The best straw cowboy hat

Straw cowboy hats are a common fashionable piece of clothing, It was first made by John B. Stelson, he made a felt cowboy hat around a camp fire to entertain his fellow travelers. This hat was named “Tho boss of the plains”. There were similar hats used by working cowboys long before that but The boss of the plains is the first with the modern design of a cowboy hat. That happen in 1862. Nowadays the cowboy hat is the most important symbol of the old west cowboy culture and is commonly use by occidental ranch workers, country and western singers and rodeo participants. It is also use outside this culture not only as a cowboy costume but as a piece of clothing for fashion.

Cowboy hats are made of straw, fur-based felt and sometimes leather but straw are the ones that have the most old times look. They are made with a band to set the size of the head and a decorative one at the outside also they are broad-brimmed hat and have a high crown. They are common in beige, brown and black but can be produced of any color, other colors are usually only use for costumes. The straw cowboys hats are perfect for the summer due to its light weight, great comfort even during high temperature times and the fact that they are water proof. These made it perfect for cowboy workers which turned in to the main symbol of the universal image of the American Old West.

There are several types of straw cowboy hats, for rodeos the most popular one is the Canadian crown which has a square crown instead of a round one as is usual in other styles also hats for rodeo usually have flashy colors in decorations. Nevada style has a tall cylindrical crown with a perfect circle on the top, this is sometimes called a telescopic crown. This beside the classical which have been mentioned before.

To clean a straw cowboy hat you need a hat cleaning sponge which can be bought at the places that sell cowboy hats, the sponges come in two different varieties, for lights and dark colors. Just clean it from the inside to the outside with a counter clock wise motion and the crown from front to back. After this basic cleaning you may want to add a cleaning foam spray product, this also come in two versions for lights and darks. After applying it you just remove it with the sponge with circular motions on the same direction as the basic cleaning.

This were the simple tips and information i know for choosing and maintaining a cowboy hat i  hope it was useful for you.