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Here's how to keep your hat looking its best, whether you wear it for fashion or function. Cowboy hats made of felt or straw ...

The first decision? Felt or straw. Felt hats are made from varying gradations of beaver and rabbit furs, 100 percent beaver being the best quality; high-caliber straw hats are woven from Mexican ...

And yes, it is customary to wear straw hats, which are lighter and breathe better than felt hats, between Easter and Labor Day (the first Monday in September). Felt hats, which keep the noggin ...

Here's her pick for the first Sunday. Felt hat by Miriam Carter Felt: a family trade What: Handmade wool hats by New Hampshire feltmaker Miriam Carter Where: Contemporary Crafts, Tent H When ...