Dead Eye Marston Gamers Hat - John Marston hat from Red Dead RedemptionA classic gamers hat hand made by the last best west.Here's our take on the John Marston hat, shown with optional windstring, and light trail dust. Easily select your hat options as you build your hat below.
Cowboys and Aliens Jake Lonergan Hat
This is a modified crown treatment of a cavalry style, with the edges exaggerated. This movie is based on eyewitness accounts of cowboys taking pot shots at massive birds in 1890s Arizona. When the cowboys' shot at them, they apparently heard the bullets bounce off, the "leather like skin". The action starts right away in Cowboys and Aliens, when we see how Jake gets his hat. This is our version of the movie hat.
Our take on the Woodrow Dolarhyde Movie Hat - the Harrison Ford cowboy hat from Cowboys and Aliens hand made by the last best west
For most of Cowboy and Aliens, Woodrow Dolarhyde wears a Pecan colored hat, but at the end of the film, he can be seen wearing a gray (our granite color) one.
This modified 3 pinch cavalry crown is a cousin of our traditional 1890s cavalry hat and has a bound edge with a gentle hand roll. It is also similar to our Top Hand hat.
Crown: 5 1/2
Modified Cavalry
Brim 4" inches
hand rolled - bound edge
Color Shown: Granite
Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow and matching bound edge.
Our version of the Ben Wade Movie Hat - From the 3:10 to Yuma (2007)Ben Wade's pistol has a cross in the butt, and is referred to as, "The right hand of God."
Well, here's the hat band. Nickel and enamel cross conchos on black leather. OR go with the brass cut-out star concho with brass tacks hatband, or choose green embossed leather for a little different look.
Add your hat band choice to the production notes below as you build your hat.
Women! The short crown and small brim make this a great look for the fairer sex.
Our take on the Byron McElroy Hat (Bounty Hunter) - from the 3:10 to Yuma (2007).
Our McElroy hat is a smaller brimmed variation of our Waseyand a cousin of our There Will Be Blood hat, this was the hat worn by Peter Fonda as Byron McElroy in the 2007 action filled remake of the western classic - 3: 10 to Yuma.
Crown: 5" inches
Brim: 3 1/4 inches
Color Shown: Undyed Natural with optional light trail dust.
Our take on the Charley Prince Western Movie Hat - from the 3:10 to Yuma (2007).
Charley's hat style is the often seen telescope crown with a 4 inch brim, with a healthy dip to the front and back of the brim.
Our take on the Will Munny Hat From Unforgiven (1992)
This powerful western drama from 1992 is Clint Eastwoods' Cowboy Masterpiece. Eastwood plays the reformed pistol fighter, Will Munny, who comes out of retirement to go hunting bounty on a couple of buckeroos who cut up a dance hall girl.
Will Munny Cowboy Hat
Our version of the Little Bill Daggett Hat - From Unforgiven (1992)
Another hat design with an upswept front, very similar to our rodeo hat, The Cutter. We start with an oversized hat body so we can get the 4 1/2 inch brim width.
Justified Series Hat - Our take on The Raylan Givens hat
Fairly straight forward the Justified hat is a modern rodeo style cowboy hat, with a patterned leather hat band. Order yours today.
Our version of the Longmire Custom Handmade Hat - A little different than our Last of the Dogman hat, the Longmire has more roll to the brim, and the crown has the same unique shape as our Cimarron.
Crown: 4 1/2" inches
Brim: 4"
Color Shown: Sand and chocolate with optional medium Trail Dust .
Conagher Movie Hat - One of our all time favorite westerns ever - Conagher (1991) as portrayed by Sam Elliott captures perfectly the spirit of an old west wrangler. Our version of the Conagher cowboy hat.
Our take on the Boss Spearman hat from Open Range
This great cowboy movie hat is from the western, Open Range, (2003) This crown shape is a variation of the classic Cattleman's crown crease. The brim has a noticeable hand roll with a down turn at the front and back. We've made the Boss Spearman, movie grade with our optional light trail dust. Easily select your options as you build your hat below.
Crown: 5 inches
Brim: 4 inches
Color Shown: Granite with optional light Trail Dust.
Open Range Cowboy Hat - Our version of the Charley Waite hat worn by Kevin Costner
This is a classic old west design with a sagebrush crown. This is Charley's hat. This is the same basic crown shape as worn by Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp, in My Darling Clementine (1946). This is a classic western movie hat design with more than a 60 year history.
Charley Cowboy Hat
The hat style worn by Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine.
This distinctive looking hat is a cousin of the Open Range and a relation of the Wasey, and the Conagher. Smaller brimmed then the Open Range, our version is also similar to the hat seen in The Man who shot Liberty Valance.
Crown: 6" inches Modified 3 dent Sagebrush.
Brim: 3 1/2" inches Hand Rolled with bound edge
Color Shown: Granite Available in all colors, see color tabs below
Wyatt Handmade Hat - This is the hat style worn by Kevin Costner in 1994s, Wyatt Earp. This style has the same basic shape and design as a traditional 19th century Cavalry Hat. Differences: Centre crease is fatter, side creases are longer and wider, and the brim is flatter with a downturn at the front and back.
