ten-gallon hats

Western movie toppers

Ten-gallon hats are the tall, wide-brimmed cowboy hats associated with the American West.

The name is misleading—the hat holds nowhere near ten gallons.

It likely derives from a Spanish term for hat braiding rather than liquid capacity.

The style became iconic through Western films and remains a symbol of Texan identity: He showed up in boots and a ten-gallon hat.

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felts · western · ranching · American West · Stetson · cowboy boots · ranger · horses · six-shooter · frontier life · cattle rancher · bolo tie · stagecoach · gunslinger · cowboy legend · outlaw · vaquero · John Wayne

Opposites
hat style/formality

ten-gallon hatstop hats

Tall formal headwear

bowler hats · berets · fascinators · pillbox hats · derby hats

cultural/regional identity

ten-gallon hatsberets

Soft, flat, brimless hats

ushankas · bowler hats · turbans · flat caps · fezzes

size/profile

ten-gallon hatsbeanies

Brimless knitted caps

skullcaps · yarmulkes · baseball caps · flat caps · fitted caps

Family

gallon, hats, gallons, tenth, tens

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G