Last Best West Store

Made to order. Made to last. Made in America.

Our hand-made hats ship in 12-14 weeks and our custom leather in 3-5 weeks

You should find our PRODUCT PAGES easy to get all the information you need when ordering, simply by clicking on the tabs 1/2 way down each product page, after the ordering options. There you will find our hat colors, leather colors, options and instructions for hat sizing, measuring yourself for a gun belt, and other useful information about our products.

What does custom mean?

HATS
We allow clients to switch hatbands between hat styles, and request different crown and brim dimensions. As well you get your name stenciled on the sweatband inside the hat.

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.

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

Hat FAQs :: Cowboy Hat History :: Cowboy Hat Care


  • Our collars are one inch wide made from top quality leather. Double stitched in a number of attractive patterns and colors, they come with a heavy buckle and D ring for the leash. Our hand made custom leather dog collars are made in America, and like all our products, made to last. Designed for medium (60 pounds and up) and larger dogs. Makes a great gift! Get it plain or customize the collar with your favorite pooches name or even a phone number. Get up to 10 letters for 37.50. Order a matching or complimentary pants belt! One and half inches wide in the same high quality and patterns as the collars.
  • Custom four inch wide heavy leather guitar strap. Can be personalized further with your name, slogan, nick name, initials, band name or..!

    Hand crafted in America our guitar strap is twice as wide as most mass produced guitar straps. The wider the strap the more area to distribute the weight of the guitar, making it substantially more comfortable to play, for longer periods of time. With less stress placed on your neck, shoulders, and back. For an extra 37.50 you get 10 letters to further customize your guitar strap. If you need more letters let us know. Available in a variety of colors if you want some thing different for color just email us, we can generally do it. The guitar straps shown in the gallery are black and antique brown. email us at [email protected]
  • BELTS ARE 1.5 INCHES WIDE AND COME WITH A GARRISON BUCKLE

    Leather Pants belts hand made in a number of attractive patterns and colors. Double stitched, hand stamped and dyed our quality leather pants belts are made in America to last. Belts come with a Garrison buckle. Or you can update to a better buckle or buckle set. Examples are in the gallery. Lower on the page you will find descriptions of the belt patterns and colours we offer. Instructions for correct belt measurement are below, click on the tab. But as a general rule of thumb your belt measurement will be about 4 inches larger than your jean size.
  • Poke Replacement Leather Hatband is shown on our Winchester '73 Custom Cowboy Hat. Our Poke hat band is a 1/2 inch wide dyed heavy leather hat band with 6 brass spots and a centre concho resembling some ancient piece of plunder. Shown in Black. Available in all our hatband colors. Please note we have a limited number of center conchos (they have been discontinued) and once they're sold out that's it. 
  • Our Sand Pebbles Military Hat Band is 3/4 inch wide, dyed heavy leather hat band. With your choice of military insignia and black or white stone spots. Shown in our dynamic burnt coffee brown and royal blue colors. Sand Pebbles Military Hat Band is shown on our Sunset Monte Movie Hat. As well as our Jesse James Purgatory cowboy hat
  • Our classic rim fire leather hat band will tell the world that you are a lover of the West. Five nickle slotted conchos on dark brown or black leather 1/2 inch wide. and tied off at the back with a wooden slider. If your old hat has a grosgrain ribbon and bow, our hatbands for cowboy hats are designed to just slide over-top. This gives you a second unique look to your hat, just like the old-time cowboys used to do, and easily slides off, allowing for use on other hats.
  • 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
  • U.S. Cavalry Leather Hat Band hand made by the last best west

    Leather hat bands hand made by the last best west.

    Our U.S. Cavalry leather hat band has the classic US Cavalry button turned into a concho, with large antique brass spots to compliment the concho. Freshen the look of your favorite old hat with a new leather hat band from The Last Best West.

    Color: Antique Brown. Also available in Black, Deadwood Brown, Burnt Coffee Brown and Royal Blue.

    • Ordering the right size

    • Medium Fits hat sizes 6 3/4 to 7 3/8

    • Large fits hat sizes 7 1/2 to 8

  • 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
  • Gift Card / Gift Certificate - You are purchasing a Gift Card for yourself, or to send to someone else.  You can choose to send the Gift Certificate now, or on a certain date, during the checkout process. NOTE: If you want to send a gift to multiple people, just choose the amount and adjust the quantity accordingly.  You will have the opportunity to enter the recipient names, email addresses and the date to send when you are checking out.
  • Our Last Best West Mule Skinner Vest is made from durable Pigskin with traditional leather and concho closures. Many of the West's favourite sons would do a stint driving freight at some time or another. Wyatt Earp spent some time as a mule Skinner when he was first out West and finding his way. Available in Men's sizes from XXS to 5XL (see sizing chart in image gallery) Model is 5' 10" and wears a size 48 Jacket ::: He is wearing an 2XL Mule Sinner Vest. Shown wearing our (optional) Texas Jack Vermilion Hat
    • Standard fit
    • made from distressed pigskin leather
    • vest is lined
    • Two large front pockets
    • Traditional 19th Century tie closure
  • Bridger Mens Oiled Suede Jacket - A timeless oiled suede unlined jacket

    This classic looking shirt/jacket is a great weather resistant addition to any wardrobe. Looks great with jeans or any period clothing from the last several centuries. Fringe on leather clothing is a functional design feature pioneered by native Americans, hundreds of years ago. Its job is to channel off moisture, allowing the garment to dry faster. Model is 6' and wears a size 44 jacket ::: He is wearing an 2XL BRIDGER MENS OILED SUEDE JACKET
    • Unlined oiled suede shirt/jacket
    • Standard fit
    • 2 front pockets with flap
    • Raw hem, whip stitching and fringe adds to the frontier look
    • Special order item
    • ships in 3-5 weeks
    • See sizing guidelines and chart in the picture gallery
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