I sure do love it. Takes guts to wear it all the time. Imma try and do it man great video
@DereksRoom if you like it and want to wear it just do it, its your hat its your life and if it makes you feel good do it! dont worry about what other people think or say... live your life for you not others
Stetson and Resistol make great cowboy hats, but also try Akubra (Australian) hats! 100% rabbit fur, softer and very well made. I get many compliments! Love the down turned brim for good sun coverage of my Coober Pedy and Coolabah (with Croc hatband) models and they have the Kiandra and Snowy River models for a more 'western" look as well as many others such as their best selling "Cattleman". The Stetson Rawlings is also a favorite of my collection.
I am 81 and always wanted to wear cowboy hats. My business was not the place (hospital) to wear hats. Finally, retired and at 80 I said what the heck. I no longer care what people think. By the way I am 6'7" and thought I was too tall. In the summer when I was 80 I bought a nice looking straw Cowboy hat from The Hat Village Shop out of San Diego. I wear when I go shopping etc. Believe it or not I do get compliments all from women. My wife hates them and asked me not to wear the hats when I am with her. At Christmas this year I bought a nice looking Stetson for winter in Alabama. Yesterday, I had several compliments such as, "Good looking hat or I like your hat". I saw this hat in the movie Open Range that Kevin Costner wore. I loved his hat in that movie and said I want a hat like that. I also bought a wide brim hat last summer to wear when I do my daily walk. Sun here in Alabama is brutal on skin. I must protect my face. Too many skin cancer surgeries.
I started out where an cowboy hat and boots 2023 And I never look back. People give a lot of good compliment That is true, people will look at you. But It will make you feel good and a sense of Pride . Thank you
I bought my first cowboy hat since i was a teenager. last Wednesday. Just a 3x Beaver felt silverbelly. Didn't want to spend the $500 until i was sure i liked how i felt / looked in it. Now i think i love it and may buy a couple more to keep on rotation. Recently started wearing boots again as well and found when I wear the look I act and feel a certain way, confident, cool, authoritative., put together.
I wear a cowboy hat every day, from work, the local pub, or dancing with the wife.. big twist I'm from England! I was raised at country shows by my grandfather since I was a toddler, I now make western style hats as a side business to homage him and my childhood
In Kentucky for me personally it depends on occasion. I wear a Silverbelly Stetson El Presidente to weddings and formal events, a Black El Presidente to formal events or funerals, a Stetson straw for everyday spring/summer wear and a Resistol black 10X in the fall/winter.
Great informative in video my man. Like the jacket too looks sharp on ya. I was waiting the whole video though for u to whip out that nice brand new expensive hat though lol
Wear mine every day year round Dark brown wool Dec Jan Feb Palm spring and fall White straw mid May thru Sep About $200 for all 3 Still looking for my felt and willing to put $600 to $900 but it's gotta be perfect Been to five different western wear stores multiple times last 3 years and been close but haven't closed the deal Even good stores are struggling with supply
Cool, if your looking for a great company I would recommend Sith Built Hats. I bought a 100x from them and I love it, here's a video I made of them th-cam.com/video/m1iQJQRLnDE/w-d-xo.html Here's there website smithbilthats.com. Keep on Trucken Cowboy 🤙
I wear one while at work. I work at a plant nursery for people with disabilities! (Like me) We are allowed to wear anything that we want basically. I love wearing cowboy hats and clothes
I have a few western hats, a twister straw cowboy hat, A Resistol the fort felt hat from the John Wayne collection, A Stetson silverbelly Open Road, a white gambler felt western hat, A Stetson Stratoliner fedora, and I bought two days ago a beige Stetson Florentine Milan straw hat. I loveeeeeeee hats!
I'm wearing an Akubra Snowy River right now, an Australian western hat, great style and value. I plan to have a Rodeo king custom made for me with a telescoping crown and flat brim.
I am not a cowboy. Period. And I've become way too old to start being one. However, I love cowboy boots and cowboy hats. There's something about them that make me feel more myself, these days. So I wear them. A lot. I will never go full-blown cowboy with the full fashion sense, because I'm not a cowboy. I feel wearing the full-on fashion for something I'm not, disrespects the real cowboys. And, to be honest, I'm told by women that I look damn good in them boots and hats. Who am I to argue? 😊
When people realize you wear it because you enjoy it and respect yourself and not just looking for attention people take you more seriously I can attest to this myself and I'm pretty sure you can too
My dad got me a 5x Seratelli when I was little and I loved that hat so much that when I turned 18 I got a 6x and it was the best investment I’ve ever made. I don’t believe in all the cowboy hat rules like the hat on the bed is bs to me and so is the whole you can only wear felts and straws after these specific dates (obviously the respect rules stand). The biggest mistake I see people making though is getting a hat before any kind of boots
That’s awesome my friend, i get what your saying about the hat rules but i’ve noticed in my personal life it really boosted my confidence. Yes for the first few times tipping your hat to a lady feels awkward but after a while it’s become second nature.
