The two most recognizable fashion icons of the American West are selling out worldwide. Born out of necessity in the post-Civil War West, the American cowboy hat and Western boot have defined their wearers for over 150 years. Corporate American hatmakers and bootmakers in business since the 19th and early 20th centuries and local, modern, custom hatmakers and entrepreneurial boot (and now hat) makers such as Tecovas are all seeing a resurgence in the popularity of fashionable and practical head


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