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The Great Train Robbery

Justus Barnes is the cowboy shooting at the camera at the end of the 1903 ground-breaking movie; The Great Train Robbery. Images from the movie also can be seen at the intro to Tombstone with Kurt Russell and Val Kilmer. Broncho Billy Anderson may have emerged as the first movie star because of this film, but it's this image that people most often remember.

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Since the Dawn of Cinema the Western has been the greatest ongoing saga in film history. The first true motion picture was a western (naturally!) made by Thomas Edison's Company in 1903, called The Great Train Robbery. With the debut of the excellent western, Appaloosa, starring Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, and Renée Zellweger, in the fall of 2008 - the Western Movie has marked more than a century of substantiating the iconic status of the Cowboy and the Western Story.

Custom Movie Hats from The Last Best West
For decades many of the best western drama's have been filmed in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Powerful western drama's like Unforgiven, Legends of the Fall, Open Range, Crossfire Trail, Monte Walsh, Lonesome Dove (the series), Broken Trail, Speilberg's mini-series, Into the West, and the Brad Pitt western; The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, are just a few of the dozens of western's that have been filmed here. Our Hat Experts

Authentic Designs from The Last Best West
We take our western heritage seriously and work hard at preserving the qualities that made it great. Our custom hats are made the old west way - one at a time, and believe if you want that perfect western movie hat - you should be able to get the same looking hat that the character wore. We start with the best fur-felt hat body available - made in the USA - and with the skill of our master hatter fashion as fine a custom western hat as you can find. Click for everything you need to know

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Broken Trail Cowboy Hat
Crown: Modified Cavalry Crease
Brim: pencil rolled - Open
Hatband: 3/4" leather braid Color shown: Dyed Natural

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The production company had 7 hats made for Mister Duvall's character in Broken Trail, all in 20X fur-felt, and in natural color. In 5x the closest to Natural is Sahara.

At right is the June 2006 cover of Cowboys and Indians. Robert Duvall's sporting his latest Custom Movie Hat from the miniseries; Broken Trail, filmed in and around Calgary.

5X Fur-felt
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Hat Retainer

Hat Retainer
FITS SIZES 6 3/4 - 7 3/8.

If you only wear your hat seldom; or have a number of hats you wear, you will find our hat retainer a valuable addition to maintaining the perfect shape of your custom cowboy hat. And for those hats that are too tight, this gadget will stretch them out for comfort.

Order any hat in PURE BEAVER {100X} fur-felt and we'll include a hat retainer at no extra cost. New hat purchases only.

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And keep the fit as perfect as when you first put your custom Last Best Cowboy Hat on! Pay just 19.50 and save 5 bucks from our standard pricing. You can easily add the hat retainer to your custom cowboy hat order during the checkout process.

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Custom Made For. . . .
All our custom western hat's are personalized with your name, initials, or moniker stamped in gold foil on the sweat band, inside the crown. No additional charge.

Exceptional Service from The Last Best West
You'll get expert personal service designing your Traditional Old West, or Classic Western Movie Hat. If you don't see what you want - send us a picture - and we'll make our version of that hat.
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Want to order one of our custom made Last Best Cowboy Hats with a check or money order? Or maybe you have a friend or relative that would like to but doesn't have a computer. Now you can order one of our quality custom western hats by printing out an order form and mailing it in. Please click on this link for a pdf file you can save to your hard drive, and follow the instructions.

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Everett Hitch              
Viggo Mortensen's hat from Appaloosa
Crown: Telescope
Brim: Pencil rolled; Hand worked Bound
Hatband: 1 1/2" Satin with bow.
Color shown: Dyed Natural in 100X.
{Movie hat is Pecan color}

This big hat could have been copied from our Hickok. To get the dimensions right for the Everett we start with an oversized hat body, and work the hat from there. If you wish a windstring, you can add it during the check out process.

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Viggo Mortensen is Everett Hitch
in Appaloosa {2008}

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Custom  Virgil Cole Hat

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Virgil Cole                  
Ed Harris' hat from Appaloosa
Crown: Homburg dent
Brim: Hand worked Bound
Hatband: 1 1/2" Satin with bow.
Color shown: Black in Pure Beaver.

