the last best west hats

  • 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
    • Hatband: 3/4" Satin with bow
  • John Elder Movie Hat

    $370.00$785.00
    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.
  • Desperado Cowboy Hat

    $385.00$855.00
    Desperado Cowboy Hat - an original hat design by the last best west.
    This baby will get some second looks! This old west performers hat is sure to get comments with it's lopsided crown and massive kettle curled brim.
    • Color shown: BONE in 100X Beaver Fur-felt
    • Available in all colors (see color tab below)
    • Crown: 4 1/2" inches modified telescope
    • Brim: 4 1/2" hand shaped and kettle curled brim
    • Hatband: 1  inch grosgrain ribbon/with Indian motive second band over top
  • Buck – The Best Cowboy Hat

    $395.00$825.00

    Real Buckaroo's wear the Buck

    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
    • Hatband: 1/4" grosgrain ribbon tied cavalry style
  • 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.

    • CROWN: 4 inches
    • BRIM: 3 3/4"
    • Crown: Slight front pinch, Pecan top.
    • Brim: oversized snap fedora brim
    • Hatband: 1" satin ribbon
    • Color: gun barrel grey
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
  • Custom Cowboy Hat - The 1957.  Richard Boone wore one. So did Dean westworld BenjaminMartin. 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 Whitey character from the TV series Godless sporting one.
    • CROWN: 4 1/2 inches Front pinch, Pecan top
    • BRIM: 3 1/2" hand rolled
    • Hatband: 1/4" satin ribbon tied cavalry style
    • Color: sand with optional medium trail dust
    • Personalized with your name inside the crown
  • Nevada Smith Movie Hat

    $375.00$780.00
    Our take on the Nevada Smith Movie Hat, worn by Steve McQueen. Brian Keith plays the world-wise mentor who teaches McQueen to handle a pistol, and sets him up with the skills needed to go after Malden's gang. Good story, good entertainment and some sharp looking hats.
    • CROWN HEIGHT: 5"
    • BRIM: 4"
    • Color Shown: Sand
    • Crown: Modified Cattleman
    • Brim: Hand worked-Open
    • Hatband: Twisted leather lace
  • Hoss Cowboy Hat from Bonanza

    $385.00$855.00
    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.
    • Color shown: Silver Belly in 100X Beaver Fur-felt
    • Available in all colors (see color tab below)
    • shown with optional medium trail dust
    • Crown: 6" inches open un-creased
    • Brim: 4 1/2" hand shaped and rolled
    • Hatband: horse hair hat band
  • Blue Duck Cowboy Hat

    $385.00$855.00
    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.
    • Color shown: Charcoal in 20X Beaver Fur-felt
    • Available in all colors (see color tab below)
    • shown with optional light trail dust
    • Crown: 6" inches Reverse Tycoon
    • Brim: 4 1/2" hand shaped heavy dip front and back
    • Hatband: 1" grosgrain ribbon and bow
  • Jess Harper Cowboy Hat

    $375.00$810.00

    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

    • Color shown: Charcoal in 20X Beaver Fur-felt
    • Available in all colors (see color tab below)
    • Crown: 4 1/2" inches pecan top with front pinch
    • Brim: 4" hand shaped
    • Hatband: 1  inch hand made leather with studs
  • The Drover from Australia

    $375.00$2,810.00

    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

    $375.00$2,810.00

    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

    • PRICE: $2790.00

    • Choose any hat style from our catalog

      – put your hat selection in the PRODUCTION NOTES section below

    • Chinchilla is available in natural colors or darker only

    • MINK and CHINCHILLA hats come with a hard hat can and hat brush

    • special order
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