I live in Colorado and it is not as prevalent to wear a cowboy hat here. My grandfather was raised on a ranch but ended up starting a construction company and did not ranch later in life. He still wore cowboy hats all the time I was around him. I never really got into wearing them and honestly was not into cowboys or the old west much. However, within the last year I really started diving into western movies and I have blasted through a ton of them. It’s probably my favorite genre of movie these days. Westerns, even some of the ones made in the 30s and 40s are better entertainment then most the stuff being made today imo. I have not watched Yellowstone so can’t comment on that but it seems to have driven a lot of people toward owning a cowboy hat as well so bravo. I have always had great respect for ranchers, cowboys, etc. (alot of my extended family are still ranchers) but I recently decided to get a cowboy hat and am searching for one now. Hoping actual cowboys don’t hate me too much for wearing a cowboy hat since I have never even been on a horse tbh. I’m not exactly a city slicker either considering my hobbies (hunting, fishing, shooting sports) and background in excavation. I really just have great respect for cowboys and people who carry on their traditions and I hope not to besmirch the tradition by wearing it but to be a reminder of the good people who have wore them so very long. There is a deep rich history in it that has been glossed over or outright ignored by the public schooling system and I hope to reclaim the tradition in my family that my grandfather had. As you said in this video, there may not be a whole lot of people who will continue to uphold the traditions of wearing a cowboy hat and I think it’s more than a fashion statement to me.
Thats awesome keep wearing it, just like you my grandfather got me into cowboys and cowboy culture. Just because you've never ridden a hoarse doesn't mean you can't wear a cowboy hat and continue the tradition.
Only time I dnt have mine is on oilfield location, and sleepin. On hitch and fishing I have a cheap straw, rodeos and ranch work have a better straw in summer, and change to felt when weather permits. Also wear felt huntin bein a cooler month
I own horses and I ride them, I usually only wear my hat when I ride. Personally I view it more as a tool than a fashion accessory, however I do wear it to rodeos and horse events.
I'm a hat collector but I have primary hats. My new Ariat 2x is definitely gonna be one of them. But I do fancy a nice wool flat cap . I have one imported from Ireland. My next hat will probably be a bowler although that will probably be an occasional hat to me. I'll definitely be getting more cowboy hats and see be switching between that and a flat cap depending on my mood or what I'm doing.
I wear one to work everyday - at work in a major retail store.. Why, it is effective for keeping the sun off me, second my roots, I grew up spending summers with my fam in the delta farming and working with mules and horses an cattle, and learning AG life. O And I wear one when I am storm chasing and taking pictures at cricket games.. Besides the iconic look. its the rules!
The unspoken truth, if you wear it, you held to a standard of integrity, and folks know when they see that hat, your going to tell it to them st8 and your going to hold the line.. I subscribed and liked.. O and Gen Xers like me, Don't over looks us.. But hat talk aside - good video..
@@CABINTOP-23 you're prob right. I'll start with a Justin from tractor supply or something. Eventually, if I like it, I'll get a nice one. Thanks for the advice!
I moved to lower Saskatchewan from Newfoundland, and I want to wear a cowboy hat everyday but I’m pretty sure I’ll get made fun of a lot lol I just need to get over that
I thought the same thing but other than one or two stupid comments from my friends most of them where respectful, and even inspired some to start warring cowboy hats themselves.
@@CABINTOP-23so I picked up a Stetson premier 10X Shasta for around 700$ (shipping included) now Im starting to wonder if I should have saved for the 100x Stetson 🤔
Awesome! isn't that funny, the places you think you won't see cowboys are the places were there are lots of cowboys. It's the same here in Alberta Canada.