Our version of the Hidalgo Cowboy Hat - The Frank Hopkins hat from Hidalgo. {2004}
This is the classic "Gunfighter Look". Various versions have been worn by actors like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin and Dean Martin. Tell us which one you favor - and we'll shape it, just so.
Crown: 4 3/4" inches
Brim: 3 1/2"
Color Shown: Sand with medium trail dust
And Black
Winchester '73 movie hat - a Jimmy Stewart movie hat hand made from the last best west
The Winchester Hat was one of the favorite cowboy hat styles of James Stewart's. This great looking cowboy movie hat has a modified Canadian shaped crown with a hand shaped brim with a bound edge. Add our optional heavy trail dust (check out the options tab below) to get the heavily worn look of the movie hat.
Our Colonel Rossiter Cavalry Hat - from the 1966 western melodrama, Alvarez Kelly.
The hat ships clean and unsoiled. Inset hat is shown with optional heavy trail dust.
Hondo Custom Cowboy Hat - Here's another great western made from a popular Louis L'Amour story. The movie, Hondo, was released in 1953, and was based on a short story by L'Amour, called, The Gift of Cochise.
Our take on the Hondo Custom Cowboy Hat has that classic diamond shaped crown, with a 4 inch brim for great sun and all weather protection.
Crown: 4 1/4" inches
4 sided Cavalry
Brim 4" inches
Dipped front and back Open
Color Shown:
Sahara with optional light Trail Dust
Hatband: 1" satin ribbon and bow
Shown with optional yellow cavalry cord.
Our version of the Dunson Hat - From the movies; The Searchers; Red River; and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.
We start with an over sized hat body for our Dunson hat, and you can choose your brim working. The look from The Searchers; Red River; or The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Enter your choice for brim shape in the production notes below.
Nat Love Handmade Hat - Nat Love was one of the first African American Cowboys. He learned the cowboy's trade on Texas ranches, and in 1876 he won virtually every event at the Deadwood 4th of July Rodeo.
Color Shown: Bone.
Crown: Off kilter telescope.
Brim: hand shaped front pushed up-Open.
Hatband: 3/4" black leather with optional windstring.
Honky Tonk Movie Hat - This elegant Town Hat or Dress Hat was a good match for legendary actor Clarke Gable. His raised eyebrow glare could make a man stop in his tracks and women swoon! Gable has such an engaging personality he makes most of his movies shine, and Honky Tonk is no exception.
Color Shown: undyed natural (click on tab below to view ALL colors)
Crown: Texas Flat
Brim: 3 1/4"
Kettle curled and hand rolled with an open brim edge
Hatband: Chocolate Brown
1 1/2" grosgrain ribbon and bow
Our version of the classic Wild Wild West Cowboy Hat has a Texas Flat crown and a wide 3 3/4" brim. Click on the tabs below to see our hat options and colors.
Color Shown: Sahara
Crown: 4 1/2" inches Texas Flat
Brim: 3 3/4" inches
hand shaped and rolled-Open
Hatband: 1" custom leather with buffalo side concho
Our version of the Jim West Cowboy Hat - Robert Conrad's hat from the series, Wild Wild West (1965-69)We are excited to offer the exact dimensions of the original Jim West hat! One of our customers bought an original series-worn Robert Conrad hat at auction, from the iconic 1960sTV series The Wild Wild West. He was kind enough to supply us the exact measurements of the original. If you'd like a wider brim just request it in the PRODUCTION NOTES section of the order form below.
Big Jim Cowboy Hat - A bigger brimmed version of our Jim West hat
This big brimmed hat has the classic telescope crown with an old west roll to the big kettle curled brim.Big Jim Cowboy Hat is a great Range hat and has a 3 3/4" finished brim width, great for all weather conditions. Add our optional trail dust to take off the new hat shine!
Crown: 4 1/4 " Telescope.
Brim: 3 3/4" inches
Kettle Curled and hand rolled-Bound.
Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow.
Color Shown: Black with optional light trail dust.
Our version of the 2nd hand lions movie hat is a classic 3 dent sagebrush crown with a contrasting hatband and bound edge - 2nd Hand Lions Movie Hat worn by Michael Caine as Garth. This hat is similar to the Conagher and a cousin of the Wasey. Check out the tabs below for our hat options and available colors. After you select your hat color, enter your hatband and bound edge color in the PRODUCTION NOTES. We send you an e-mail once the order comes in to confirm your hat details.
Crown: 6"
3 Dent Sagebrush
Brim: 4"
hand shaped-Bound
Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bound edge in BONE
Texican Movie Hat - Our take on Audie Murphy's favorite Cowboy hat hand made by the last best west
Audie Murphy was recruited by Hollywood because of his WWII fame, and was soon an up and coming movie star. He is best remembered for his westerns, of which he made several memorable ones. Films like Seven Ways from Sundown,The Texican, Destry, Gunsmoke, Ride a Crooked Trail, and The Unforgiven, are just a few.
