Smithbilt Hats for the Stampede
Posted Jul 3, 2012 11:50 am.
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Get your best cowboy hat on, the Calgary Stampede is a mere three days away.
For the past 93 years the best bet for that authentic look has been Smithbilt Hats in Inglewood.
There are 100 limited edition custom hats worth 15-hundred dollars each and there only 50 left.
It comes with a gold and silver custom limited edition buckle, a case, a brush and your name is engraved onto it.
But if you can’t shell out that amount, there is a white canvas one for $25, 40,000 of those are expected to be sold over the Stampede.
Some of the who’s who that have worn a Smithbilt hat include the Dalai Lama, Luciano Pavarotti and at last year’s rodeo, Will and Kate the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.