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Inspired by the Hats Crafted by
Baron Hats for
the Coen Brothers'
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"THE
ROOSTER"
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It's not easy to recreate
a legend, but if anyone is up to the task it is
the astonishing Jeff Bridges under the guidance
of the Coen Brothers! Who else but the men who created
"The Dude", could bring even deeper layers
of greatness to "Rooster Cogburn"?
Even
though the character of Cogburn was, in the original
story, only in his early 40's, both John Wayne and
Jeff Bridges came to the role in their 60's. It
seems prophetic that these two giant talents created
the role in their glory years. Very much like an
older Olivier finally doing "King Lear",
perhaps 40's is a bit too young for this character
who needs to show a great deal of dusty horse trails
behind them, with perhaps one last great sunrise
in his future.
Whereas
Wayne created a magnificent self-effacing homage
to himself, Bridges, whose career warranted many
more varied characters and wasn't saddled with being
a National Treasure and "Mount Rushmore"
institution as Wayne was, could make the character
more realistic. He even changed the side that he
wears the trademark eye patch (in the original,
Wayne wears his eye-patch on his left eye, and Bridges
wears it on his right).
What
makes this even more special is that Baron Hats
is proud to have worked on both versions of the
hat.
We created the original hat for Wayne in the 1969
version (which is also available on
our website), and now again for Bridges. Both
are very different. Whereas Wayne's hat was
more of a structured shaping, with its high converted
tear drop crown and oversized Wafture-shaped neaten-razor
edge and special layered leather hatband with white
"spray" filet, the Bridges' version is
more stripped down, more rudimentary and utilitarian,
more of a character piece. Almost
 without
shape, perhaps more in common with Bogie's well-worn
and beat-up "Treasure of Sierra Madre"
fedora (which also had a "pinch hole"
in the crown!), to go with his character.
Both characters, after all, were beaten down, clinging
to lost hopes, and suppressed rage at the cards
life had dealt them.
Bridges' crown has
a wandering "Matterhorn" peaking, and
interestingly, has no hatband or binding. And of
course it has that "pinch hole" that shines
out like a slap in the face or perhaps more like
an in-your-face badge of iconoclastic courage.
You can order the
"Rooster" either new, or aged as it was
in the production, and with or without the "pinch
hole". The hole will be created and reinforced
at no extra charge.
The "Rooster" comes
with a stitched and engraved leather sweatband,
silk-satin lining, our special Lifetime Guarantee,
and a signed and numbered Certificate of
Authenticity.
It can be ordered
either in the original production 200XXX Beaver
or 100% Western Weight Fur Felt All our custom hats
are packed in a specially constructed Baron hat-box,
which you can use to permanently store your "Rooster"
for safe keeping!
We also
have a Flex Pay
Payment Plan
for this custom order at
no extra cost or
interest.
Our
Classic Reproductions
hats are custom
hand-made-to-order, so
please allow eight weeks
for delivery. If you
MUST have the hat
sooner, e-mail us for
special Rush Delivery
prices and your delivery
date needs to:
rushorders@baronhats.com
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is TM and © (or copyright) 2010 by Paramount
Pictures, Skydance Productions, Scott Rudin Productions,
and Mike Zoss Productions. Any reproduction, duplication
or distribution of these materials in any form is
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but not limited to Baron Hats, Inc, and any content
on this site relating to "True Grit" are
not authorized by Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions,
Scott Rudin Productions, and Mike Zoss Productions,
or any of its related entities. The "Rooster"
offered on this site is made in the style of classic
hats as are standard in the costume industry. Baron
Hats, Inc, and Gnome Tree Enterprises are not affiliated
in any way, nor do they by fact or inference imply
to hold any rights or authorization, rights of association
or sponsorship or endorsement of the use of any
copyrights or trademarks as held by any individuals,
or companies mentioned or pictured in association
with this offer, including, but not limited to Russell
Crowe, Ben Foster, Christian Bale, Jeff Bridges,
Josh Brolin, Matt Damon, John Wayne, Jeff Corey,
Hailee Steinfeld, Kim Darby, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen,
Ellen Chenoweth, Mary Zophies, Stephen Spielberg,
or Lori DeLapp, or their representatives and assignees,
or by Paramount Pictures, Skydance Productions,
Scott Rudin Productions, and Mike Zoss Productions,
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