Blue Westerns

[Uberak]

I have been looking for a blue Western hat and haven't found anything aside from this.

http://www.baileyhats.com/cavalry-ii-hat.html

And, I'm pretty unsure about the blueness of that. Navy has a tendency to fall more on the black end of the spectrum. (Also, it is wool/beaver felt, and thus I would have to spray it with a water-repellent like Scotchguard.)

Though, there is always the option of having a custom-made hat, but that would be straining the budget.

(First post here, I hope this is something that warrants a thread.)

 

[Joao Encarnado]

I have 2 navy blue westerns. One is darker than the other but they are different felts, one is a beaver blend and the other is a bunny/hare blend.
Here is a picture to compare a black and my 2 blue hats.

A 3x beaver Stetson

A Billy the Kidd Stetson

 

[Lean'n'mean]

Have you checked out good ole Evilbay ? ........you may strike lucky & find a nice fur felt, I don't think blue is a popular colour so the price should be reasonable.

 

[mactire]

As a matter of interest do folks know of custom makers with blue felt? I have the beaver fur felt swatches from Art Fawcett but the midnight blue is a dark navy, I'd love to see a french navy or airforce blue.

 

[jlee562]

Optimo has a Royal Blue in their 1000 felt. Penman has a royal blue for his Spirit hat. Bob at Black Sheep hand dyes felts, and I would imagine blue is achievable.

 

[1mach1]

I am pretty sure that Ingineer has a blue western also.

 

[Uberak]

Have you checked out good ole Evilbay ? ........you may strike lucky & find a nice fur felt, I don't think blue is a popular colour so the price should be reasonable.

Actually, I looked on Ebay, and there was only a couple hats. One was a great looking beaver felt which is too small for me. 7 1/8 when I wear XL hats that feel a little tight on my head. The other is a "one size fits most" hat that has more of a fedora style going.

This makes me wish that there was a more affordable place to get custom hats from. I'm not necessarily looking for high-quality headwear for the sake of looking luxurious but rather something with the right color and size along with durability.

 

[mactire]

If your're not looking for beaver there's Sterkowski which has its own thread as well. They do custom work sterkowski.com/ but when I enquired won't be taking any more custom orders until the New Year as this is their busiest time of the year.

 

[Uberak]

If your're not looking for beaver there's Sterkowski which has its own thread as well. They do custom work sterkowski.com/ but when I enquired won't be taking any more custom orders until the New Year as this is their busiest time of the year.

A beaver is okay. It's mostly the price that's the issue. I guess I need to look elsewhere for a blue Western that fits on me. Maybe I do need to shell out more money, though I probably will be using that hat as a beater.