The right hat can make all the difference in a Western. Just think back to Robert Duvall’s pheasant-taking-over-his-head job he wore in 1972’s Joe Kidd versus the hat he wore in the 1989 Lonesome Dove miniseries. Case closed.
What follows are a few hat rules every cowboy hero should follow, as well as examples of great hats and where you can get one of these yourself.
Cowboy Hat Rule #1: The hero cannot change hat styles in the middle of a film. Val Kilmer’s Billy the Kid got caught
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