Best Ever Buffalo Hats
Buffalo native Kevin Dean married Carey Bennett, a costume designer with a sense of humor (SCRUBS, The Office). When the talented designer started making fuzzy buffalo hats with horns for family members here in Buffalo, people started trying to buy them off of their heads, and a small business was born.
The hats, (think Flintstones and Honeymooners) are a natural for all Buffalonians, but particularly sports fans. The horns are snap-on, so they rotate and can be taken off entirely, depending on the wearer's mood.
In town from LA, Kevin and local members of his family went to Pano's last night after a photo shoot in front of HSBC. Their dinner was interrupted several times by people interested in buying the hats, so Kevin went back out to the car, got his supply and sold some. One went to Don Hoffman from Airport Jewelers (the arm and a leg guy), who thinks he might incorporate the cap in an upcoming commercial.
The buffalo hat business has become a family affair--with Dean's sister, Mary O'Brien helping him to market, and his neice, Buffalo State College art major, Kelly O'Brien, designing the logo.
Dean, a key grip in Hollywood, says he loves Buffalo and likened it to LA, a place where he says people used to go into the city to work, and then head out at night. Now, however, La is filling up with loft apartments and live/work space for artists, in a renaissance movement...just like Buffalo's.
Each hat comes with care and feeding instructions more information can be found at BestEverBuffalo.com.
And Carey's scrubs can be found at besteverscrubs.com.
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Martin
hate those airport jeweler commercials.
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sbrof
no way those commercials are the best!! They are SOOOOO ridiculous they are amusing! Look I bought a diamond... and I grew more hair!!
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Jas
Those Airport Jewlers' commercials are horrible, just like Pano & his food !! How's the parking lot coming?
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nicoleshoe
i just bought one! ive been looking for these forever!!!!!
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curmudgeon
Maybe he could sell these through BassPro, they are often looking for a 'local' connection in their retail offerings, even if the local is based in LA.
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SerenityNow
Publishing of any future "open letters to the community" about anything, especially the art sale, should require the writer to pose for a BRO slideshow wearing those hats around town!
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luvsbuff1977
People say they hate the commercial, but they know who he is!! That's effective marketing!! Just like we all know who's "HUGE" in the area!
Great hat! I got one and I love it. I love Buffalo and I'm proud to show it!
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urbanBFLO
Urban. at 736 Elmwood ave. is now carrying these for all you Buffalo Sabres Fans or just if you are a Buffalo fan. Call 716-884-9145.
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