Bowler or Derby Hat in Steampunk Style.
Made from 100% vegetable-tanned leather.
Completely handmade and hand-stitched.
Available in all sizes and in brown and black colors.
The bowler hat was created in 1849 by London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler. It was commissioned to provide a close-fitting, low-crowned hat that would protect gamekeepers from low-hanging branches while riding horseback.
Interestingly, the bowler, not the cowboy hat or sombrero, was the most popular hat in the American West. Lucius Beebe even dubbed it "the hat that won the West." Its popularity among cowboys and railroad workers stemmed from its ability to stay securely on the head in strong winds, whether on horseback or leaning out of a speeding train. Both lawmen and outlaws wore it, including figures like Bat Masterson, Butch Cassidy, Black Bart, and Billy the Kid. In the U.S., the bowler became known as the derby, with American outlaw Marion Hedgepeth famously nicknamed "the Derby Kid."
Bowler or Derby Hat in Steampunk Style.
Made from 100% vegetable-tanned leather.
Completely handmade and hand-stitched.
Available in all sizes and in brown and black colors.
The bowler hat was created in 1849 by London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler. It was commissioned to provide a close-fitting, low-crowned hat that would protect gamekeepers from low-hanging branches while riding horseback.
Interestingly, the bowler, not the cowboy hat or sombrero, was the most popular hat in the American West. Lucius Beebe even dubbed it "the hat that won the West." Its popularity among cowboys and railroad workers stemmed from its ability to stay securely on the head in strong winds, whether on horseback or leaning out of a speeding train. Both lawmen and outlaws wore it, including figures like Bat Masterson, Butch Cassidy, Black Bart, and Billy the Kid. In the U.S., the bowler became known as the derby, with American outlaw Marion Hedgepeth famously nicknamed "the Derby Kid."