Friday, December 26, 2008

Great Looking Straw Cowboy Hats At A Bargain

By Ned Dagostino

The cowboy hat is steeped in the lore of the Wild West! The hat was an essential feature of outdoor life. It protected the cowboy from the weather, and doubled as a temporary vessel for water. More than 150 years ago John Stetson gave the cowboy hat an aura, a branding which has now turned it into a fashion statement. Straw cowboy hats are as popular today as they were two hundred years ago.

Cowboy hats of all pedigree are walking the ramp nowadays. Leather hats, felt hats, ten gallon hats, slouch hats, you name it, they're all seen on the heads of supermodels, superstars and the super-rich! Cowboy hats exude a nostalgic charm which cannot be denied. They're different, though, from their ancestors. Today's cowboy hats come in all colors, and are patterned and decorated as well. You might even get them in pink especially for the ladies!

The busiest type of cowboy hat is the straw cowboy hat. It sees duty in all walks of life. Politicians wear them for their electoral campaigning. The folks who turn up at these campaigns wear them. The campaign staff wears them. It's so popular with the gardening community that it is available in the gardening section of large stores right there by the secateurs. What's the right gear for touring? A camera, florid shirt and a straw cowboy hat!

Straw may appear to you to be a strange choice for a hat. After all, it's not much good at protecting your head from getting wet in the rain! But if you look at it, it is a very intelligent choice for a cowboy hat. It is much lighter than the other varieties of cowboy hats. It let's the hair 'breathe'. So your head is cool and free from sweat. And it does block the sun very effectively and naturally.

The straw cowboy hat can be made from many types of straw. The straw used for making the cowboy hat is not very expensive. Toquilla is a popular variety of straw used in the making of cowboy hats.

Toquilla straw comes from the Ecuadorian palm tree. That's why the hats made from toquilla straw are often referred to as panama straw hats. Most stores carry this straw hat. They're generally found in the gardening section, mainly because they're so popular with the gardeners! And they're pretty cheap, too!

So, I hope you know why straw cowboy hats are so very popular. They are light on the head, so you don't feel burdened even after a long time. They're cool to wear out in the sun. They're much cheaper than other kinds of cowboy hats. And oh yes, they do keep the sun off of your head, and the sun's glare from reaching your eyes! - 16459

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