We found the 2008 movie by Ed Harris; Appaloosa, to be very entertaining. The story is quite different from most westerns and the acting is excellent.

This hat is a an adjusted version of a basic Boss of the Plains style cowboy hat. Add a homburg dent to the crown and give a nice dip to the front of the brim and there she be. Pretty close to a Fort Bragg version of the US Cavalry Hat from the 1870s.

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Ed Harris is Virgil Cole
in Appaloosa {2008}

 

Custom Pale Rider Hat

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Pale Preacher
Crown: Texas Straight
Brim: Hand worked Bound
Hatband: 2" Satin with bow.
Colors shown: Black with gray band. Pecan.

A variation of the timeless Boss of the Plains design which was the first "Western Sombrero" made for the general public in 1865. Immortalized by Eastwood's, Preacher character in Pale Rider. And say, isn't that Cate Blanchett sporting a Pale Preacher in the western movie, The Missing?

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Eastwood in Pale Rider       
Specialty Western Hats

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Old West Fact
After the American Civil War there wasn't much hard currency on the western frontier. As a result most saloons would trade a small glass of whiskey for a gun cartridge - as they were valued the same; 12 cents. Soon cowboys started calling these small glasses of whiskey a "shot". So the next time you're in a bar and the waitress asks you if you'd like a shooter - try trading a cartridge for it!

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Josie Wales            
Crown: Slight front pinch, Pecan top.
Brim: 1/2" Kettle Curl Bound
Hatband: 1" satin ribbon/with Cavalry Cord
Color as shown: Bone with medium soiling

Johnny Carson called this the best western ever made, and most would agree it's certainly in the top ten. Canadian, Chief Dan George has a memorable supporting role, and Eastwood has often said this is his favourite western.

Our version of the Josie Wales has a bound brim edge and a satin ribbon and bow for the hat band, with the cav cord slid over it. You can choose white, yellow, black, or red for your cavalry cord. Inset picture shows the hat with no soiling - make your selection during the checkout process.

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Clint Eastwood as the
Outlaw Josie Wales
. {1976}

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Hang 'Em High            
Crown: Slight front pinch, Pecan top.
Brim: 1" Kettle Curl Open
Hatband: 1/2" satin ribbon tied off cavalry style.
Color as shown: Sahara in 50% Beaver

This was Clint's first big budget movie after doing his Spaghetti Westerns. Mistaken for a horse thief, he's hung, only to be cut down by a  US Marshall, before he could choke to death. After he's absolved of his guilt by Judge Parker he takes a Marshall badge and goes after the men who did it.

Our hat has a kettle curled brim, we'll be happy to make it flat like Clint's movie hat. We confirm all hat details within 1 business day of the order being placed.

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Eastwood in
Hang "Em High
. {1968}

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OUR MOST COMMON HAT QUESTION
Q: I'm looking for a ____ Hat. I checked your product catalogue and didn't see it. Can you make it?

A: Yes. As I'm sure you can appreciate it's just not possible to show all the different variations of crowns and brims. If it's made from fur-felt and you can supply us a good picture - yes we can make it. Generally we already carry the same style of hat, we just shape it based on the photo or if it's a movie hat we shape it from watching the movie and seeing the hat from all possible angles to get the look just so. We can do up to a 7" (inch) high crown and a 6" wide brim. Click for our other most common questions.

1898 Bow
This was a common bow style of the 19th century. If you prefer this bow style for any of our hats, just request it when your hat details are confirmed via e-mail.

LADIES BOW
Back in the 19th century and the first 4 decades of the 20th century, when hats were a very common part of every day dress, women's hats had the bow on the right hand side. If you want the bow on the right - request it when your hat details are confirmed via e-mail.

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Custom Wind String.

Heavy Latigo lace includes this polished, hand-made antler slider. Never lose your hat again with this handsome stampede string.

Add this custom wind string to any of our custom hats for 25 dollars during the check out process.