One thing that BOTHERS ME!!!!!these men have cowboy hats right when i walk into church take it off they goes take it off put it back on during SERMON, MAN DO I WISH I STILL LIVED IN TEXAS,Teach these guys a thing or two
I mean bring a cowboy has always been about a lifestyle or work ethic. These hats have long roots that predate even cowboys. I say as long as you follow certain rules depending on general customs where you live, everyone should be allowed to wear a hat, cause not cowboys were from the US
cowboy hats or sumbrerros they al serve a purpose to keep sun off you watch all the old black and white cowboy shows they all have hats to keep the sun out of their face and rain off them
I want to get a cowboy hat to wear it a lot I am a tomboy wanting to get a black cowboy hat and maybe a straw one when I grow up I want to be a rancher so I want to get a nice hat that does not cost to much but not to little
Awesome, if you planning wearing it all the time then i would consider investing into a high x hat, but for your fist hat by all means start with what you can afford. I would say for a felt maybe a 3x to 10x.
Yeah there was no such thing as a cowboy hat when the settlers/colonizers first arrived in America... they wore the type of hats they came from Britain and France wearing, which wouldve been bowlers/derbys, homburg, top hats, bi/tricone hats etc etc The Stetson “Boss of the Plains” which is considered the OG cowboy hat didnt release until in 1865.
Na it really doesn't matter. But I am different down in Florida you see the straw hats a lot during summer. I use felt year round. Use the old trick of weting the hat on the inside ( I use the steson crushable for that) But I guess the water trick doesn't go over well in a car vs horse or tractor
I really wasn't either. I worked a lot of cows and horses including our own. But the working cowboy pay was so low I worked off the farm and had the second non payed job for dad on my off time The sell barn was 50-75 $ + lunch for a days work the day started at 7 am and went until the last stock was loaded on a trailer. Could be from 6pm to 1 am
The hat don't make you a Cow Boy the word originated from white farm hands addressing people of to do things that don't want to do on a ranch or farm. I wear the hat for its use the history and culture of people who help build this country
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I’ve had my Stetson rancher almost 50 years! I’m 63.
I get compliments every time I wear it… little kids stare and wave. I like it better than any of my fedoras. Wear one!
Nice, I always love it then kids are interested in what we wear.
Grew up wanting to be a cowboy. My dad wore cowboy hats. I did a little as a kid. Where I lived. If you wore a c hat, it would draw attention and teasing. So the culture I lived in. It wasn't that accepted. At 40 I moved to Washington. East Washington. Cowboy culture is alive and well out here. Not predominantly, but it's here. I started buying hats once I got a place where I could get horses. Now I own 5 acres and have 2 horses. I have probably 8 cowboy hats. I'm obsessed with them. Wear one everywhere I go. Except my job that doesn't go with my uniform. When I go home to Michigan. I still wear one. I get looks there or " howdy tex" comments. But idc. Cowboy hats are part of me now
I started watching the TV show "Yellowstone" and it started to get me into the cowboy culture. Long story short, I now own 5 cowboy hats and I do wear em in a small town in BC, Canada.Sometime people do stare but most of the time they ain't paying too much attention or at least they hide it very well. I told my boss about this, and he said "at least you ain't wearing a dress and insisting your pronones, who cares what they think?". Oh, and I am Asian btw.
🤣I agree with your boss, Thats awesome keep on trucker in the free world🤙
Oh by the way, Howdy from Alberta Canada!
Same here man. I always had a few nice hats and wore them periodically through the year. I’d wear my straw hat everytime I hunted and felt once in a while. After watching Yellowstone, it restored my love for hats and now I own 8 hats lol. I wear them all the time. I’m not a cowboy either I just have always love western wear since I was a kid
I wear a cowboy hat every day and when I started my wife told me I looked odd and I wasn’t a cowboy. I live in Montreal, so I told her I’ll take it off when she tells the next man dressed up as a woman the same thing. I still wear my Shasta beaver and straw Stetson to this day.
I am a cowboy hat wearing almost everyday here in the Netherlands. Dutch culture 'dictates' not to stand out to much, so sometimes people try to give me a hard time because i wear a cowboy hat and therefor stand out. I never cared and wear my hat whenever i want and feel like it 😊
As for the rules, i only care about the 'never put your hat down on the brim' rule and the 'don't wear a hat indoors' rule.
Nice video 😊
Thats Awesome! is there a big cowboy culture out there? a lot of people are shocked to hear that there is a huge cowboy culture over here in Canada.
I love hearing about cowboys out in places where you don't typically find them, keep rocking on. cheers 🍻
Hey! i'm from the Netherlands too and wear em each day! Boots, jeans and belts too haha. Love every part of a cowboy's outfit and i feel great wearing it! Even though people sometimes stare here haha, its kinda funny to see at the end of the day.
