Storys of the West

There are many stories which recount the wild delight with which the cowboy greeted the appearance of silk hat in a frontier where they and the owner of such hat happened to be sojourning together, and it is literally true that in the earlier days of the frontier such hats were often shot ” full […]

The Cowboy Hat

Today there are many styles of cowboy hats and there aren’t as many working cowboys as there was in the 1800’s. Back in the 1800’s the cowboy didn’t have many choices of different styles. They had the Boss of the Plains hat which had an open crown and a flat brim. The creases were dents and […]

Hats in the 1800’s

The American Cowboy in the 1800’s had a certain wardrobe that was common among the cowboys. One of the most important item of there wardrobe was there hat. The Cowboy hat was important because it protected them from the weather. In the summer the blazing sun tried to bake and burn them. There were no recorded […]

Fedora comes from

The word fedora comes from the title of an 1882 play by dramatist Victorian Sardou, Fedora , written for Sarah Bernhart. The play was first performed in the United States in 1889. Bernhardt played Princess Fédora, the heroine of the play. During the play, Bernhardt wore a center creased, soft brimmed hat. The hat was fashionable […]

SASS members

Sass Members should buy there hats from Staker Custom Hats so they can get the hat that they have always wanted and the fit too. Sass Members will be able to design there perfect cowboy hat and they will turn heads. If you want to look like a real cowboy that lived in the 1800″s […]

C M Russell

C M Russell the artist,  painted many cowboy’s  in his artwork of the old west. He even worked as a cowboy in his younger years, so he had a good understanding of the wardrobe of the cowboy . His hats are all boss of the plains hats with short brims and open crowns. Some of the […]