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{{Short description|American hat brand}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Stetson
| logo = File:Stetson Logo.svg
| logo_caption = Stetson logo
| image = 1800s Boss of the plains 5.jpg
| image_caption = [[Boss of the plains]] hat
| type = Private
| foundation = {{start date and age|1865}}
| founder = John B. Stetson
| industry = [[Retail]]
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.stetson.com}}
}}

'''Stetson''' is an American brand of hat manufactured by the [[John B. Stetson Company]]. "Stetson" is also used as a [[generic trademark]] to refer to any [[campaign hat]], particularly in [[Scouting]].

[[John B. Stetson]] gained inspiration for his most famous hats when he headed west from his native New Jersey for health reasons. On his return east in 1865, he founded the John B. Stetson Company in Philadelphia. He created a hat that has become symbolic of the pioneering American West, the "[[Boss of the Plains]]". This Western hat would become the cornerstone of Stetson's hat business and is still in production today.

Stetson eventually became the world's largest hat maker, producing more than 3,300,000 hats a year in a factory spread over {{convert|9|acre|m2}} in [[Philadelphia]]. In addition to its Western and fashion hats, Stetson also produces fragrance, apparel, footwear, eyewear, belts, bourbon, and other products evoking the historic [[American frontier|American West]].

[[Stetson University]] and [[Stetson University College of Law]] in Florida were named after John B. Stetson in 1899 for his contributions to the school. The university's athletic teams are known as the [[Stetson Hatters|Hatters]], and the official mascot is known as "John B."