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Where'd those great Cowboy Hats from the Western Movies come from?
Many were versions of traditional cowboy hats from the 1800s - but most were from the imaginations of the early movie stars like Tom Mix. The old "B" Westerns from the 1930s and 40s were rife with grandiose Cowboy Hats. Many of today's most popular mass produced cowboy hat designs were first seen in the Movies. Want to read a dynamic western story?

  1. A still from a silent western from the 1920s. Notice the "Sugarloaf" Western Sombrero on the left. This shape was the transition from a straight sombrero to the Cowboy Hat. The actor in the middle is wearing a version of our "Champie"
  2. Nothings new under the Sun! Henry Fonda as Wyatt Earp in My Darling Clementine {1946} The shape of his Cowboy Hat is almost the same as hats in later Western Movies: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, and Open Range.
  3. A young Ben Johnson with a great Character Hat in the classic western, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon {1949} 
  4. Alan Ladd as "Shane" {1953} wearing a gunfighter style cowboy hat similar to our version - the Hidalgo.

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Indiana Jones                          
Classic Adventure hat
Crown: fedora pinch | Brim: hand rolled - Open
Hatband: 1" Satin ribbon w/bow
OR leather. Color as shown: Pecan in 20X Fur-felt

A classic fedora crown with a rakish curve to the brim brought this old hat back into public favor with the enormously popular Indiana Jones movies. With a tighter pinch, bound edge and a kettle curl you get the look shown by Gerald McRaney as George Hearst in Deadwood.

Our Adventure Hat has a wider brim then Indies' standard 2 3/4" wide fedora style - for better sun protection. If you want it narrower, or wider, with a pencil roll; bound edge or not, just ask.

An oversized version, with a tighter pinch, and larger brim with bound edge was worn by Hugh Jackman in Van Helsing. And NO we don't do this hat in leather. And consider this: A leather hat is next to useless in continued heavy weather, and would be even hotter than a fur-felt hat. Choose a 1" leather or satin ribbon and bow for the hatband during the checkout process.

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Western Movie Hat

The Tristan
Crown: Slight pinch in front, Pecan top.
Brim: Hand Curl Open
Hatband: 1/2" Leather w/side tie
Color as shown: Sahara; same as movie hat.

Legends of the Fall is an excellent western story filmed in and around the Kananaskis area of The Last Best West. His role as Tristan made Brad Pitt a star, and sent him on a collision course for Angelina Jolie. A great looking hat for any and all occasions.

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Brad Pitt is Tristan Ludlow,
in Legends of the Fall.

Alfred from Legends of the Fall

Our hats off to Joshua Anthony
for ordering the first one.

The Alfred
Crown: Modified Cattleman.
Brim: Hand worked Open
Hatband: 11/2" Satin with bow
Color as shown: Chocolate brown

Aidan Quinn ably portrayed the oldest son, Alfred, in Legends of the Fall - another excellent western movie filmed in and around Calgary. The fore father of the Open Road crown shape, this hat looks good anywhere you might like to wear it. Movie hat has a 1898 bow.

The character, Alfred Ludlow, was the eldest of the three brothers, and constantly seeking his father's favor. Alfred grew to be a successful business man, and later a politician, who married the woman his other brother's couldn't.

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Aidan Quinn in
Legends of the Fall. {1994}

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One of our favourite westerns this fast paced story is an excellent example of how a traditional cowboy would have behaved.

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Hidalgo
Crown: slight pinch;
Pecan shaped top
Brim: Hand Shaped Open  
Hatband: Custom 1/2" leather braid.
Color as shown: Black in 50% Beaver

This is the classic "Gunfighter Look". Various versions have been worn by actors like Alan Ladd, Gary Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin and Dean Martin. Tell us which one you favor - and we'll shape it, just so.

This classic crown shape is similar to the Tristan, with the Hidalgo having a smaller brim and a different hand roll.

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Viggo Mortensen as Frank Hopkins in, Hidalgo. {2004}

Alan Ladd as Shane {1953} in one of Hollywood's Best Westerns.

