The Hatsmith

09/01/2025

Little before and after of a black MHT 3X

09/01/2025

Did a little cleaning and shaping a while back for a customer by the name of Tony that was recommended by another friend of mine Tony that I also do hats for. This black MHT 3X felt had some spots on it that took some TLC to get out. Also after that Vince wanted the sides up a bit more, which I also addressed. All&all it came back very well for Vince. I’m also going to be doing some work in the future for him as well. And thanks for the refferal Tony. Hats Hatsmith

08/25/2025

A custom maker in Ruidoso New Mexico.

08/25/2025

Redoing some hats that once belonged to country music singer Lynn Anderson

08/25/2025

Sorry on the long time in between posts. These 3 hats once belonged to country singer Lynn Anderson. (Rose Garden) My friend KC LaCorse talked to Lynn’s daughter Lisa and was able to purchase all 3 from from Lisa. KC does Cowboy Poetry and will be using these in her recital’s. I think it so cool that these hats live on for future performances after Lynn’s passing for some years to come through KC. So these are a series of pictures I did on these and the steps I took to get them back in shape. KC has a program In Facebook called Hearts of the West, on Cowboy Poetry, Western music, some western movies, and also a lot of happening on music etc too from Austrailia. It’s very interesting so check it out. # The Hatsmith # Las Vegas

08/18/2025

Retrofitting a classic Bailey hat with a interesting background.

08/18/2025

So about a month ago I was contacted by a good friend and customer of mine KC LaCourse who also does Cowboy/Cowgirl Poetry. She had acquired 3 hats from country singer Lynn Anderson’s daughter Lisa who she’s converses too, that were Lynn’s hats. This particular one was probably the oldest of the 3. Judging by the $35.00 retail price tag, I’m sure it’s well over 50 years old. This hat had a couple of issues besides wear. First it was too small for KC being 6 3/4 instead of the 6 7/8 that she normally wears. So after a little surgery to remove the wire in that’s inside the sweatband I was able to get it up to the desired 6 7/8 that she needed. After that was the style. Being from the 1970’s it had a pretty high crown. I took out all of that and put it into a more modern cattleman crown that’s much shorter and would look much better on her for her look and stature. The other thing was it had no Hatband on it. Well after several different ideas as to what to do, we settled on this simple ribbon band and bow that I made up for it. And it looks very nice on it and gives it a definite classic look. Definitely on point for the Cowboy Poetry crowd. It actually came out very well after all the modifications I did and should work fine for her. This was also a challenging but fun project to do. And a honor to do some hats that belonged to Lynn. I believe her biggest hit was “Rose Garden”. She also showed I believed Quarter Horses for several years. Lynn has passed on a few years ago but the hat and memory lives on through KC’s poetry. Please check out KC’s channel and weekly showcase on Poetry, Western Music, and videos she posts, her Hearts of the West Showcase, thank you. style of the West

08/13/2025

A few weeks back I have a customer by the name of Aaron get in touch with me reguarding a Hatband change. He had bought the beautiful Fedora style straw hat while in Italy about a year ago and Loved the hat he just didn’t like the black ribbon band on it. He wanted a ribbon on it the was more like the color of the hat to match. So after making a few trips to the craft store I came up with this for it. It matched much better than the black did for sure, and it’s what Aaron wanted. And I agree it looks much better.
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08/04/2025

So a few weeks ago I redid 3 hats for a guy by the name of Vince who was reffered to me by several people at the Hideway here in Las Vegas. Which I greatly appreciate! He had 3 hats that I refurbished/cleaned/shaped for him. This one was pretty special. This is a Grey Resistol Quicksilver that was very popular in the 1980’s and early 90’s. This was basically a time capsule that was pretty much a New Old Stock hat from back then. This belonged to Vince’s Grandpa that I don’t believe wore it much if at all. This aside from a light cleaning just needed to have the brim squared up to Vince’s liking so it fit in with more of todays style. This was a excellent hat to work with and something Vince will be able to wear in memory of his Grandpa for many years to come. up the customer wants Hatsmith Vegas.

07/20/2025

Some more wedding hats 💍🥂💒

I got these 4 hats done earlier this week for Matt Swanson and his new bride Diana. They got married on July 17th up in Goldfield NV in the area where Diana is from. Matt wanted to wear one of the black ones for the wedding, so as long as he was bringing 2, he brought me 2 straws to do also. I patterned the brims off of another hat he had. Everything worked out well and was very happy with the results. Congratulations to Matt&Diana 💍🥂
Hat Smith Vegas NV

07/20/2025

I got these 4 hats done earlier this week for Matt Swanson and his new bride Diana. They got married on July 17th up in Goldfield NV in the area where Diana is from. Matt wanted to wear one of the black ones for the wedding, so as long as he was bringing 2, he brought me 2 straws to do also. I patterned the brims off of another hat he had. Everything worked out well and was very happy with the results. Congratulations to Matt&Diana 💍🥂
Hat Smith Vegas NV

07/13/2025

A before and after of a well worn Stetson.