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Making hats is not a walk in the park. It’s long hours bending, shaping, wrestling and fighting with furs and other stubborn materials… all the while working with scorching steam, and all kinds of strange looking devices that seem more appropriate for a medieval torture chamber than a Hat Maker’s Studio! 
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Of
course getting “wow’s” from my clients and customers
always makes my day (see “Hat’s
Off” for some of our most recent customer kudos!).
But there’s really nothing like creating a hat that
becomes, in itself, a character that takes hold in
the  Hollywood psyche! When a hat itself becomes a
star, then we’ve really done our job! Baron Hats has
a long tradition of making hats into stars. From some
of the old great classics of John Wayne, Humphrey
Bogart, and Fred Astaire, to more recent “star hats”
like “The Mask” hat for Jim
Carrey, “The Whole Ten Yards”
hat of Bruce Willis, to Bob Dylan’s recent “Outlaw
Blues”. One hat I’m particularly fond of is the
hat we made for Jeff Bridges in
the motion picture, “Wild Bill”.
So dramatic was the hat, that it became the focal point for all the advertising! The hat itself seemed to convey everything of the man, and the legend. With its towering extra wide cupola-shaped open crown, to the “Saturn Rings” brim with its striking open-air pencil roll, all specially dyed in the almost ghostly “GrayEye” Slate. We call our reproduction, inspired by the hat we made for the movie, “Aces and Eights”, based on the “Dead Man’s Hand” that Wild Bill was holding when he was shot in the back by an avenging (and cowardly) Jack McCall.
If ever there was a one-of-a-kind Cowboy hat, it’s our “Aces and Eights”. Like James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok himself, this hat stands on its own. Makes its own rules. Lives by its own code. Uncompromising. And helps anyone who puts it on find their own greatness.
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Crown: 5” Extra wide cupola-shaped open crown
Brim: 4 ¾” Saturn Rings” with open-air pencil roll
Hatband: 1 ¾” Matching grosgrain ribbon
Comes
in original specially dyed “GrayEye” Slate
Available in 100% Fur Felt and 200XXX 100% Hand Brushed
Beaver
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 Dear
Mr. Mejia--
I ordered
the "Aces &
Eights" as
worn by Jeff
Bridges in
the film
Wild Bill.
Mark, your
work is
FABULOUS!!!!!!
I have been
practically
living in this
hat since I
received it,
and I get
compliments
on it all
the time.
The hat
speaks for
itself, and
it
definitely
commands
attention. I
am very,
very
pleased with
the love &
care you put
into this
hat. When
I'm able to,
I will
definitely
be
purchasing
my next hat
from you!
Keep up the
good work!
Very
Respectfully,
T.D.T
Camp Hill,
PA
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Our
Classic Reproductions hats are custom hand-made-to-order, so please allow
six to 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
* Disclaimer: "Wild Bill", is TM and
© (or copyright) by United Artists,
and The Zanuck Company. Any
reproduction, duplication or
distribution of these materials in
any form is prohibited. This web
site, its operators, including, but
not limited to Gnome Tree
Enterprises and Baron Hats, Inc.,
and any content on this site
relating to "The Aces and Eights” is
not authorized by United Artists,
and The Zanuck Company, or any of
its related entities. "The Aces And
Eights” is made in the style of
classic hats as are standard in the
costume industry. Baron Hats, Inc.
is not affiliated in any way, nor do
they by fact or by 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 United Artists, and The
Zanuck Company, Jeff Bridges or
their related entities.
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