But critics contend the change ignores the history: an unofficial cowboy dress code that dates to nearly the 1800s, especially in Pinedale, a place recently heralded by True West magazine as one ...

Wear whatever you want (cowboy hats included). Newsflash: Tons of people in Colorado wear cowboy hats! John Denver included (I heard you enjoy his sanctuary). In fact, they were invented right here in ...

Frederica Wilson was known as the Florida state legislator who owned a massive collection of fancy hats. But when the Democrat was elected to the 17th District in Congress on Nov. 2, 2010, to ...

A crash course on the history of the cowboy hat 02:57. FORT WORTH — Nothing is more iconic in Western garb than a hat. It's up to you whether you call it a western hat or a cowboy hat but there ...

Stetson hats were first made in the late 1800s out of necessity. John. B. Stetson was headed to Colorado in 1865, ... These hats went on to become the iconic cowboy hats we think of today. Stetson is ...

Black cowboy fashion penetrated mainstream culture as big Southern stars gained popularity in America in the 20th century. Georgia-born Ray Charles rocked a cowboy hat during performances of his ...

Plenty of the "Old West" towns across the U.S. are more than happy to embrace their history and help visitors travel back in time to the 1800s, cowboy hat in hand.

Plenty of the "Old West" towns across the U.S. are more than happy to embrace their history and help visitors travel back in time to the 1800s, cowboy hat in hand.