Custom Cowboy Hats and Leather
Here at The Last Best West we are designers and makers of custom cowboy hats and leather. We strive for authenticity in the pieces we reproduce from the 19th and early decades of the 20th century. In our catalog you will find custom cowboy hats and leather all made by hand and in the USA. Like belts and holsters, sheaths, saddle bags, chaps and other cowboy gear. Our custom cowboy hats and leather are made in America, to order and to last.
MADE TO ORDER. MADE TO LAST. MADE IN AMERICA.
Thank-you for 25 great years!
The Internet was only 5 years old, when the last best west.com was launched.
We started off with a just handful of different hat styles, and leather. And thanks to
you our hat and leather catalog has been expanding ever since.
To say thank-you all hat and leather orders placed in May
get entered in a draw for your choice of a 100X Pure Beaver Hat.
All Leather and Hat orders this month get
entered into a DRAW for a 100X Pure Beaver HAT!
Our custom hats ship in 18-22 weeks and our custom hand-made leather in 3 – 5 weeks
Email us if you need something faster, we may be able to help.
CUSTOM COWBOY HATS AND LEATHER FROM THE LAST BEST WEST™
“Being a cowboy ain’t so much about what you do, it’s who you are.”
Celebrating Twenty Five Years!
Welcome to The Last Best West™!
We promise to make no two custom pieces exactly the same – and our originality and individuality bring clients back time and again to our order catalogue. Purchase one of our custom made hats and you will receive the same quality and workmanship that is worn by more than a dozen of the world’s premier rodeo cowboy’s riding today.
Production Companies, Politicians, National Security Advisors, Musicians, Writers, Cartoonists, Artists, Athletes, Soldiers, and lots of every day folk love our hats, and we hope you will as well. Questions? email us :: Testimonials
You’ve owned the rest now wear the best!
Hickok Suede Dress Coat
Say howdy to our Hickok suede frontier coat. A classic and stylish design that dresses up nicely for the modern office, or go full old west. Like tall tales? Wild Bill did…and you will look the part telling tall tales with our Hickok dress coat. In black suede. Dress it up…dress it down….take it to town.
Introductory price of 339.00 for May. Save 60 dollars.
This traditional style of dress coat is a must have for any lover of the West.
Features – relaxed fit :: Lined 100% suede dress coat :: Available in Black or Brown :: 34″ frock western coat length :: raw hem :: whip stitch yoke :: Two front pockets and one inside pocket
The prototype of the old west pistol fighter, Bill Hickok had the size, the sad eyes and the heroic exploits to make an impression on most any body. Just weeks after the end of the Civil War, Wild Bill took the train to the end of the tracks in Springfield, Missouri.
When confederate Dave Tutt bragged he could, “Shoot a bird on the wing“, in Springfield, in 1865, former Union soldier, Bill Hickok was quick to reply. . . . read the rest of the story
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End of the Line Fine Cowboy Hats
Our galloping buckeroo0 logo is on all our last best west hat liners.
Crown and Brim Measurements
The hats you see online are our standard hats, which have specific crown heights and brim widths to maximize the look of that particular style or hat design. If you wish to change the crown or brim enter any changes in the Production Notes section as you build your hat.
Hats are all hand made so hat and brim measurements are all approximate. The largest hat we can make has a ~ six (6″) inch crown and a ~ five (5″) brim.
Any hat with a brim width of more than 4 inches we must start with an over sized hat body, which adds a little to the cost. Most of our cowboy hats have a crown height between 5 and 6 inches and a brim width of 3 1/2 to 4 inches.
Hat styles with a wider brim include The Wasey, Quigley, Everett Hitch, Desperado, Blue Duck, Hoss, Blondie, Little J, The Dunson, Last of the Dogmen, Wild Bill, all our B-Movie hats, and many of our Custom Rodeo Hats
A cowboy hat will protect your head from the weather, eyes from the sun, and will help prevent sun stroke.
WHAT DOES CUSTOM MEAN?
Last Best West Cowboy Hats
We allow clients to switch hatbands between hat styles, and request different crown and brim dimensions. As well you get your name stencilled on the sweatband inside the hat.
Last Best West Leather
We make our Hand Made Holsters, belts and Indian Rifle Sheaths to fit your firearms. We offer custom fit on our holsters for almost any pistol, and make our gun and cartridge belts to your waist and cartridge size. Enter your info in the comments box during checkout.
