A Maui hat shaper crafts custom-made cowboy hats that are just as much about the experience as they are about the art. HPR’s ...

Chris Christmas, a fourth-generation Black cowboy with Native American roots, considers the cowboy hat to be an indispensable part of his heritage. “I think I was born with a cowboy hat,” said the ...

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HOUSTON — Mark Hollar spends his days selling and shaping upscale hats meant to last decades. The black hat he wears was a gift from a friend in 1993 when he was the best man at the friend’s wedding.