Our version of the Vin Tanner Movie Hat
This is the hat style worn by Steve McQueen as the gunfighter Vin Tanner in the 1960s Magnificent Seven. The hat style is similar to the Texican, but the Vin hat has a shorter brim. To make the Vin movie grade add heavy trail dust during the checkout process.
Georgia Devil Cowboy Hat - This Charley Daniels hat style has the largest dimensions we can make: A 6 inch crown and a 5 inch brim. Some have a bigger brim dip front and back, some more of a brim curl, tell us which you favor and we will shape it just so.
CROWN HEIGHT: 6"
BRIM: 5"
Color Shown: Silver belly and Charcoal.
Crown: modified cattleman.
Brim: hand rolled-open.
Hatband: 1" leather with nickel concho's and buckle.
Our version of the Dylan Custom Town Hat - A 21st century updated version of his classic Rolling Thunder hat from the 1960s. This hat has a classic telescope crown, with a pencil roll, creating a dynamic and distinctive hat.
A couple of musicians from Bavaria in Germany liked the hat that they had seen Bob Dylan wearing in a 2010 concert. So we made them two.
Rock'n Billy - A variation of our Little Hoss hat this hat has a slight pencil roll, bound edge and cavalry style hat band. We made this first hat for the guitar player in an English ZZ Top tribute band. Rock on Bubba!
Crown: 6 inches
Brim 2 3/4"
Color Shown: Pecan with optional medium Trail Dust.
The Little Hoss Cowboy hat - a great character hat style - hand made by the last best west
Little Hoss Cowboy Hat - A Doctor in upstate New York wanted this unique hat style for his rural practice. This town hat style and variations of it were seen in cities and towns all over the world in the 19th century.
Crown: 6 inches
Brim: 2 3/4"
Color Shown: Pecan in long haired Frontier fur felt
King Schultz custom hat style is basically a modified bowler. By that we mean that the five {5"} inch crown is bowler round and the brim is wider and flattened out, compared to a standard bowler. Masterson Bowler, Butch Cassidy Bowler
Hoppy Handmade Cowboy Hat - This crown shape comes from early years of the 20th century and was known as the Champiein bygone days. This hat style was made famous by William Boyd as Hopalong Cassidy, in his1930 and 40s era B-Movies.
John Elder Movie Hat - John Elder isn't very popular around town. He starts asking questions about how his mother lost the family ranch, in The Sons of Katie Elder. This is one of those formula westerns from the 1960s. Dean Martin, Earl Holliman, and Michael Anderson Jr. play 3 of the brothers. All three come home for their mother's funeral. Its not long before they start hearing whispers about their father being murdered and their mother cheated out of the family ranch.
Crown: 6" inch
modified pecan top with side pinch.
Brim: 4" inches
Hand shaped-Open.
Color Shown: Chocolate.
Hatband:
2 strands of twisted lace, tied cavalry style. Shown with optional wind string.
Cole Jackson Cowboy Hat - The upswept crown on this hat is a classic look sported in many westerns throughout film history. This hat style is similar to The Tristan, Dodge City, Hidalgo and others!
Republic Handmade Cowboy Hat - Classic hat style from the early days of Hollywood.
This hat shape was one of the most common worn by the early western film stars. You can see it being worn by the B-Western stars, in many of the westerns made at Republic Studios in the 1930s and 40s.
1898 Roughrider
A new version of the original 1898 Spanish-American War 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry Hat.On our 1898 Roughrider Cavalry Hat we dropped the mesh air vent, but included the traditional military style side bow on the hat band. Order with or without the cavalry cord. Easily choose your hat options as you build your hat below. If you prefer the version without the side pinch just request it in the production notes.
Wasey Hat - Modified Sagebrush shaped crown was one of the most common of the first few decades of the 20th century. Made famous in the early silent westerns by pioneering movie maker and star William S. Hart.
Crown: 5 inches
Brim 4 3/4"
Winchester version has a 3 1/2" brim and 1" leather hatband
Our Boot Hill cowboy hat is shown in a new color for us - Black Cherry. If you look closely this black appearing hat has a warm under color - a deep cherry that is easiest to see in bright light.
Custer Civil War Cowboy Hat - George Custer was as flamboyant an old west personality as any of his generation, and was anything but camera shy. Many pictures exist of Custer and this one was taken at the end of the Civil War {1866} when Custer still held his battle rank of Major General.
We were proud to make a Custer for legendary guitarist, James Thornbury, formerly of Canned Heat.
The color RUST IS UNAVAILABLE AT THIS TIME
Crown: 4" inches soft pecan top
Brim: 4 3/4"
Hand shaped, centre right pushed up
Color Shown: Rust (currently unavailable) with black bound edge
Orry Main Custom Hat - The 1980s were the decade of the mini-series, and the civil war era North and South was one of the best. Patrick Swayze played the young hero, pining for the abused married woman, played by the beautiful Leslie-Anne Down. Show hat is an undyed natural color.
