I don't need the pointy boots; I just need the hat.
April 15, 2011 9:18 AM Subscribe
I need a "tribal" cowboy hat. The short-brimmed kind worn by those SLP boys with the pointy boots.
So . . . the Mexican pointy boot thing happens (Matehuala ftw!) and I see the hat I need in the YT vid. I live in Texas and I wear hats. After a couple decades of living here, I have given in and own a cowboy hat or two. But the huge brims just piss me off. I need a shorter brimmed cowboy hat.
Then this post and this video come along. And I see the hat.
In the video:
2:51-3:24 The fellow in the brown AF shirt wears one.
6:38 Another fellow is wearing one, quickly followed by one in a store labeled "Tribal" and priced @ $50.
I haven't started hitting the tiendas de ropa around town yet, just looking on the internet to get an idea of what's out there.
Searching for short brimmed straw cowboy hats has been fruitless. It seems that the average American idea of a short-brimmed cowboy hat is much different than the fedora-width brims in the video. And adding in terms like tribal, SLP, guarachero brings me back to all pointy boots all the time.
Since I won't be getting to SLP or Matehuala anytime soon, I want to know where to get one around here or on the internet.
Final straw would be to take screen shots and have Texas Hatters in Lockhart make me one.
Questions:
What is this style of hat called?
What should I be searching for on the internet to find this style of hat?
Where in Austin can I find this style of hat?
Where on the internet can I find this style of hat?
So . . . the Mexican pointy boot thing happens (Matehuala ftw!) and I see the hat I need in the YT vid. I live in Texas and I wear hats. After a couple decades of living here, I have given in and own a cowboy hat or two. But the huge brims just piss me off. I need a shorter brimmed cowboy hat.
Then this post and this video come along. And I see the hat.
In the video:
2:51-3:24 The fellow in the brown AF shirt wears one.
6:38 Another fellow is wearing one, quickly followed by one in a store labeled "Tribal" and priced @ $50.
I haven't started hitting the tiendas de ropa around town yet, just looking on the internet to get an idea of what's out there.
Searching for short brimmed straw cowboy hats has been fruitless. It seems that the average American idea of a short-brimmed cowboy hat is much different than the fedora-width brims in the video. And adding in terms like tribal, SLP, guarachero brings me back to all pointy boots all the time.
Since I won't be getting to SLP or Matehuala anytime soon, I want to know where to get one around here or on the internet.
Final straw would be to take screen shots and have Texas Hatters in Lockhart make me one.
Questions:
What is this style of hat called?
What should I be searching for on the internet to find this style of hat?
Where in Austin can I find this style of hat?
Where on the internet can I find this style of hat?
Response by poster: Those are excellent. Sorting by brim width. Either you're a genius or I suck at the interwebs. Now . . . one branded with the Liberal Gun Club? Oh well.
Thanks! Now I wonder if I can find one closer to home.
posted by Seamus at 10:48 AM on April 15, 2011
Thanks! Now I wonder if I can find one closer to home.
posted by Seamus at 10:48 AM on April 15, 2011
Fedoras have a different crown shape. The classic cowboy hat has what's called a cattleman's crease. Another well known crease is the pinchfront (think park rangers and Mounties). There's also the slopefront or Gus crease (Robert Duvall in Lonesome Dove). There are plenty more crease styles, but these are some of the most popular. Original stetsons actually came with a tall round crown that the owner could crease to his liking.
(You don't suck at the interwebs. I'm a costume designer/craftsperson by training. I've had plenty of practice at this sort of shopping.)
posted by mollymayhem at 3:56 PM on April 15, 2011 [1 favorite]
(You don't suck at the interwebs. I'm a costume designer/craftsperson by training. I've had plenty of practice at this sort of shopping.)
posted by mollymayhem at 3:56 PM on April 15, 2011 [1 favorite]
Best answer: The Stetson Open Road; Stetson Open Road, Panama Style; vintage Stetson panama; Stetson "Open Road" Vintage Straw Hat.
Not a Stetsonophile.
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:55 PM on April 15, 2011
Not a Stetsonophile.
posted by MonkeyToes at 5:55 PM on April 15, 2011
Response by poster: The Stetson Open Road with a 2 3/4" brim it is.
Purchased and worn.
It only took me five months, but I found it at Allen's Boots in Austin. Local.
Thanks!
posted by Seamus at 3:07 PM on September 29, 2011 [2 favorites]
Purchased and worn.
It only took me five months, but I found it at Allen's Boots in Austin. Local.
Thanks!
posted by Seamus at 3:07 PM on September 29, 2011 [2 favorites]
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posted by mollymayhem at 10:20 AM on April 15, 2011 [1 favorite]