Hats of the High Desert — Hand-Painted, One-of-a-Kind Hats by Kelly Rabb
Wearable Art · The High Desert

Define Your StyleOne of a kind, every time.

Hand-painted, hand-shaped hats made one at a time by artist Kelly Rabb — because the best hat is the one that's as original as you are.

A hand-painted, one-of-a-kind Hats of the High Desert hat

Handcrafted Excellence

Every hat is a symbol of craftsmanship — where art and passion come together.

Express Yourself

Discover unique pieces that reflect your individuality and make a statement.

Make It Yours

Add a personal touch with your favorite colors and an overall design that's you.

A hand-painted hat by Kelly Rabb Created by Kelly Raab
Meet the Maker

Hi, I'm Kelly

All my hats are one of a kind, hand-crafted with your style in mind.

I've been an artist my whole life — I studied art in high school, went on to train marine mammals and exotic cats, and after I beat breast cancer at 40, I flew to Italy to study mosaics. Art has always been how I find my way back to myself.

Hats came later. I took a course on painting hats with watered-down acrylics — those first watercolor hats — and something clicked. Out here in the high desert I head into my studio, spray a brim, and follow the color wherever it wants to go. Lately that means hand-dyeing ribbons with red chilies and pulling inspiration straight from Santa Fe.

Every hat is one of a kind, because that's the whole point. A painting needs a wall — a hat you get to wear. And as far as I'm concerned, you can never have too many.

— Kelly
The Experience

Define Your Style

One hat at a time — one of a kind, every time. Here's how a hat becomes yours.

Step One

Find Your Style

Shop the collection or dream up your own — the colors, brim, and character that feel like you.

Step Two

Handcrafted by Kelly

Each hat is painted, shaped, and adorned by hand in the studio — no two ever alike.

Step Three

Make It Yours

Add your personal touch and wear a piece of art that's as original as you are.

Ways to Work With Kelly

Uniquely Yours

Shop a finished piece, gather your people for an event, or design one just for you.

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Shop the Collection

Ready-to-wear, one-of-a-kind hats — painted, distressed, and adorned by hand. Find the one that's already yours.

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Events & Pop-Ups

Book an Event

Bring the hat bar to your celebration — bridal showers, private parties, breweries, and pop-ups. A hands-on experience your guests will remember.

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One-on-one custom hat session
One-on-One

Design Your Own

Work with Kelly one-on-one to create a hat built around you — your colors, your style, your story, shaped by hand.

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Collections

Find Your Perfect Piece

Pieces to elevate your style and express your individuality — every one one-of-a-kind.

Faux suede wide brim burned & painted hat

Faux Suede Wide Brim — Burned & Painted

$120
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Painted felt hat

Painted Felt Hats

$85
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Hand painted wide brim hat

Hand-Painted Wide Brim Hats

$90
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Cowboy hat

Cowboy Hats

$65
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Distressed felt western style hat

Distressed Felt — Western Style

$165
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More one-of-a-kind hats

More One-of-a-Kind Pieces

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See Everything

Every hat is one size, adjustable. See the full, always-changing collection in the shop.

Let's Make Something

Book or Inquirelet's make it yours

Planning an event, a bridal shower, or a pop-up — or dreaming up a one-on-one hat of your own? Tell me what you have in mind and I'll take it from there.

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