Lieutenant Colonel Kilgore Hat - This hat is a higher crowned variation of a cavalry slouch hat, with an unbound brim, dating back to the mid 1800s. We have a 1 inch satin ribbon and bow for the hatband with the cavalry cord slid over top. The crown shape makes this hat a cousin to our Little J hat.
Crown: 6 inches
Brim 4 inches
Color Shown: Black with optional light trail dust.
Crown: Modified Slouch.
Brim: Hand rolled-Open.
Hatband: Satin Ribbon and bow with optional Cavalry Cord.
Officer's Civil War Hat - A traditional 1860s era cavalry hat hand made by the last best west
Officer's Civil War Hat - Louis Kossuth was an immigrant from Hungary and in 1852 he introduced the "Slouch Hat" style to America. Over the next decade the term came to signify almost all soft creased hats with medium or wider brims. Even a medium brim was an improvement over the European styled Kepis and Forage caps of the day. Shown in Union black, if you wish Confederate Gray - order silver mist.
Crown: 4 1/2" inches
Brim: 4 inches
Color Shown: Black.
Crown: 3 dent slouch.
Brim: Hand shaped with 1/2" Pencil Roll-Bound.
Hatband: 1" Satin with 1898 bow. Shown with optional windstring and cavalry cord.
1898 Campaign Hat - The Spanish–American War was a conflict between Spain and the United States of America from April to August 1898. It heralded the emergence of America as a world power and climaxed with Teddy Roosevelt's' charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba. This is the enlisted man's hat style.
1890s Cavalry Hat, an authentic old west cavalry hat custom made by the last best westThis 1890s cavalry hat is the classic look sported by the US Cavalry in the later quarter of the 19th Century. Add a top quality cavalry cord with acorns for 20 dollars. It slides over the existing satin ribbon and bow - like they did back in the day.
Working Champie Cowboy Hat - This is the working version of the Champie. Open Brim - not bound, more creasing to the crown. This crown shape is one of the most popular designs - from the late 19th century all the way to modern times.
These days this basic crown shape is called the "Gus" after Robert Duvall's character in Lonesome Dove.
Northwest Peak Cowboy Hat by the last best west
This 4 pinch peak was first shown in the Northwest in the 1880s. Today most State Troopers wear a version of this crown working, as do the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Canada.
Rocky Mountain Ranger Cowboy Hat handmade by the last best west
Our Rocky Mountain Ranger Cowboy Hat is a custom, handmade cowboy hat. With this design we attempted to fashion a crown shape reminiscent of a ridge in the Alberta Rocky Mountains. We feel this back crease beautifully compliments the 3 pinch creasing we have worked into the front of the crown.
Our version of the Quirt Western Movie Hat has a classic telescope crown, with a kettle curled and hand rolled and bound edge brim.
For our money, 1947s Angel and the Badman, is one of the top 20 western movies ever made. And this classic western film has one of the great western character names in the history of western film, Quirt Evans.
The Quirt Movie Hat style is also a similar version to the one worn by Will Smith as James West in the wacky 1999 western, the Wild Wild West - the brim is just rolled a little differently. We'll fashion it either way for you, just request the James West version in the production notes section of the order.
Quigley Cowboy hat - Pinches and dents on hat crowns originated by working cowboys so they could more easily pick up their hats. The 3 pinch cavalry style is likely the most common as this creasing allows you to easily pick up or handle your hat. This is our version of the Quigley hat, and it comes with the hat band. Shown with optional wind string.
Crown: 6" inches
Modified Cavalry
Brim: 4 3/4"
Hand rolled-open
Color Shown: Undyed Natural
Shown with optional medium trail dust
Hatband: Custom 1 1/2" Leather, shown with OPTIONAL Wind String
Short Grub Character Hat - a classic old west character hat from the last best west
High crown with the front shaped like the Conagher, the back like our Rocky Mountain Ranger with a 2 1/2" brim. The result is our Short Grub – one unique character hat.
A reproduction of the Rowdy Yates TV Hat
This small brimmed hat is the style worn by Clint Eastwood in that old TV western series, Rawhide (1959-1965) . We have added our optional medium trail dust, giving the hat that worn, just off the cattle drive look. You can add trail dust below as you build your hat.
Crown Height: 4" inches
Brim Width: 3 1/4" with bound edge
Crown Style: Pinched front, pecan top
Color: Sand in 100X beaver fur-felt
with optional medium trail dust
Hatband: 1 inch rough out leather
comes with a windstring as shown
Rifleman TV Series Hat a hand-made classic hat by the last best west - our version of the hat from The Rifleman series {1958-1963}
Chuck Connors' Lucas McCain hat
Crown: Modified Cavalry
Brim: Hand Rolled Open
Hatband: Custom 1 1/4" Leather with conchos
Color shown: Whiskey in 20X Beaver Fur-felt
Chuck Connors was deadly with his big loop Winchester Model 1892 and filled the screen as Lucas McCain in the classic TV. western; The Rifleman. This is his hat. Only 12 men have played pro Basketball and Baseball. Chuck Connors was one of them. His long acting career began in 1952, and he never got a better role than that of rancher, and single father, Lucas McCain.