@@CABINTOP-23 I don't think the culture is extremely big here, but there are a lot of people that ride horses here and so naturally some people practice western riding too. We also have one of the biggest Western stores of europe here in the Netherlands which pulls alot of people from Germany or Belgium etc too so that great! i live quite closeby it too so thats always fun :) But you don't see it often on a day to day basis, i'm usually the only one in a big area that wears a cowboy hat or even any hat at all.
Cowboy hats are PURE AMERICANA!!! If you go out wearing one and don’t even think twice about it one seems to exude natural confidence. You come off as a man who is strong willed and sticks to whatever he does and will finish a task no matter how hard. It’s American exceptionalism in the form of a hat. I get dudes ask me all the time don’t you feel weird like people are staring at you and I say no it’s quite the opposite it’s more like the pretty woman who are looking. Also it can’t hurt to walk with a little swagger a la Raylon Givens!
That’s who inspired me to start wearing one
I’ve been riding horses in the classic western style since I was a kid, and started wearing cowboy hats when I first started to compete. I now wear them and other similar wide brim outdoor hats for practical usage while doing K9 Search and Rescue work. They are wonderfully practical when built out of the right material for the climate and work you are doing. Just acquired a Mexican Fan Palm hat which is waterproof to the point where it can be dunked in water to cool your head while working, which in the west where I live, where it is regularly over 100 to 110 and humid in tbe summers, this is incredibly valuable. I also need the hat to be durable enough to push through thorn briars and juniper brush and stop the ticks from raining down on my head. I wouldn’t be without a hat while working outside, it has saved me from burns, heatstroke, injury and tick bites many many times. I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to protect from the elements, or for those who want to try a new style. If you can, find a hat shop and try on lots of different shapes. The different styles can really look different based on your face shape and each person has styles that express their personality and style better than others. You can also get a hat custom shaped to you, if you can find the traditional western hat shapers.
So hear me out, I am an Iranian fellow, who currently lives in Budapest, and studying here, no matter what happens I am always wearing my cowboy hat, yes I stand out, and yes maybe I am a city cowboy, but I always I respect the culture, the roots, and everything because I grow up with country music and west culture and it's grown me since I was kid, so now I cannot even leave outdoor without a cowboy hat, and It's what feels you like a "Man" and it comes with responsibility and some commitment as well. you don't wanna goofing around with cowboy or western attire!
I’m curious, do you wear felt or straw? I’d figure straw but idk too much about the environment
@@Mazaco_The_Snake Right now I'm using felt, but sometimes especially during partying or having high activity, I will use Straw.
In one more two months, a good quality straw hat is necessary.
I'm outdoors a lot, and as a coach, I switched from a cap into a Cowboy hat. Light weight, cool, and provides max shade on ears and neck. It's more like a tool now, part of my work attire.
I started wearing cowboy hats in Illinois a year ago when I go to ballgames, the swimming pool, riding my lawn tractor, and such. Love them now. But, I’ll admit, they are crushable and can’t just be tossed or folded around like baseball caps or bucket hats. That’s a negative, but part of the respect for your hat that goes with wearing these bad boys.
I purchased my Stetson cowboy hat over a year ago and it's the best thing for the harsh Arizona sun. I have eczema from heat rash, so my Stetson is a must have and it's the best hat for sun coverage over my fedoras. Great investment
At 71 i have two c hats and love them both. I always went my own way in life. Function over fashion my friend.
Yes sir 👍
I’m in Michigan, I work part time on a horse ranch and full time at a gun range and I’m in my cowboy hat every day. Rain or shine.
Nice! Keep on rocken
All the time my western hat since grade one I'm now 74 and dont' go out the door without it. Well done.
I recently relocated to the eastern part of the Lower Mainland in British Columbia, and I've taken to wearing a cowboy hat and outfit almost every day.
Initially, I felt a bit uneasy about changing my attire, worried about how people might perceive me. Surprisingly, though, it's been well-received, and I've even received compliments.
Your explanation has been greatly appreciated and has served as an inspiration to me.
Thank you I appreciate that, happy to hear that helped. Howdy from Alberta.
I own five and rotate through them all the time. A couple of thoughts to add to what you’ve discussed:
1) a cowboy hat is part of a western style - do you need to own a ranch and herd cattle just to prefer a western style - no….but some will think you should. If you like the style and you like cowboy hats…..wear what makes you happy.
