A traditional cowboy prized his hat above all things – with good reason. It was often worth a month or two’s wages – and that made it very expensive. The cowboy likely spent hours personalizing the hat with creases to the crown and molding the brim – that made it his.
A 19th century cowboy would go to hell and back to retrieve a misplaced old west hat and it was seldom further than an arm’s length away.
Old Fashion Quality
You won’t find these western hats at your nearest mall. Many of the brim shapes or crowns may look familiar, may even be the same, but they are poor imitations, cookie-cutter designs; mass produced and available virtually anywhere. Don’t follow the herd – strike out on your own with a classic custom western hat from The Last Best West.
The Last Best Cowboy Hat
We start with the best fur-felt hat body available – made in the USA – and fashion as fine a hand-made western hat as you can find anywhere, for any price.
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.
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.
Other bowlers Masterson :: King
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