This hat is patterned after one of our favorite movie cavalry hats from that dark 1967 western, A Time for Killing.
Our take on this movie hat style has a modified slouch shaped crown and a dynamic hand rolled and kettle curled brim. Our Union Cavalry Hat is shown here in navy blue, for the Confederate version order SAHARA (movie hat color) or SILVER MIST. (see color tabs below)
You can order your Union Cavalry Hat with an optional cavalry cord (as shown), and then the hat is ready to add your unit badge or insignia.
Available in 5X, 20X and 100X Beaver fur-felt
Crown: 5" inches Slouch Crease
Brim: 3 1/2" inches Hand shaped; kettle curled open brim edge
Color Shown: Navy Blue
For the Confederate version order our SAHARA color
Hatband: 1" Grosgrain ribbon and bow with optional yellow cavalry cord
Eli McCullough Cowboy Hat - Our take on the hat style worn by Pierce Brosnan in AMC's The Son TV series.
This great looking hat has a 5 1/4 inch crown with a 3 1/2 inch, kettle curled, hand rolled and bound edge brim. The show hat has a matching ribbon and bound edge. We show ours with a contrasting chocolate brown ribbon/bow and brim edge. This style of hat could easily be a first cousin of our version of a Union Cavalry Hat we debuted in 2016.
Crown: 5 1/4" inches Modified Cattleman
Brim: 3 1/2" with a kettle curl, hand roll and bound edge
Hatband: 1 inch chocolate brown grosgrain ribbon and bow/matching bound edge
Buffalo Bill Cody Commemorative hat is a commemorative celebration of the life of Buffalo Bill Cody by the last best west Buffalo Bill Cody Cowboy hat
Buffalo Bill Cody was the most well known personality of his time. One hundred years ago, in 1917, Buffalo Bill was the most recognized person on earth. Because of Bill Cody we have the modern day rodeo and the circus; and the world still loves cowboy hats and boots.
Heath Barkley Cowboy Hat hand made by The Last Best West.
This is a reproduction of the Heath Barkley hat from the classic TV western series, The Big Valley. A great looking hat - it has a 5 1/4 inch crown with a 3 3/4" inch, hand shaped brim.
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Bonanza (1959 - 1972) debuting on TV, this is our take on the magnificently simple hat worn by Dan Blocker as Hoss.
Big Guys like big hats. And Dan Blocker was a big man right from the start. Weighing 14 pounds at birth he grew to be a 6' 4" and 300 pound favorite on the iconic TV Western, Bonanza. And his Hoss Cowboy hat was the most authentic old west hat, any of the cast of Bonanza wore.
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Lonesome Dove (1989) debuting on TV, this is our version of the hat worn by Frederick Forrest as the murderous border outlaw, Blue Duck
Our Blue Duck cowboy hat is one big and imposing cowboy hat with its six inch crown and 4 1/2 inch brim. Shown here in Charcoal, with our optional light trail dust.
Our take on the Jess Harper Cowboy hat from the classic TV series, Laramie.
Robert Fuller was one of Hollywood's most handsome leading men in the 1950s and 60s, and he had a fine career playing cowboy heroes, including Jess Harper from Laramie. Our first hat was given to Mr. Fuller in 2017, as a gift from his fan club. More below
Hays Cooper Cowboy Hat - Our take on the Hays Cooper hat worn by Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger.
In 1993 Chuck Norris took on the role of Walker, Texas Ranger and over the next 9 years it was one of the most popular shows on TV. During the 6th season an old west Texas Ranger character was developed over a couple of hours of a double episode. This was the hat style Hays Cooper wore.
Mrs. Boss Cowboy hat in Pure beaver belly. We've modified one of the hat styles worn by Nicole Kidman, as Lady Sarah Ashley, or Mrs. Boss in the epic film Australia, to give it more of an outback flair. Ours has a wider brim with a drover style to it. Shown in 100% natural color Belly Beaver fur felt.
Originally the term "silver belly" referred to the belly fur of the beaver. By the mid 20th century it came to only identify a specific color. Belly Beaver Fur Felt is the thickest and densest of the beaver hat bodies. Virtually waterproof, it consists of 100% belly beaver fur blended with felt to produce a strong hat body very soft to the hand.
For hat style you can go with the Mrs. Boss or any hat we currently make. Any hat, any style – same price. Hat Catalog
PRICE: $1190.00
Choose the Mrs. Boss or pick any hat style from our catalog
- put your hat style selection in the PRODUCTION NOTES section below
Color shown: Natural in pure Beaver Belly Fur Felt
Belly Fur felt is available in natural colors or darker only
Mrs. Boss Crown: 4 1/4" inch
Brim: 3 1/2" hand shaped drover style
Hatband: 1 1/2 inch antique ivory grosgrain ribbon
and bow with matching bound edge
The Drover from Australia - From the western, Australia. The style of cowboy hat worn by Hugh Jackman as Drover, hand made in 100x Mink fur felt by the last best west™.
