Philadelphia’s John B Stetson headed west in the 1860s for health reasons. He fashioned himself a big hat to protect him from rain, sun and wind which he dubbed the ”Boss of the Plains”. Praised for ...

Stetson cowboy hats and Texas go together like peas and carrots. The countless Texans who own one probably don’t know the origins of the brand can be traced back, not to the Lone Star State, but ...

The company's factory in Garland, Texas, employs more than 200 workers. Stetson hats are an American classic like baseball, apple pie and fireworks on the Fourth of July. The company was founded by ...

Note: This story has been updated to correct G. Henry Stetson's role with the John B. Stetson Company following his father's death, and the company that manufactures Stetson hats. DELAND − Long before ...

It's a true classic as synonymous with the American West as cowboys and country music. In it's heyday it graced the heads of Hollywood stars such as John Wayne and Steve McQueen, not to mention being ...

The hat was a treasure. I used to rummage around in my father’s closet, where there were all kinds of cool dad stuff to check out. But by far the most interesting object, which held enormous ...

In 1860, an ailing East Coast hat maker named John Batterson Stetson headed west to mine for gold. He didn’t strike it rich, but he ended up with something much more valuable: the design for the first ...