Based a half hour east of Dallas, the legendary hat company Stetson makes premium hats at a large factory in a quiet neighborhood. Inside a sprawling beige building, workers follow a process ...

In the May before its launch, I had my own opportunity to get familiarized with Stetson, when I received an invitation to view its factory in Garland, Texas, some 40 minutes’ drive from Dallas. It was ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The cowboy hat is a staple of Western style, but these ...

Mike "Red" Wallis holds one of the finer cowboy hats at his store in Pendleton, Ore. Beaver, whose pelts are used in making felt for the hats, are increasingly hard to find, making it more expensive ...

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 ...