6/2/2023 0 Comments Sugar loaf sombrero![]() ![]() Think of the high-peaked Sugar Loaf sombrero, whose broad brim wards off the desert sun. Southwesterners, for instance, favor generous brims and tall crowns. Generally, the sun determines the shape of the hat and the type of crease. In fact, there are almost as many styles and ways to crease or punch a hat as there are Western states. As he suggests, somewhat lyrically, ''They release you from the confines of the city.''Ĭowboy hats, which are being worn as part of a general Western revival, are more subdued now than the fancy-banded, feathered versions popularized nearly a decade ago by movies like ''Urban Cowboy.'' Still, they're far from plain or uniform. Texas manufacturer of Western headwear, thinks Western hats appeal to urban dwellers for mostly nostalgic reasons. Made of strong stuff (a durable top-of-the-line Western hat is fashioned from fur felt with a high beaver content), these days its function is as likely to be decorative. AN OLD-TIME COWBOY AND his hat seldom parted company.įew items in his wardrobe boasted such a repertory of functions, acting as a roof over his head to ward off sun, wind and flies, and serving, when the need arose, as a makeshift prod or watering trough.
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