Mink fur has 2 layers of fur protected by thick oil making it wonderfully waterproof. The thick under fur is protected by slightly longer guard hairs making the fur amazingly soft and luxurious. Mink coats and other clothing typically sell for 2000 dollars to 15,000 or even more. These mink hat bodies are some of the finest on the market and are relatively scarce in comparison to beaver hat bodies. As a result they are highly sought after and sell out quickly.
For hat style you can go with the Drover or any hat we currently make. Any hat, any style - same price. Hat Catalog
PRICE: $1590.00
Choose the Drover or pick any hat style from our catalog- put your hat selection in the PRODUCTION NOTES section below
Color shown: Natural in 100x Mink Fur Felt
Mink is available in natural colors or darker only
Drover Crown: 4 1/2" inch pecan top with front pinch
Brim: 3 1/2" hand shaped with large kettle curl
Hatband: 1" grosgrain ribbon and custom twisted leather over top
MINK and CHINCHILLA hats come with a hard hat can and hat brush
Pokinow Cowboy Hat - Chinchilla Fur Cowboy hat hand made by the last best west
This hat style is available in 5X/20x/100x beaver fur felt; 100X MINK fur felt: and 100X CHINCHILLA fur felt (shown here). Our great looking crown style is a variation of our Union Cavalry Hat with a classic western roll to the brim.
The brim shape is a"10-4" style. Because, "It'll keep the sun outta your eyes at 10 in the morning, and off the back of your neck at 4 in the afternoon...."
Or choose any hat style we currently make and we would be proud to make it from chinchilla fur felt. View our hat catalog. Any hat, any style – same price for CHINCHILLA and MINK.
Our century grade mink and chinchilla cowboy hats come with a hard shell hat can and hat brush
Coogan Cowboy Hat style is the COOGAN, worn by Clint Eastwood in 1968s, Coogan's Bluff
With the world being scared into sheltering in place over the month of April 2020 we thought we would give our clients and friends a distraction to help the time go by. A contest to engage the imagination and powers of deduction, along with our love of movies.
WE HAVE A WINNER!
Well, we have been suitably humbled...this contest was posted at 1:42 April 4 2020 and in just 17 minutes(!) Ben Ellis posted the winning answer. Our mystery hat was the hat style worn by Clint Eastwood as Walt Coogan, in 1968s Coogan's Bluff.
Thanks to everyone that played along and stay healthy!
Cry Macho Cowboy Hat - Clint Eastwood cowboy hat from the film, Cry MachoThis classic cowboy hat design is a variation of the style Mr. Eastwood wore in his role as Rowdy Yates, in the late 1950s era TV western, Rawhide.Another gem of a movie from Director Clint Eastwood. This modern western features familiar themes, but with the Eastwood touch it comes across fresh and powerful. This is the cowboy hat he sports as former rodeo star, Mike Milo.
We have what we think is a dynamic cowboy hat design for the 21st century. Great for sun protection, with a 4 3/4 inch crown and a 4 inch brim the hat is tall enough and wide enough to give good all weather protection.
We started with the classic Canadian (rectangular top dent) crown and deepened the front and side dents. The brim has a front drover style roll and we have a slight pencil roll at the back and through the sides.
Color shown: Silver Belly
Available in all colors (see color tab below)
Crown: 4 3/4" Canadian (rectangular top dent)
Brim: 4" hand shaped brim with drover roll and slight pencil roll
The Billy the Kid Western Movie hat is an off kilter telescope style. It is from the 2019 western with a twist, The Kid. This re-telling of the Billy the Kid saga has the movie's point of view taken from a teenager who happens to cross his path. The hat Billy wears has a certain amount of historical credibility and is sure to get attention
This sharp looking hat style is a smaller cousin of our Desperadostyle from 2018. If you prefer the crown to tilt left to right instead of right to left, just request it on the notes below as you build your hat.
The Schofield Kid Classic Cowboy Hat - We've refined the look of the movie hat by adding a bit of a kettle curl and hand roll. And like the movie version we've added a wider brim to the classic bowler crown.
An authentic 19th century cowboy hat design that would feel at home anywhere in the old west.
$375.00Original price was: $375.00.$325.00Current price is: $325.00.
Mister Howard - Ready to ship Homburg in 50% (20X) Beaver - Size 7 3/8
Our take on the Mister Howard Homburg Dress Hat is an authentic Milliner design from the 19th century and was worn all over the world. Hat is worn by Brad Pitt as Jesse James in the western character study, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. more like this here.
SOLD
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in like-new condition. Final sale.
$795.00Original price was: $795.00.$695.00Current price is: $695.00.
Our Broadway Trilby Ready to Ship hat is a small-brimmed hat - brand new.
Steppin’ out never looked so good! Our Broadway Trilby is stylish and is the perfect accessory for stepping out to the Grammys, Oscars, or just your local tavern! Just ask Bruno Mars as this is one of his favorite hat styles.
100% beaver fur felt
Color: NAVY BLUE with a matching 1.5″ inch matching grosgrain ribbon and bow.
CROWN: 4 5/8″ inches trilby
BRIM: 2 1/2″ inches pencil rolled
SIZE: 7 1/8
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in brand-new condition. Final sale.
