Fitting to the theme "Hot Rod" for spring/summer 2011, Stetson will sponsor the famous "Rust'n Dust" and "Race 61". Classic Motorbikes, Hot Rods and custom cars, as well as top-class bands of the international Rockabilly-, Punk- and Rock'n'Roll scene, will create the right atmosphere for the races. Race 61 will take place from 25 - 27 June on an airfield in Finowfurt near Berlin, where the last Stetson shooting took place. The Highlight of the weekend: the 1/8 mile show race with vehicles up to construction year ‘61 (Further information here). Rust'n Dust, the "Vintage Dirt Track Race", will take place from 23 - 25 July in Teterow, Germany (For more information click here). The prices for the winners? Guess what...  

After supporting artists in genres like inter alia Rock, Blues, Jazz, Country and Swing, we are happy to discover the Pop sector! The newly featured musician: Famous German singer Mark Medlock! Since his victory of "Deutschland sucht den Superstar" in 2007, the lively Stetson fan published 5 albums and 8 singles, of which several made it to No. 1 in the German charts. Mark sold 2.5 million records, for which he gained 11x gold and 4x platinum, as well as several awards, e.g. the "Comet" for "best artist of the year 2010". Yet still, he has remained a fun-loving and grateful person who likes to visit our team in our Stetson shop in Cologne, Mittelstraße 34! Check out the photos of Mark when he visited our headquarter in Cologne, bopping around the whole building full of enthusiasm for headwear and happily twirling the whole crew of Stetson around!

On the occasion of our STETSON ROCKS photo shooting, we were delighted to cooperate with our newly featured and beloved blues musician Henrik Freischlader. His expressive face and unique style gave the photos a special note! Our location: The cozy studio of Martin Meinschäfer in Arnsberg, Germany, where Henrik recorded his actual CD. In the middle of numerous instruments and a lot of equipment we certainly had a funny day - with a good-humored artist who was photographed while passionately making music! Here are some photos from behind the scenes. We hope you like them!