Find Your Perfect Cowboy Memory at The Last Best West™
With over 190 hat styles in our catalog, even the pickiest cowboy should find their perfect fit! From classic 19th-century Western hats to modern takes on legendary movie styles, we bring history and craftsmanship together.
Love Old West lore? Explore pages of Wild West stories—tales of heroes, villains, and the frontier spirit that shaped North America.
Take your time, have a look around, there’s lots to see in the Last Best West™.
In person the cowboys were mostly medium-sized men… quick and wiry, and as a rule very good-natured; in fact, it did not pay to be anything else. In character, their like never was or will be again. – Teddy Blue Abbott; Cowboy 1882
1880s buckeroo
Cowboy Wisdom
Cowboy Ten Commandments
Just one God.
Honor yer Ma and Pa.
No telling tales or gossipin’.
Git ye to Sunday meetin’.
Put nothin’ before God.
No foolin’ with another fella’s gal.
No killin’.
Watch yer mouth.
Don’t take what ain’t yers.
Don’t be hankerin’ for yer buddy’s gear.
From: Luke Blough
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2023 12:19 PM
Subject: Review Secondhand Lions HatThis hat is perfect for my purposes. I spend a lot of time outside so a good hat is a must due to being sunburned easily and bald. It is well worth the wait. Size wise it is just right not too loose and not too tight. The ribbon and trim blend nicely with the granite coloring.
You’ll also be interested to know that I also plan to like the cowboys of old create my own hatband. All in all I would glad recommend your store for all my friends and even some enemies.
Sincerely yours Luke Blough.
From: Development Design Services
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2023 11:30 AM
Subject: THANK YOU!!!! [Plainsman Hat]Hello Sonja,
I just wanted to let you know I just received my brown hat. It is AMAZING! I am so excited with this one! I LOVE it!
Thank you both so much for your excellent work as usual! The Last Best West hats are truly the ” BEST “
Also, I already have my eye out on what will be my 7th hat that I will order for Christmas
Regards to you both, Ed
Teddy Blue Holster and Belt
From: Zach Thurman
Sent: February 15, 2023 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [The Last Best West]: SHIPPED Thurman Teddy Blue RigHi Sonja,
I just wanted to let you know my Teddy Blue rig arrived today and I couldn’t be happier!! It is without a doubt the nicest gun belt I have ever seen. I would like to give everyone my deepest thanks for their wonderful work.
Both the belt and holster fit me and my gun like a glove. Again I could not be happier I am completely blown away!
I look forward to the opportunity to order from you again.
Many thanks, Zach
ARRIVED!!! And they (Combination Shoulder Holster) are stunning. Thank you so much for the amazing turnaround. That was light speed!
It’s going to our weapons department and heading to set…We have had to have custom leather holsters made for other shows like “Westworld” and “Mind Hunter” and your work is outstanding. Love to circle back the next request.
Please thank everyone for us, really appreciate the effort to make this happen!
Macfarren FRENCHY
Thanks for all your help over the past years … you should be called The first best west … Nick (Scotland)
To: The Last Best West
Subject: Love the hat!Receives my Quigley a week ago. Have to admit I was very nervous buying a hat site unseen. My expectations were more than met. The hat fits and looks great.
After a week it sits so natural on me. I have received many compliments. Thank you again. Grear job! Dirk Loy
We just received Josey Wales around 3:00pm. The box looked like it had been just put together. There was no dents scraped or tears in it.
Josey was out of his barn so to speak but was in beautiful shape which is testament to the quality of the work that you do the hat blew us away blew us away.
Hat (Bullock) received…and I could not be more pleased with it. Your company is, hands down, my favorite hat-making company.
You can quote me.
Send us your best cowboy and/or freedom and liberty quotes and should we feature it on
our home page you get a 25 dollar coupon for our store. Submit at [email protected]
The Stoic Cowboy
If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around
Old Cowboy Saying
Authentic Wanted Posters and Old West Badges
Our three lines of original poster art (Old West Posters, Authentic Wanted Posters, and Legends of the West) can be seen all over the world, from homesteads and club houses to fancy Dance Halls and Saloons. Our ever popular old west badges are authentic in size and weight to the origins, and are a favorite of re-enactors and are often seen in western films and series.