$355.00Original price was: $355.00.$305.00Current price is: $305.00.
Captain Kirk Ready to Ship Hat SOLD
Our Kirk Fedora is the hat William Shatner wore as Captain Kirk in the 1968 episode, A Piece of the Action. This episode from the original Star Trek series is one of our favorites! Plus the hats are great!
Color Shown: Silver Mist in 5X beaver fur felt with royal blue 1 1/2″ inch grosgrain ribbon, and bow.
CROWN: Fedora 5 1/4″ inches
BRIM: 3 1/4″ inches snap brim style
ROUGH BEAVER FUR-FELT: The roughest fur felt has more rabbit/hare in the hat body. The roughest look will be in 5X quality, and then 50X. 100X will be the least rough as it is pure beaver fur-felt.
SIZE: 7 3/8 new
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in brand-new condition. Final sale.
$790.00Original price was: $790.00.$690.00Current price is: $690.00.
The Mick Ready to Ship Hat in Pure Beaver, Size 7 3/8
We named this hat Mick, because Mick from Rocky would feel right at home wearing this baby! Maybe we should have called it Punchy because this hat gives instant character. You supply the attitude!
100X PECAN BEAVER FUR FELT
Color: Pecan with a chocolate grosgrain ribbon.
CROWN: 4 ″
BRIM: 2 1/8″ inches with a heavy pencil roll
SIZE: 7 3/8
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in brand-new condition. Final sale.
$355.00Original price was: $355.00.$305.00Current price is: $305.00.
Afternoon Tea Ready to Ship Hat - Ladies in 5X Raspberry, Size 7 1/8
Our Afternoon Tea ladies sun hat and is bound to attract attention!
Whether you are out in your garden, or sitting on the patio, our Afternoon Tea hat is perfect for a summer afternoon (or to brighten the gloomiest of winter nights)! Final sale.
5X (5%) beaver fur felt
Color: RASPBERRY with a white1.5″ ribbon and bow.
CROWN: 4 1/2" open
BRIM: 3 1/2″ inches
SIZE: 7 1/8
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in new condition.
$355.00Original price was: $355.00.$305.00Current price is: $305.00.
Rigby Reardon Ready to Ship Fedora
Rigby Reardon Ready to Ship Fedora – our version of the hat from Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. {1982}Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid may be the cleverest movie in the history of film. This was the first film that cut in classic film scenes and legendary film stars into the plot and dialogue of the story. Final sale.
Brim 2 3/4″ inches
Crown 5"
Hatband: 2″ Grosgrain ribbon and bow.
Crown: Fedora
Brim: Snap Brim, hand shaped Open
Color: Black in 5X Beaver Fur felt
Size 7 3/8
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in like-new condition.
$795.00Original price was: $795.00.$695.00Current price is: $695.00.
Rowdy Yates Ready to Ship Hat in Pure Beaver, Size 7 3/8
This small brimmed hat is the style worn by Clint Eastwood in that old TV western series, Rawhide (1959-1965) . We have added our optional medium trail dust, giving the hat that worn, just off the cattle drive look. Final sale.
Crown Height: 4" inches
Brim Width: 3 1/4" with bound edge
Crown Style: Pinched front, pecan top
Color: Sand in 100X beaver fur-felt with medium trail dust
Hatband: 1 inch rough out leather and comes with a windstring (no grommets)
$475.00Original price was: $475.00.$400.00Current price is: $400.00.
Weekender Ready to Ship Hat - 20X (50% Beaver) Chocolate Size 7 1/8
This stylish women’s hat is perfect for cool days enjoying the outdoors, watching the leaves fall and enjoying the crisp air. Or for a night on the town and dance the night away!
Color: Chocolate in 20X beaver fur felt with matching grosgrain ribbon and bow.
CROWN: 4 3/4 fedora style
BRIM: 2 3/4″ inches
SIZE: 7 1/8
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in brand-new condition. Final sale.
$785.00Original price was: $785.00.$685.00Current price is: $685.00.
Winchester 73 ready to ship movie hat - Pure beaver (100X) in size 6 7/8
The Winchester Hat was one of the favorite cowboy hat styles of James Stewart's. This great looking cowboy movie hat has a modified Canadian shaped crown with a hand shaped brim with a bound edge. Final sale.
$525.00Original price was: $525.00.$400.00Current price is: $400.00.
This is the classic Bull Rider crown worn by those incredibly gutsy fellas that ride the bulls at the rodeo's all around the world. As opposed to the fellas who sling the bull!
Crown: Canadian
Color: Chocolate in 20X (50%) Beaver Fur Felt
has light trail dust
$810.00Original price was: $810.00.$710.00Current price is: $710.00.
Blondie Sharpshooter Ready to Ship Movie Hat – A pure beaver fur-felt cowboy hat reproduction of the straw hat Clint Eastwood wears early on in the iconic western; The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
This great looking hat has an extra wide brim of 4 3/4″ to give excellent all weather protection. Pure Beaver in a Large size 7 (a bit larger than our standard size 7)
Color: Bone
Crown: Telescope
Condition: New
Brim:1/2″ pencil roll and hand shaped–Bound
Hatband:1″ satin ribbon/with bow.
