He also made a hat with a high crown and a broad brim ... In the '40s, the company’s fedoras, homburgs, and Panama hats were all the rage. In 1947 Stetson had its biggest sales year, bringing ...

Eventually the hats were made in other cities and countries in satellite factories. Texans were inclined to wear the "ten Gallon" model. Stetson embraced the fedora in the 1940s and 1950s.