Charro Sombrero, Mexico

Charro sombreros laid out backstage before a folk dance show at the Zacatecas Cultural Festival in 2019. This is the formal sombrero of the Mexican charro horseman, with a tall crown and a wide, upturned brim edged in braid, and it is the hat mariachi musicians wear on stage today. The cheap souvenir version is a cartoon of it; a real charro hat is stiff felt or fine straw, often stitched with metallic thread, and it is worn at charreadas, weddings and Independence Day celebrations.