The Panama Hat
Panama Hats are famous worldwide for their lightness, durability, flexibility and comfort.
All of these characteristics result from the materials used to weave the hat: the toquilla straw.
Artisans in Ecuador carefully weave these straws into our Genuine Panama Hats.
Panama Hat quality is measured by the tightness of this mesh, the higher the number of weave’s per square inch,
the higher the quality of the hat.
Panama Hat Models and Colors
Favorite models include: fedora, colonial, plantation, borsalino, gambler and diamond.
These hat models are available in a range of colors including natural, white, green, blue, brown, purple and yellow.
Most panama hats are available for men and women.
Montecristi Panama Hats
Artisans in the town of Montecristi, Ecuador weave the top quality panama hats.
The trade has been taught from father to son for centuries, resulting in hats that feel as fine as cloth.
Folding panama hats are made in Montecristi.
These hats are so flexible that the can be rolled and placed into a box.