THE
“NO-NAME” COLLECTION
Hat and Poncho Sold
Separately or as a set! Inspired by the
classic Hat and Poncho
worn by Clint Eastwood In
“A Fistful of Dollars”
and his
“Man-With-No-Name” film trilogy!
There is no other image that personifies
the classic western more than the first time we saw “The
Man With No Name” “magically” appear out
of a wind-devil of dust… his Gaucho style telescope-crown
hat, straight brim heavy over eagle eyes which pierced right
through you with that permanent trademark squint; a cheroot
clenched tightly between pearl white teeth and a dark green
poncho draped over his tall thin frame.
Yes, this immediate landmark character first
blasted into our collective consciousness in Sergio Leone’s
groundbreaking “A Fistful of Dollars”,
which launched the Spaghetti Western and catapulted a young
Clint Eastwood to stardom, and made his “Man With
No Name” persona instantly legendary (though true
Eastwood trivia buffs will tell you that he’s actually
called by the name of “Joe” in the movie!).
Based on Akira Kurosawa's 1961 samurai classic “Yojimbo”,
“Fistful” took hold all over the world like
a prairie fire as it reinvented the western myth, and spawned
a stunning trilogy, with two even more amazing sequels,
“For a Few Dollars More” and “The
Good, the Bad and the Ugly”, (and of course
completed this redefining of the West... sans Eastwood...
with what many feel to be Leone’s masterwork and one
of the greatest Westerns ever made: “Once Upon A Time
In The West”). Point being… the western
was never the same again. Gone was the hero with the righteousness
of law and order and making the streets safe for women and
children. Instead we celebrated the iconoclastic fiercely
independent anti-hero, who believed that it’s every
man for himself. However even these nihilistic exercises
in adagio-paced lentissimo set-pieces had their own sense
of morality. No wonder "No Name" was labeled
as "The Good" in the last of the trilogy!
You sometimes had to dig deep through the dung and dirt of a character, but if you found anything resembling a soul lurking deep in the abyss, it usually triumphed, and was always forgiven. Striking too, was a new emphasis on violence, with stylized, almost balletic gunfights and baroque touches that had more to do with Italian Grand Opera (thanks also to the astounding and equally groundbreaking music of Ennio Morricone, who just by coincidence, was Leone’s Elementary School classmate!), than any American “horse opera” ever could attempt.
The
Hat
Baron
Hats has been getting requests for this classic hat
for years, but Master Hatter and owner, Mark Mejia,
did not want to offer it until he found the absolutely
right material for the hat and hatband. Mark creates
the hat himself in his Baron Hats studio in Burbank,
California using a block carved from one of the original
Italian/Spanish blocks, and uses only 100% (no blends)
Fur Felts or Beavers (depending on what you order),
to the exacting specifications of the original. The
hat band is hand-tooled leather, crafted exclusively
for Baron Hats in Scio, Italy (Mark’s Grandmother
was born there, so he has special “pull”
to get just the right craftsmen). And if you’d
like to have your hat look like you’ve been
riding the hot and dusty plains of Spain, or the Wild
West, we can “age” it with our patented
exclusive “weathering” process, right
down to the option of having infamous bullet hole
in the crown! (See photo and info on aging your
hat below). All Baron custom hats come with an engraved
leather sweatband, silk-satin lining, our special
Lifetime Guarantee and a signed and numbered Certificate
of Authenticity.
Please note:
The color of your hat will be just like the
original. However, because of the many variances
in computer monitors, the color you see on
your screen may be slightly different than
the actual custom made hat. Rest assured,
you are getting the original hat in the original
color!