Pure (100%) Beaver
Size 7
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in like-new condition. Final sale.
$810.00Original price was: $810.00.$710.00Current price is: $710.00.
Line Dancer Ready to Ship Hat - Pure Beaver Size 7 3/8
In the early 1990s country music star, Garth Brooks, took his traditional country sound and mixed in pop music, and the popularity of country music soared. Clint Black, Alan Jackson, and the rest of Nashville rode shotgun and all of a sudden anything to do with the country or western lifestyle was in demand around the world.
CROWN: 4 1/4"
Modified Canadian
BRIM: 4 3/4"
Hand Curled and bound
Color: Sand
Hatband: 1″ satin ribbon w/bow.
Size 7 3/8 with Burgundy Hat Liner
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in like-new condition. Final sale.
$355.00Original price was: $355.00.$305.00Current price is: $305.00.
Big Heat Ready To Ship Fedora - 5X Granite in size 7 3/8
The Big Heat features great fedoras in almost every scene, and this is our take on the Dave Bannion hat.
Crown: 5" inches
Brim 2 3/4"
Hatband: 2" Black grosgrain ribbon and bow.
Crown: Fedora
Brim: Hand shaped snap brim, with front dip. Bound
Color: 5X Granite
Size: 7 3/8
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in like-new condition. Final sale.
$355.00Original price was: $355.00.$305.00Current price is: $305.00.
4 Corners Ready to Ship Fedora - Our Cavalry Fedora in 5X Silver Mist Size 7 3/8
We decided to put our own twist on a fedora, and imagined what an old west cavalry trooper might like to wear on furlough. Bowlers are certainly one choice, but we imagined something a little different.
Hatband: 2" Grosgrain ribbon and bow.
Crown: 4 corner cavalry
Brim: hand shaped Bound
Color: Silver Mist
5X Longhair (frontier) Beaver fur felt
Size 7 3/8
THIS IS A READY TO SHIP HAT in like-new condition. Final sale.
Roy Goode Cowboy Hat, from the Netflix limited series, Godless.
Our Roy Goode (Godless) Cowboy Hat has a classic 4 inch crown with a slight front pinch. Our Godless cowboy hat has a distinctive and dynamic brim treatment that is sure to get second looks whether you're in the boardroom or at a barn dance. A classic gunfighter hat.
Custom Cowboy Hat - The 1957. Richard Boone wore one. So did Dean Martin. Richard Benjamin the star of the original West World movie wore one.
Fact is you could tune into just about any tv show or western film from the 1950s and 1960s and see some sort of variation of the hat style we are calling, 1957. And it is still popular today with the Whiteycharacter from the TV series Godlesssporting one.
Our version of the Alfred Legends of the Fall Hat - the Aidan Quinn hat from Legends of the Fall (1994)
This crown shape is the forefather of the Open Road crown shape, and looks good anywhere you might like to wear it, from the Boardroom to the Billiards Hall. Movie hat has an 1898 bow, and if you'd like it on your hat just request it in the PRODUCTION NOTES.
Color Shown: Chocolate brown
Crown: Modified Cattleman
Brim: Hand worked-open
Hatband: 1" inch Satin with bow
CROWN HEIGHT: 4 3/4
BRIM: 3 1/2"
Our hats off to Joshua Anthony for ordering the first one
Professor Handmade Hat - Our take on the Professor Handmade Hat - From Tracker {2010}
This fedora shaped crown has a wide, hand shaped brim, and oozes the kind of confidence a Professor displays. Worn by Ray Winstone as, Arjan van Diemen, in Tracker.
Crown: 4 3/4" inches
Brim 4 inches
Color Shown: Undyed Natural in 20X Fur-felt
with optional light trail dust.
Col Yorke Cavalry Hat - Our version of this classic hat from the horse westerns of the 40s and 50s.
The Cavalry trooper was immortalized in the John Ford Cavalry Trilogy - and this is the same hat that you can see in almost every scene from those three great movies: She Wore a Yellow Ribbon; Fort Apache, and Rio Grande.
Dylan Thunder - Our take on The Rolling Thunder hat from the 1960s.
Bob Dylan has some of the most dedicated fans, and his appeal is truly world wide. It should come as no surprise that there are festivals dedicated to bringing together all the various tribute singers of his timeless songs. We made this first hat, for one of them.
Frontera Movie Hat - a hand-made cowboy movie hat from the last best west - our version of the hat Ed Harris wore in the movie Frontera
This great looking movie hat is the same style worn by Ed Harris in 2014s feature film, Frontera. We are showing one version in a new color for us, BUCKSKIN, a nice, warm earth tone. The other is in our brilliant bone color, the same as the movie hat.
CROWN: 5" inches
Modified Cattleman crease
BRIM: 4 1/2" inches
Hand rolled with a bound brim edge
COLOR SHOWN: Buckskin
HATBAND SHOWN: 1/2" inch grosgrain ribbon
Chocolate brown ribbon and bound edge