cowboy hats

High-quality felt cowboy hats like the Stetson 4X Gus hat are an investment. When you find one that fits well, you want to make sure you can wear and enjoy it for many years. Here are some steps you can take to ensure that your cowboy hats have a long and handsome life. Handle with [...]

Now, some folks say real cowboys wear straw cowboy hats in the summer and felt cowboy hats in the winter. Some will even go so far as to say straw after Easter, felt after Labor Day. We consider that just a tad too doctrinaire. And far be it from us to tell anybody who dons [...]

It’s that time a year, fellas! Halloween is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than with a brand new cowboy hat from Allens? We know that in between your hectic schedule of roping cattle, eating chili, and watching the Rangers fight their way to a World Series Championship, that you probably [...]

As yearly ACL ambassadors, we’ve got it down to an art on how to dress for the occasion at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. You must be prepared for the dust, the photogs, the unexpected natural disasters (any survivors of the mud bath of 2009 out there?), the sun, and the heat! Of course [...]

Ask any bonafide cowboy or cowgirl and they’ll tell it to you straight: a cowboy hat is one of the most important staples in any western folk’s wardrobe. Hats have long been a symbol of the frontier and they serve many purposes. They protect you from the killer Texas heat, serve as a perfect place [...]

A brand new pair of jeans from Allens Boots is more than just style; blue jeans are an iconic symbol of American culture and the Old West. Yet, a great pair of jeans does something more than just look good and add elegance to western shirts, cowboy boots and cowboy hats — jeans, especially Wrangler [...]

We know it’s only April, but the weather is great and summer isn’t too far away. What does that mean? Well, we can officially look forward to even more fantastic outdoor events and magnificent nights on the town. So, to help accentuate those fine-looking cowboy boots, our extensive collection of western shirts will lend to [...]

At Allens Boots, we offer an excellent selection of cowboy hats such as Resistol hats to supplement our other Western wear.  ”Supplement” is actually really a bad word, because it suggests that we’ve thrown in our selection of Resistol hats to the mix willy-nilly.  The truth of the matter is, we’re every bit as proud [...]

Tony Lama boots are among our favorite brands of cowboy boot out there.  And yeah, we know we probably say that about a lot of different kinds of boot brands, from Lucchese boots to Justin boots and everything in between, but you’ll just have to forgive us if we’re a little bit passionate about our [...]

The warming-up months are just around the corner, and though cowboy boots are perfect complements to winter weather chill, they are just as at home bookending a pair of legs with some shorts.  (For women, anyway.  Being a guy and doing the shorts/boots thing is a little gutsy for us.  Then again, we’re clothing traditionalists.) [...]