2) buy quality - your points are valid…a cheap hat will collapse under use and weather conditions. Ranchers and rodeo folks wear high quality hats because they will survive the stress. One of mine is an 8x (mid quality) and it has survived for me for over 20 years, and it’s not even top of the line quality. Be willing to invest in a good hat and it will last forever (and can be reshaped and revamped when it’s necessary). Knowing how to actually care for your hat is critical in lengthening its life.
3) Think through and research what shape and style you like. Not every crown shape is good for every face. There are lots of shapes for crowns and brims….research, compare, and try different styles on until you find what you like.
4) A possible negative - a hat looks best when paired with proper boots, pants, belt and accessories. Not that you have to have all of that to wear one, but a solid, complete look makes a cowboy hat look good and not out of place.
5) In some places you WILL attract attention……I got tons of looks walking around in New York City……..SO WHAT. It’s your life, live it like you want to. No one bought you that hat and no one pays your bills.
6) Hat etiquette - you are right…..etiquette is extremely important to know and will often get you noticed more than the hat will itself. My father’s old school rule of thumb…”if I can wear my boots, I can wear my hat, with the exception of at church, at the dinner table, or when being introduced to someone”.
7) Hats provide an opportunity to further accessorize and refine your style. Hats can have pins, stickers, hat bands and lots of other stuff. Heck, the Richard Petty feathered hat band, circa 1970s and 80s, is even making a comeback down here in Texas now. Pick out what you like (some folks are minimalist - I tend to fall into this category) and customize your hat to your style.
Totally agree, couldn't put it better myself.
Having spent a lot of time in NYC over the years, I'm betting at least half of the looks you got were people admiring you and your hat. After all, they're used to unique styles on the streets, and someone proudly wearing a cowboy hat stands out in a positive way to half the city's population. How do I know? I've worn cowboy boots in NYC several times over the years. Half the people were impressed. The others were a mix of "ho hum, cowboy boots" and giving me the side eye like some of those that saw you in your cowboy hat. Like you, my reaction to the side eyes was SO WHAT. Hm. Next time I visit NYC, I may just wear my cowboy hat...
@@da.reverend Do it! and keep on rocken 🤙
And thanks for the feedback I appreciate it.
Malaysian here. I wear mine when its sunny or raining. Sometimes people do look at me but I dont care.
More people should wear a cowboy hat.
I am like many here and have worn hats for years. I am bald and it is as functional as it is style. I love them and feel naked without it. There aren’t a ton of people wearing hats here in NC so It does stand out but I got past the caring a long time ago. I wish I had local friends that were into to hats too but none have embraced it yet. God bless!
Im 40 now and have worn a Stetson since my teens, haven't been a cowboy in years but haven't changed the way i dress one bit. Stetson and a pair of Ariats every day all day
Just got my first one. A 6x stetson black cowboy hat and want to wear it but afraid of the back lash but man I sure do love it. Takes guts to wear it all the time. Imma try and do it man great video
Thanks for sharing, once you get use to wearing it every day it becomse apart of you. cheers
@DereksRoom if you like it and want to wear it just do it, its your hat its your life and if it makes you feel good do it! dont worry about what other people think or say... live your life for you not others
@@HorrorGeek13 Amein brother.
with you 98% - I don't switch out for seasons. I wear the same Stetson 6x felt year-round
I guess it all depends on the person, for me it gets really hot in the summer so I prefer to use my straw then.
Stetson and Resistol make great cowboy hats, but also try Akubra (Australian) hats! 100% rabbit fur, softer and very well made. I get many compliments! Love the down turned brim for good sun coverage of my Coober Pedy and Coolabah (with Croc hatband) models and they have the Kiandra and Snowy River models for a more 'western" look as well as many others such as their best selling "Cattleman". The Stetson Rawlings is also a favorite of my collection.
I am 81 and always wanted to wear cowboy hats. My business was not the place (hospital) to wear hats. Finally, retired and at 80 I said what the heck. I no longer care what people think. By the way I am 6'7" and thought I was too tall. In the summer when I was 80 I bought a nice looking straw Cowboy hat from The Hat Village Shop out of San Diego. I wear when I go shopping etc. Believe it or not I do get compliments all from women. My wife hates them and asked me not to wear the hats when I am with her. At Christmas this year I bought a nice looking Stetson for winter in Alabama. Yesterday, I had several compliments such as, "Good looking hat or I like your hat". I saw this hat in the movie Open Range that Kevin Costner wore. I loved his hat in that movie and said I want a hat like that. I also bought a wide brim hat last summer to wear when I do my daily walk. Sun here in Alabama is brutal on skin. I must protect my face. Too many skin cancer surgeries.
