Stetson Lariat 5X Silverbelly Felt Cowboy Hat

The Lariat is a 5X fur felt western hat from Stetson in silverbelly, handmade in Texas.

What 5X means. On a felt hat the X rating describes the quality of the fur blend rather than the weave. A 5X is a genuine fur felt — not wool — which is the line between a hat that holds its shape through weather and breaks in to your head and one that goes soft after a season. Straw hats use the X letter for something different, where it measures how fine and tight the weave is, so the numbers don't compare across materials.

Profile 7540: a 4 5/8" cattleman crown with a 4" brim, a matching self-felt hat band with a three-piece silver-tone buckle set, a handsewn genuine leather sweatband and a full satin liner. Every Lariat passes through more than 100 sets of hands at the Texas factory.