2020 Western Cowboy Hat Shaping Pt.1. Top Mens and Woman's creases at Emporium Western Store.

The Emporium Western Store in Bakersfield, CA is a landmark establishment that has a long history of shaping cowboy hats. Home to Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, many country legends and celebrities have stopped by to have their hats shaped. Big Al was a fixture there for years. Now Ronda Lemons is the shaper after Big Al's passing. We have two parts to this. In this video, we look at the top shape for men and women. She forms 2 cowboy hats and talk about what goes into shaping. In the next video we talk about the top Hispanic cowboy shape and a few cowboy hat techniques to keeping beaver skin hats looking like new. Please subscribe and click the bell icon for more.