The humble cowboy hat, iconic though it may be, had simple origins. Philadelphia-based hatmaker John Batterson Stetson—that last name ought to be familiar—released, back in 1865, the “Boss ...

There is, however, a middle ground. “My advice,” said Stephen Jones, the British hat maestro, “would be to try a bucket hat. These have the informality of a baseball cap but the structure of ...

Beyoncé and a New Class of ‘Hat Acts’ Are Helping Cowboy Core Ride Again. ... where 808s and baseball caps outnumbered steel guitars and Stetsons, country is looking west for a refresh.