Cowboy and the cowboy hats
By Janice Seagraves
For those of you writing cowboy romance stories, don’t forget the cowboy hat. Whether it’s a Stetson, Indiana Jones, Sheplers, or Henschel, made out of straw or felt, a cowboy isn’t a cowboy without his hat.
Cowboy hats help the cowboy to dress up or dress down, and are occasionally tucked up under a form fitted plastic cover for those rainy days.
Have you ever seen how a cowboy use his hat to show emotion?
- Flinging down his hat can show anger or a desire to start a fight or finish one.
- Shoving the hat to the back of his head can show surprise. In this way you can see more of his face and his raised eyebrows.
- Lowering the brim over his eyes can show annoyance.
- Leaning back and hiding his face with his hat, he can show embarrassment, disassociation with what’s being said or a desire to take a nap.
- Removing the hat, he can lean in for a kiss.
Janice Seagraves, Author 
I love a man in a cowboy hat! 🙂 And a girl can use it to fan herself when she gets that hot kiss. 🙂
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Hi Melissa,
Sure can. LOL.
There is just something romantic about that hat. My hubby wears a black felt Stetson during the winter time. I need to get him a straw cowboy hat for the summer. 🙂
Janice~
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As a true cowgirl, born and bred, one of my pet peeves is a cowboy hat that isn’t “right”. Meaning a stupid straw one all mashed up or one with a certain kind of hatband. A real cowboy wouldn’t be caught dead in some of the ones you see on book covers.
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Hi D’Ann,
Yeah, I know what you mean. Those are just poser cowboys. A real hat should fit comfortably on the man or ladies head, and not be crumbled up.
Janice~
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I was hesitant on using a straw cowboy hat in one of my stories because I didn’t think it would make him a real ‘cowboy’ but after some research I finally bit the bullet and gave him one to wear while working under the hot sun.
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Hi Rose,
That’s good. A straw hat is cooler in the hot sun.
Janice~
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I write contemporary western romances (amongst other things) and I get so annoyed seeing covers with cowboys wearing hats that one would buy at a fashion store in the mall.
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Hi Cerian,
It’s annoying. A good quality Stetson would go a long way on those photo shoots.
Janice~
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