STEPS: 00:23 Choose felt 00:44 Choose block 01:00 Steam hat body 01:14 Stretch hat over block 01:27 Make break line 01:59 Iron the break line 02:12 Dry up to 48 hours 02:20 Cut brim 02:33 Sand ...

But at the lower end for hats in the $250 range, the felt is often mixed with rabbit fur, mostly from Europe, where rabbits are raised for meat and fur traders bid on the skins after the animal ...

We’ve interviewed style experts and done testing on all types of hats for men ourselves to find the 19 most essential hat ... Made from 100% fur felt, it’s comfy on your head, rugged and ...

And we have no choice but to pass the cost down" to the hat industry, said Louis Pereira, owner of Newark, N.J.-based American Fur Felt (search), one of the last remaining fur cutting businesses ...

But at the lower end for hats in the $250 range, the felt is often mixed with rabbit fur, mostly from Europe, where rabbits are raised for meat and fur traders bid on the skins after the animal ...

In 1973 a 10X-rated fur felt Resistol cowboy hat would’ve run you about $125 (the equivalent of $820 in today’s dollars), and a basic Maxi-felt model from American Hat Company could be had for ...

A good wool or felt hat, if worn every day, will last all winter. A hat worn only for Sunday services might last 10 years. Many Amish men have three hats: a straw hat for summer, a black work hat ...

Akubra has been run by one family for five generations and their handsome felt hats, which are made with rabbit fur, are very much a part of Australia's national identity. BBC Homepage.