That’s awesome sir, I know what you mean I’m 6,3 and I thought it would look odd but I was wrong. thanks for watching and sharing. cheers 🍻
I started out where an cowboy hat and boots 2023 And I never look back. People give a lot of good compliment That is true, people will look at you. But It will make you feel good and a sense of Pride . Thank you
My problem, is I like to greet people with,”Howdy”. And now that I wear the hat, I feel like I can’t say that anymore.
Same here 😂
Here in NJ .. me and my Dad always wear a cowboy hat .. it represents American values.
Cowboy is in your moral code
Hell ya
I bought my first cowboy hat since i was a teenager. last Wednesday. Just a 3x Beaver felt silverbelly. Didn't want to spend the $500 until i was sure i liked how i felt / looked in it. Now i think i love it and may buy a couple more to keep on rotation. Recently started wearing boots again as well and found when I wear the look I act and feel a certain way, confident, cool, authoritative., put together.
I wear a cowboy hat every day, from work, the local pub, or dancing with the wife.. big twist I'm from England! I was raised at country shows by my grandfather since I was a toddler, I now make western style hats as a side business to homage him and my childhood
In Kentucky for me personally it depends on occasion. I wear a Silverbelly Stetson El Presidente to weddings and formal events, a Black El Presidente to formal events or funerals, a Stetson straw for everyday spring/summer wear and a Resistol black 10X in the fall/winter.
Nice, got way more hats then I do lol.
Great informative in video my man. Like the jacket too looks sharp on ya. I was waiting the whole video though for u to whip out that nice brand new expensive hat though lol
that funny, I'm planning on getting a new felt cowboy hat soon. Thats a good idea I will see if I can film them making it thanks.
fully embraced the cowboy hat 2 years ago.... daily worn and don't plan on changing
Thats awesome, Same here I never leave without it.
Wear mine every day year round
Dark brown wool Dec Jan Feb
Palm spring and fall
White straw mid May thru Sep
About $200 for all 3
Still looking for my felt and willing to put $600 to $900 but it's gotta be perfect
Been to five different western wear stores multiple times last 3 years and been close but haven't closed the deal
Even good stores are struggling with supply
Cool, if your looking for a great company I would recommend Sith Built Hats. I bought a 100x from them and I love it, here's a video I made of them th-cam.com/video/m1iQJQRLnDE/w-d-xo.html
Here's there website smithbilthats.com. Keep on Trucken Cowboy 🤙
I wear one while at work. I work at a plant nursery for people with disabilities! (Like me) We are allowed to wear anything that we want basically. I love wearing cowboy hats and clothes
Just found this vid and I must say. Well said Amigo. Howdy from The Lonestar State.
I wear cowboy hat every day, and I agree pretty much everything you said .
God bless!
I have a few western hats, a twister straw cowboy hat, A Resistol the fort felt hat from the John Wayne collection, A Stetson silverbelly Open Road, a white gambler felt western hat, A Stetson Stratoliner fedora, and I bought two days ago a beige Stetson Florentine Milan straw hat. I loveeeeeeee hats!
Awesome, how often do you wear them?
I would maybe get a cheaper hat to start felt hat off like Amazon but idk I would want two good ones a felt and a straw.
I'm wearing an Akubra Snowy River right now, an Australian western hat, great style and value. I plan to have a Rodeo king custom made for me with a telescoping crown and flat brim.
I am not a cowboy. Period. And I've become way too old to start being one. However, I love cowboy boots and cowboy hats. There's something about them that make me feel more myself, these days. So I wear them. A lot. I will never go full-blown cowboy with the full fashion sense, because I'm not a cowboy. I feel wearing the full-on fashion for something I'm not, disrespects the real cowboys. And, to be honest, I'm told by women that I look damn good in them boots and hats. Who am I to argue? 😊
Not many cowboy hats in Michigan. Started wearing a cb hat here I got tired of baseball hats and men wearing them BACKWARDS, I am old school.
When people realize you wear it because you enjoy it and respect yourself and not just looking for attention people take you more seriously I can attest to this myself and I'm pretty sure you can too
Same here!
