Mike "Red" Wallis holds one of the finer cowboy hats at his store in Pendleton, Ore. Beaver, whose pelts are used in making felt for the hats, are increasingly hard to find, making it more expensive ...

Hard hats are the team headgear of working-class America — the people who built the United States with their bare hands. The people who still build the USA today. Tip your safety cap to Edward W.

PENDLETON, Ore. — In some parts of the country, a man can be judged by the cut of his suit or his designer tie. Here, in a town known for its rodeo culture, men size one another up by the quality of ...

When working outside with a hard hat all winter, a hard hat liner can keep you warm over long stretches in the cold. While some skull caps and hats could fit under a hard hat, the fit can be less than ...

During World War I, death occurred on an apocalyptic scale in the killing fields of Europe. The advent of continuous-fire machine guns and modern artillery with high-explosive shells obliterated ...

Dean Serratelli puts on what he jokingly calls his "Woody the Cowboy get-up" — authentic cowboy boots, large belt buckle and one of his company’s hats — before he travels for business. Power suits don ...