Hat lovers are probably not too familiar with the Stetson family - one of the leading American brands with a tradition of more than 150 years.The Stetson hat is named after its creator – Mr. John B. Stetson, born in 1830 in New Jersey, USA and is the eldest son of a family with a tradition of hat making including 13 children.From an early age, John B Stetson was oriented to the hat-making profession of his father (Stephen Stetson) until he was diagnosed with tuberculosis by a doctor and could only live a few more years young before leaving the world. life.With no other choice but to accept the harsh truth, Stetson decided to leave his hometown and hat making to spend the last opportunity of his life to explore the American West.Finally, he stopped at St. Joseph, Missouri- a trading post that sold tools (shoes, hats, shirts, etc.) to gold-seekers at Pike's Peak and the Far West.In the 1860s, unable to enlist in the Civil War because of his ill health, Stetson embarked on a gold prospector's Pike's Peak expedition and to his surprise, his health improved.While on the road, he and a few people designed waterproof shelters by stitching skins from animals he and his teammates caught and applying hat-making techniques. passed down from father.After several failed hat designs, Stetson created a large brim hat with a 10cm high top and 10cm wide brim.When the new invention was not well received by Westerners, he sought to bring the marketing of his product to the American Southwest, where it was quickly welcomed and dubbed the Boss of the Plains.Stetson is still persistently pursuing the hat profession and continuously receives orders from all over the world.He also made his own hat to withstand the pouring rain and scorching sun in the wilderness. The hat he created could be considered the first version of the Western hats that later went into the legend of the Stetson brand, and became an inseparable object of gold diggers.After a year of trying to find gold at Pike's Peak, Stetson moved to Philadelphia in 1865, rented a small room, and founded the John B. Stetson Company with just $100 as capital to buy tools and leather. belong.