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How Do You Wear Your Cowboy Hat?

By admin ⋅ August 19, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

The cowboy hat is about as iconic as it comes. But why do people wear them? Is it for vanity? For shade? Out of habit? To cover their heads? The Clovis News Journal from Clovis, California investigates:

C.L. Myers of Muleshoe said that few have a real need to wear a cowboy hat these days. “It’s just something you wear,” Myers said. “Some wear it to cover up their balding head, I wear it to cover my gray hair.” Myers also said that for those that wear a cowboy hat, it’s one of the basics. “Some put on their underwear, some put on their cowboy hat,” Myers said. “Other people put on both.”

Buzz Goodson, owner Bar G Western Wear in Portales, said cowboy hats were always meant to serve a basic purpose. “They are used to shade you in the summer and warm you in the winter,” he said. He also said that different hats signify a different personality.

How do you wear your cowboy hat? Is it a part of your personality?