My dad got me a 5x Seratelli when I was little and I loved that hat so much that when I turned 18 I got a 6x and it was the best investment I’ve ever made. I don’t believe in all the cowboy hat rules like the hat on the bed is bs to me and so is the whole you can only wear felts and straws after these specific dates (obviously the respect rules stand). The biggest mistake I see people making though is getting a hat before any kind of boots
That’s awesome my friend, i get what your saying about the hat rules but i’ve noticed in my personal life it really boosted my confidence. Yes for the first few times tipping your hat to a lady feels awkward but after a while it’s become second nature.
nice relaxing chat video, I liked it. That felt hat still looks nice imo.
As you can see in my profile picture, I wear a sheriff/police hat. I wear it everyday with pride.
I recommend to wear one!
NICE 🤙
@@CABINTOP-23 hell yeah!
I live in Colorado and it is not as prevalent to wear a cowboy hat here. My grandfather was raised on a ranch but ended up starting a construction company and did not ranch later in life. He still wore cowboy hats all the time I was around him. I never really got into wearing them and honestly was not into cowboys or the old west much. However, within the last year I really started diving into western movies and I have blasted through a ton of them. It’s probably my favorite genre of movie these days. Westerns, even some of the ones made in the 30s and 40s are better entertainment then most the stuff being made today imo. I have not watched Yellowstone so can’t comment on that but it seems to have driven a lot of people toward owning a cowboy hat as well so bravo. I have always had great respect for ranchers, cowboys, etc. (alot of my extended family are still ranchers) but I recently decided to get a cowboy hat and am searching for one now. Hoping actual cowboys don’t hate me too much for wearing a cowboy hat since I have never even been on a horse tbh. I’m not exactly a city slicker either considering my hobbies (hunting, fishing, shooting sports) and background in excavation. I really just have great respect for cowboys and people who carry on their traditions and I hope not to besmirch the tradition by wearing it but to be a reminder of the good people who have wore them so very long. There is a deep rich history in it that has been glossed over or outright ignored by the public schooling system and I hope to reclaim the tradition in my family that my grandfather had. As you said in this video, there may not be a whole lot of people who will continue to uphold the traditions of wearing a cowboy hat and I think it’s more than a fashion statement to me.
Thats awesome keep wearing it, just like you my grandfather got me into cowboys and cowboy culture. Just because you've never ridden a hoarse doesn't mean you can't wear a cowboy hat and continue the tradition.
Only time I dnt have mine is on oilfield location, and sleepin. On hitch and fishing I have a cheap straw, rodeos and ranch work have a better straw in summer, and change to felt when weather permits. Also wear felt huntin bein a cooler month
Nice, Same here wear my stay in the summer, but other then that its felt all the way.
I just bot a 100x cow boy hat back in October, did a vid on it as well. th-cam.com/video/m1iQJQRLnDE/w-d-xo.html
Just watched that video lol the smithbuilt very nice hat
@@chriscastillo6299 Thanks
I own horses and I ride them, I usually only wear my hat when I ride. Personally I view it more as a tool than a fashion accessory, however I do wear it to rodeos and horse events.
I wear cowboy hats and boots all the time.
Thank you. All I can say is thank you for all you said. Cheers to you! Best from Canada :D
I'm a hat collector but I have primary hats. My new Ariat 2x is definitely gonna be one of them. But I do fancy a nice wool flat cap . I have one imported from Ireland. My next hat will probably be a bowler although that will probably be an occasional hat to me. I'll definitely be getting more cowboy hats and see be switching between that and a flat cap depending on my mood or what I'm doing.
Cool!, so if you don't mind me asking how many hats do you have?
I live in the UK and wear mine nearly all the time.
That is awesome, always happy to hear people wearing cowboy hats in places where there aren't meany cowboys. keep on rockin!
I wear one to work everyday - at work in a major retail store.. Why, it is effective for keeping the sun off me, second my roots, I grew up spending summers with my fam in the delta farming and working with mules and horses an cattle, and learning AG life. O And I wear one when I am storm chasing and taking pictures at cricket games.. Besides the iconic look. its the rules!
The unspoken truth, if you wear it, you held to a standard of integrity, and folks know when they see that hat, your going to tell it to them st8 and your going to hold the line.. I subscribed and liked.. O and Gen Xers like me, Don't over looks us.. But hat talk aside - good video..
@@twrea Thank you for the sub and I agree, when you wear it you have to hold yourself to a standard.
Love it! I'm from Ohio and I have mine on regularly. Great video!
Nice, it always makes me so happy to hear of others doing the same. Sadly its becoming more rare to see.
the more people are seen wearing them in their day to day life it will then make the hat relevant.
I want one that looks cool but also one that I can wear while I work.