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A Note about Color
Color variances caused by individual computer monitors are beyond our control.
Light colors will reflect heat the best - while dark colors will retain the heat the most - with black being the worst for staying hot (black absorbs sunlight). However black is the most formal color so bowlers and top hats were generally black or dark gray. For the first 15-20 years cowboy hats were marketed - your choice of color was black and about 3 shades of brown.

What you need to know to order with confidence
On our fact page you'll learn about fur felt, see available colors, and see step by step instructions for measuring your head, ordering your custom hat, shipping, and our refund policy. We also have a section on general hat care, and Cowboy Hat Etiquette. (not to be missed!)
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Custom Leather Products
Bat Masterson was one of the most feared and respected "Shootist's" of the Old West. He employed a cross-draw pull, and his skill with a hand gun was such that everyone kept theirs holstered with Masterson around. Own a classic custom holster inspired by Bat's simple - yet elegant rig.

Shown in black cow hide, with heavy, plain black belt. In the holster is a 45 Cal. 1873 Colt Peacemaker,  with 4" barrel - nickel plated. We will custom make to accommodate the make, model, and calibre of your firearm. Side arm is very secure when pushed down in the holster and comes with a hammer tie-down. Click for our Custom Leather Page

The Masterson - Custom Cross Draw Holster

Custom Tombstone Cowboy Hat

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Johnny Ringo
Crown: off-kilter telescope
Brim: Open Hand worked
Hatband: Black 1 inch satin with bow. c/w custom Wind String wrapped over the ribbon.
Color as shown: Black

Hats in the old west shipped with a satin ribbon and bow for the hat band and cowboys would often add their own hat band and just slide it over the existing satin one. The costume designers of Tombstone, went to great lengths making sure the hats were period correct and unique.

Our custom Ringo hat has the same off kilter crown as the movie hat, and the same rakish upturn to the right side of the brim. Instead of the braided horse hair band that's sported in the movie, we've chosen to wrap our custom wind string, around the existing band.

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Michael Biehn as old west bad man Johnny Ringo, "And you must be Doc Holliday."  in Tombstone {1993}

Johnny Ringo

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A 20X sand colored Doc Holliday custom hat made for a theatre company in Nashville.

Doc Holliday
Crown: Fedora top and pinch
Brim: Bound Hand worked, left side curled higher.
Hatband: Black 1 inch satin with bow.
Shown in Black 5X Fur-felt with medium soiling.

Most people would agree that there are many excellent performances by the actors in Tombstone, but undoubtedly the best of the best was Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday.

Doc's adversary amongst the Cow Boys, of course, was Johnny Ringo. So naturally Doc's hat is the opposite of Johnny's. The fedora working to the crown suggests culture and education, and the left turn up on the brim infers a dangerous bent to his personality. In real life and in the movie Doc straddled the line between good and bad, but he always stood by the few men he called friends.

Did Doc kill Johnny Ringo as portrayed in the movie? It's highly unlikely as history puts Doc in a different town the day Ringo was found dead in a grove of trees with a bullet in his forehead.

Val Kilmer gave a brilliant performance as Doc Holliday, ". . .That's the rumour. . . ."  in Tombstone {1993}

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Curly Bill
Crown: Telescope
Brim: Hand worked Open
Hatband: Braided Horse hair, with Wind String wrapped around.
Color as shown: Sand in 20X Fur-felt

Want an attitude? Put this baby on. You'll find yer strut is a little tighter, your snarl a little meaner. A great attention getter for a show hat, regardless of the company you keep. Powers Boothe set new standards for the "Laughing Cowboy", in Tombstone, portraying Curly Bill close to what history knows about him. Most everybody liked Curly Bill, especially the Soiled Doves who gave him his nickname for his curly hair.

Powers Boothe as Curly Bill Broscious in the excellent western movie, "Tombstone"
 

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Wooden Hat Box.

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All Wood!
Custom Cowboy Hat Box
Custom all wood design keeps your hat nicely elevated off the brim for storage and display. Yes we know it's expensive. Yes we know you can buy plastic hat cases for 50 bucks - but is that the look you want for your Traditional Cowboy Hat?

Available in 3 stain colors: Mahogany {shown} Weathered, and Black. Comes complete with rope handle, leather lid