Fur-felt body (rabbit and beaver hair fibers, not wool) gives the Open Road its dense weather-resistant feel — water beads up and the felt holds its shape after rainstorms. Center crease running front to back, brim turned up slightly all the way around, leather sweatband stitched in for grip. Royal Deluxe is Stetson’s premium-grade fur-felt, a step up from standard.
This is the city-Western hat for Texans, oilmen, country lawyers, and anyone who wants the LBJ-Truman-Eisenhower silhouette without the ten-gallon excess. Pairs with a suit for weddings and funerals, with a sport coat for travel, and with jeans for everyday wear without making the wearer look like a costume.
Stetson has been making fur-felt hats in Garland, Texas since 1865.