Maybe look into straw they're cheaper but still strong.
@@CABINTOP-23 you're prob right. I'll start with a Justin from tractor supply or something. Eventually, if I like it, I'll get a nice one. Thanks for the advice!
There are no rules. It's your hat. Do what you want with it.
I moved to lower Saskatchewan from Newfoundland, and I want to wear a cowboy hat everyday but I’m pretty sure I’ll get made fun of a lot lol I just need to get over that
I thought the same thing but other than one or two stupid comments from my friends most of them where respectful, and even inspired some to start warring cowboy hats themselves.
@@CABINTOP-23so I picked up a Stetson premier 10X Shasta for around 700$ (shipping included) now Im starting to wonder if I should have saved for the 100x Stetson 🤔
I wear a cowboy hat here in Ireland when I’m working outside on the farm more people over here wear them then you think
Awesome! isn't that funny, the places you think you won't see cowboys are the places were there are lots of cowboys. It's the same here in Alberta Canada.
One thing that BOTHERS ME!!!!!these men have cowboy hats right when i walk into church take it off they goes take it off put it back on during SERMON, MAN DO I WISH I STILL LIVED IN TEXAS,Teach these guys a thing or two
It's sad how many people don't know proper hat etiquette, I make mistakes as well but at least I'm trying.
Got the same hat just want to get it steamed fit a little more snug
@@JoeNovak-qp8vs that awesome
I wear a straw hat year round here in Arizona
that makes seance do to the heat.
You can wear felt hat all year and I have 9 hats. You paid big bucks for it wear when you want
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What about a leather cowboy hat?
I talk about it here th-cam.com/video/m1iQJQRLnDE/w-d-xo.html
I love cowboy hat, but I gotta kinda keep my hair short....
Cowboy hats look great on men with long hair
Cool video thanks homie
I mean bring a cowboy has always been about a lifestyle or work ethic. These hats have long roots that predate even cowboys. I say as long as you follow certain rules depending on general customs where you live, everyone should be allowed to wear a hat, cause not cowboys were from the US
everyday
cowboy hats or sumbrerros they al serve a purpose to keep sun off you watch all the old black and white cowboy shows they all have hats to keep the sun out of their face and rain off them
I collect cowboy hats and fedoras. I love them all.
Nice 👍
I want to get a cowboy hat to wear it a lot I am a tomboy wanting to get a black cowboy hat and maybe a straw one when I grow up I want to be a rancher so I want to get a nice hat that does not cost to much but not to little
Awesome, if you planning wearing it all the time then i would consider investing into a high x hat, but for your fist hat by all means start with what you can afford. I would say for a felt maybe a 3x to 10x.
@@CABINTOP-23 okay thanks man
My straw hat was $160
I wear a cowboy hat I’m a sophomore in highschool I wanna bull ride, no schooling in my area.
I wear Justin hat
Nice, how long have you been wearing it?
@@CABINTOP-23 month ago
@@CABINTOP-23 I have wearing cowboy hats for years
Isn’t fishing and hiking when you would actually want to wear the hat to block sun?
I find it to be annoying when hiking, especially when back country camping.
Apparently bowler hats were the original “cowboy hat”
Yeah there was no such thing as a cowboy hat when the settlers/colonizers first arrived in America... they wore the type of hats they came from Britain and France wearing, which wouldve been bowlers/derbys, homburg, top hats, bi/tricone hats etc etc
The Stetson “Boss of the Plains” which is considered the OG cowboy hat didnt release until in 1865.
Sounds like big hat no cattle.
Na it really doesn't matter.
But I am different down in Florida you see the straw hats a lot during summer.
I use felt year round. Use the old trick of weting the hat on the inside ( I use the steson crushable for that)
But I guess the water trick doesn't go over well in a car vs horse or tractor
😂
i wouldn’t consider myself a cowboy by the trade, yes i do raise a few cows but only for personal consumption.
I really wasn't either. I worked a lot of cows and horses including our own.
But the working cowboy pay was so low I worked off the farm and had the second non payed job for dad on my off time
The sell barn was 50-75 $ + lunch for a days work the day started at 7 am and went until the last stock was loaded on a trailer. Could be from 6pm to 1 am
My hat is a tool. Im never without it.
But if you're a drugstore cb. We'll know it.
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The hat don't make you a Cow Boy the word originated from white farm hands addressing people of to do things that don't want to do on a ranch or farm. I wear the hat for its use the history and culture of people who help build this country
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