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John Batterson Stetson (May 5, 1830 – February 18, 1906) was an American hat maker who invented the cowboy hat in the 1860s. He founded the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1865, and it became one of the largest hat manufacturers in the world. The company's hats are now commonly referred to simply as Stetsons .
Resistol. Coordinates: 32°54′28.2″N 96°39′14.6″W. Resistol Hats is a Garland, Texas, United States–based manufacturer of hats. The company is best known as a maker of cowboy hats. The company has long been an important part of Garland's manufacturing base. The company is reportedly well diversified and makes a wide array of hat ...
John B. Stetson Company. The John B. Stetson Company, founded by John B. Stetson in 1865, was the maker of the Stetson cowboy hats, but ceased manufacturing in 1970. [ 1] Stetson hats are now being manufactured in Garland, Texas, by Hatco, Inc., who also produce Resistol and Charlie 1 Horse hats. [ 2]
The Boss of the Plains was a lightweight all-weather hat designed in 1865 by John B. Stetson for the demands of the American West. It was intended to be durable, waterproof and elegant. [ 1] The term "Stetson" eventually became all-but-interchangeable with what later became known as the cowboy hat due to later style-designs based on how the ...
Giddy up, dear readers. Western-inspired cowboy fashion is all the rage. From Beyoncé’s viral Cowboy Carter album to festival fashion trends, everyone from our favorite celebs to everyday ...
"Today's cowboy hat has remained basically unchanged in construction and design since the first one was created in 1865 by J.B. Stetson." [11] Stetson also produced "dress" hats, distinguished from "western" hats by narrower brims and shorter crowns. However, his "Boss of the Plains" style hat and its many variants fueled the company's growth ...
Richard Petty’s signature cowboy hat has been an iconic symbol of NASCAR for decades. NASCAR and Daytona International Speedway on Wednesday unveiled the first of 28 unique statues featuring ...
A felt cowboy hat A straw cowboy hat. The cowboy hat is a high-crowned, wide-brimmed hat best known as the defining piece of attire for the North American cowboy.Today it is worn by many people, and is particularly associated with ranch workers in the western and southern United States, western Canada and northern Mexico, with many country music, regional Mexican and Sertanejo music [a ...