Because these hats are custom made to order, please
allow six to eight weeks for delivery. If you need your
hat before that, please e-mail us with your special
needs to:
rushorders@baronhats.com
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Telescope
crown: 4
1/2”
Brim: 4
1/8” piccola curva
Hatband: ¾” exclusive hand-tooled leather Click
Here to order Poncho
No-Name
Hat With SPECIAL AGING! Have
your custom hat aged with our
exclusive patented aging process,
which will make your hat look
and feel like your favorite
pair of age-old Wranglers. The
"No-Name" is aged
to the exact details of the
original from the Leone trilogy...
and yes, for an additional charge
you'll even have the option
of adding the infamous "bullet
hole" in the crown (it's
actually carefully installed
so it won't tear, and no, we
don't just take the hat out
back and shoot it)! .
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
THE
PONCHO
In
addition to the countless requests for the "No-Name"
Hat, we've received numerous inquiries as to
where the poncho could be acquired as well.
However, Master Hatter Mark Mejia, wouldn't
commit to offering the poncho until he found just
the right weaver. This poncho in particular
had to be tough and resilient, and also have the original
"weight", so it could be toss over your
shoulder at a moment’s notice to expose gun
and blade, whip and homemade bulletproof armor! Mark
searched the globe, and found just the right material
and weavers in Oaxaca, Mexico.
The famous local master weavers use
indigenous native wool and rare exotic dyes obtained
from such natural sources as the grana cochinilla
insect, and indigenous flora and fauna like cactus,
huizache, rock moss, and even their own coastal sea
snails which are captured, milked for their colorful
essence, and then returned safely to the sea! Mark
worked for months with these craftsmen to create a
pattern inspired by the famous poncho of “No
Name” movie fame with the unmistakable, and
the truly authentic original color: "Deep Dark
Forest Green" dye, along with the bone-wash inlay
design and hand-knotted trim.
An interesting
side note is that there is a bit of controversy about
the actual color of the poncho. This came about because
at the time of the first movie (at that time, they
never thought it would go more than one movie!), they
were looking for a "quick return" in profit.
Leone was known for cheap "historical epics",
especially his Hercules series, and they didn't think
this would do more than a quick run around the world
(in fact, Eastwood agent at the time was purported
to have told him not to do the movie, because he felt
it would be the end of his career!). For a budget
of about $200,000, they didn't need to have much of
a run to make a profit. Therefore they instructed
their lab, Cinematiraje Reira in Madrid, to strike
release prints with the least expensive stock. Therefore
the prints faded rather quickly, and the colors took
on all kinds of variations. At times, Eastwood's poncho
came off every color from deep brown to blood red!
And the confusion continued with posters, newspaper
ads, and lobby cards, which also showed him with a
rainbow of poncho colors. And it didn't help matters
when some of the early crude computer-augmented prints
showed all kinds of color combinations. However Baron's
went back to the rare original production stills to
find the actual color. And, when the Autry Museum
of Western Heritage had their "Leone" exhibit,
the color was authenticated, not only by their experts,
but by the widow of Leone's long time designer, Carlo
Simi.
Please note: The color of your poncho
will be just like the original. However, because of
the many variances in computer monitors, the color
you see on your screen may be slightly different that
the actual custom made poncho . Rest assured, you
are getting the original poncho in the original color!
DELIVERY TIME: To insure quality, every poncho is
hand-woven-to-order, so please allow at least eight
weeks for delivery. If you just must have it sooner,
please e-mail you needs to us at: rushorders@baronhats.com,
and we will be happy to let you know if it's possible
and what the additional Rush Charges and Shipping
charges would be to get it to you for that special
date!
Special
Hand-woven and dyed authentic “Deep
Dark Forest Green” with Bone-Wash
Inlay Design/ hand-knotted fringe/
mesa-split neck
In
addition to the countless requests for the "No-Name"
Hat, we've received numerous inquiries as to
where the poncho could be acquired as well.
However, Master Hatter Mark Mejia, wouldn't
commit to offering the poncho until he found just
the right weaver. This poncho in particular
had to be tough and resilient, and also have the original
"weight", so it could be toss over your
shoulder at a moment’s notice to expose gun
and blade, whip and homemade bulletproof armor! Mark
searched the globe, and found just the right material
and weavers in Oaxaca, Mexico.
