The Cowboy Hat - Cowboy Style of North America

A cowboy hat is just one piece of a cowboy'sband on the inside of the hat. This band keeps the
attire. A hat only adds more to a cowboy.hat in place when you are wearing it. Cowboy
Cowboys definitely have their own style. Whenhats come in many different colors. Any color
cowboys wear hats, it will easily stand out tounder the rainbow can be used for a hat. The
those around him that he is a cowboy. It doesmost common colors used, however, are brown,
not detract from his style.black, and beige.
The public can easily pick out cowboy hats fromIn old Westerns the hero cowboy was always
other forms of hats. They allow cowboys toseen wearing a white hat, while the villain was
easily be noticed in North America. If the hat isalways seen wearing a black hat. Today, when
worn by someone they will be recognized bywe refer to someone wearing a black hat, we
others. Why are cowboy hats so easily spotted?are thinking of someone that has done unethical
Because of their design. They have a wide brimactions like a villain from a Western. The colors of
around the hat, and a very high crown that canthe hats worn by cowboys may not be important
quickly be pointed out and identified.in real life, but they definitely had an important
They always have the same basic design. Theyrole in the Western cinematic movies.
are easy to recognize because they are unlikePeople wear them when they go Country dancing.
any of the other hats around. They are notCountry music singing stars use them as a
always made out of the same materials,symbol of their music genre. Everyone can take
however. The most popular materials are felt,advantage of cowboy hats, though they will
straw, and leather.remain a status symbol for cowboys and
Most hats will also have a decorative band that isranchers.
worn around the crown. They also have a tiny