GlamRockCowboy
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Is there a list of custom bespoke WESTERN hat makers on this site?
Is there a list of custom bespoke WESTERN hat makers on this site?
Is there a list of custom bespoke WESTERN hat makers on this site?
And Rand's out of Billings does amazing work.Off the top of my head (and no particular order)
Knudsen Hats/Golden Gate Western Wear, Jaxonbilt, Last Best West, O'Farrell, Smithbilt, DbarJ, Heritage Hats, Baron Hats, Buckaroo Hatters
I am struggling with selling or renting out one of my kidneys so I can spring for either a Rand or an Optimo. They are both in the stratospheric price range.......but I am curious.And Rand's out of Billings does amazing work.
I am struggling with selling or renting out one of my kidneys so I can spring for either a Rand or an Optimo. They are both in the stratospheric price range.......but I am curious.
Is there a list of custom bespoke WESTERN hat makers on this site?
Off the top of my head (and no particular order)
Knudsen Hats/Golden Gate Western Wear, Jaxonbilt, Last Best West, O'Farrell, Smithbilt, DbarJ, Heritage Hats, Baron Hats, Buckaroo Hatters
And Rand's out of Billings does amazing work.
Is there a list of custom bespoke WESTERN hat makers on this site?
Yes, Rand and Greely publish price lists on their websites and can hit close to the $2000 mark for their premier felts.A general statement, and for what it's worth, most custom western (cowboy) hats are considerably more expensive than the custom fedoras and homburgs and western styles Open Road hats you will see here on the Lounge - thus part of the reason for asking about your budget. Many 100X beaver cowboy hats I am familiar with run near the $1000 mark. Many 100X beaver dress weight hats will be in the sub $400 range.
I would just say it depends on what you want in a Western hat.Most of the custom hatters can make a western, as well.
For a vintage style Western hat Ritch Rand builds the best.And Rand's out of Billings does amazing work.
A general statement, and for what it's worth, most custom western (cowboy) hats are considerably more expensive than the custom fedoras and homburgs and western styles Open Road hats you will see here on the Lounge - thus part of the reason for asking about your budget. Many 100X beaver cowboy hats I am familiar with run near the $1000 mark. Many 100X beaver dress weight hats will be in the sub $400 range.
Yes, I have 2 westerns or at least crossover/country gentlemen's hats. One 50/50 western weight from NWHats and the other 100% western weight beaver from Haven Bros Hats. Both are brilliant and both under $300.I’ve often wondered why, generally speaking, western hatters charge so much compared to “soft felt” custom hatters. I also scratch my head when a custom rabbit is $350 and a pure beaver is $1250. The difference in cost of materials sure doesn’t account for it.
Of course the answer is to have one of the hatters better known for soft felt hats make you a western: I have one that should ship next week from Northwest and another from Gannon that should be here in time for Christmas, and my flawed but still prized nutria from Rick at Phoenix that should ship soon too.
Yes, I have 2 westerns or at least crossover/country gentlemen's hats. One 50/50 western weight from NWHats and the other 100% western weight beaver from Haven Bros Hats. Both are brilliant and both under $300.
I’ve often wondered why, generally speaking, western hatters charge so much compared to “soft felt” custom hatters. I also scratch my head when a custom rabbit is $350 and a pure beaver is $1250. The difference in cost of materials sure doesn’t account for it.
Of course the answer is to have one of the hatters better known for soft felt hats make you a western: I have one that should ship next week from Northwest and another from Gannon that should be here in time for Christmas, and my flawed but still prized nutria from Rick at Phoenix that should ship soon too.
I guess until the day comes where we have a monetary policy of redistribution of income and wealth in this country, there will continue to be a market for both Kias & Cadillacs.