The John B. Stetson Company was launched in 1865 by a man, John B. Stetson, who had an idea to mass market a sturdy, durable cowboy hat for Americans.

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Via RememberMyJourney Stetson returned east in 1865 penniless but determined to make money off the hat he’d created. He borrowed $60 from his sister Louisa, rented a small workshop in ...

The top hat: A chapeau needs a brim and it needs character Whether they look like 10-gallon Stetsons or Thin White Duke-era David Bowie fedoras, big hats are simply huge By Special to National Post ...

The company's namesake, John B. Stetson, was born in 1830 into a family of New Jersey hat makers. As a young man, Stetson was diagnosed with tuberculosis and was told he could heal his lungs by ...

The company, founded in 1865 by John B. Stetson, only recently moved to Garland, Texas. In 1870, Stetson opened a factory outside of Philadelphia, which would subsequently become the largest hat ...

Such as: what you’re going to wear on your head during it. Allow us to suggest a Stetson or two... Introducing Stetson Hats by Billy Reid, a set of 10 new hats from Billy Reid that combine his Alabama ...

Pam Fields, chief executive officer of Stetson Worldwide, wears hats three or four times a week. After all, she has access to what she calls "the greatest lending library of hats"—the showroom ...