This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. In 1973 a 10X-rated fur felt Resistol cowboy hat would ...

Cowboy Hat History Cowboy hats are generally considered an evolution of the crowned sombrero, which Mexican Cowboys, known as Vaqueros, wore. They were wide-brimmed, sat similarly on the head and were ...

As the first light of dawn graces the sky with hues of gold, a familiar scene unfolds in an old neighborhood of Isfahan. In a modest workshop, the master artisan Aliakbar awakens to begin his daily ...

Q: My lovely wife tells me that proper etiquette requires me to wear my straw hat from Easter until Labor Day and then switch back to my felt hats. But early September seems way too early for felt ...