Tailor Pete
Sergeant
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2018
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
I happened upon an interesting character in Tucson the other day, wearing a Hardee Hat! Not something you see every day. I didn't have my phone handy, so unfortunately I couldn't snap a pic of it.
I inquired about it, and he told me he used steam to reshape an old cowboy hat he had, into the shape of this 'ubiquitous Federal chapeau.'... his exact wording. It looked spot on, which made me wonder.
Could the origin of the 'modern' high crowned cowboy hat be that of surplus Hardee Hats? Certainly soldiers in the Army of the Tennessee were no strangers to reshaping their hats as their tastes required.
Any thoughts on this subject?
I inquired about it, and he told me he used steam to reshape an old cowboy hat he had, into the shape of this 'ubiquitous Federal chapeau.'... his exact wording. It looked spot on, which made me wonder.
Could the origin of the 'modern' high crowned cowboy hat be that of surplus Hardee Hats? Certainly soldiers in the Army of the Tennessee were no strangers to reshaping their hats as their tastes required.
Any thoughts on this subject?