Update: Jan. 28, 2014.  I am updating this hat to 5 stars.... Great product!

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China or not, this hat is exemplary and of excellent quality...no complaints except for the price. That is why 4 stars instead of 5. Aside from the real leather hat band and the stamped "Pendleton" logo on the inside of the hat and on the band doodad, it is no different from similar hats selling for about two thirds the price on this site.