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Shorty Koger holds a custom-made cowboy hat inside Shorty’s Hattery, the only female-operated hattery in the United States.
Shorty’s Tall Honor The National Cowgirl Hall of Fame will induct America’s only female-owned hattery owner, OKC’S Shorty Koger B Y K AY T E S P I L L M A N | P H O T O S B Y C H A R L I E N E U E N S C H WA N D E R
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or more than 30 years, Lavonna “Shorty” Koger hasn’t just been working in a male-dominated field – she’s been busting up perceptions in the Marlboro Man’s world. Located at 1007 S. Agnew Ave. in Stockyards City, Koger runs the only female-owned and operated hattery in the United States. And she has built a national reputation of handcrafting some of the highest quality cowboy and cowgirl hats in the country. From OKC cowboys and Osage County ranchers to stars like Lyle Lovett and Reba McEntire, her hats crown some of the biggest names in the Western community.
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