The Panama hat gained international attention when former ... touted in men’s magazines as a new trend to replace the aging fedora look that pop stars like Justin Timberlake popularized once ...

Time was when a gentleman wouldn’t dream of stepping out the door without his hat, whether a fedora tilted just so or a jaunty Panama, but with the increasing casualisation of how men dress the ...

fedora, optimo, plantation. Image Gabriel Lucas firmly irons a hat to help the straw hold its structure. Panama hats are uniquely Ecuadorean, despite their curious misnomer. The term “Panama hat ...

I ruined a fancy Maison Michel pink fedora on a trip to Europe (stuffing ... After trying on a few, I decided on a classic Panama-inspired hat that’s designed to be crushable and made with ...

The felt fedora serves admirably in many business ... The phrase summer-weight hat generally summons visions of Panama hats, woven from the leaves of the toquilla palm. These are always airy ...

was a big Panama hat fan. 10. There are three main styles of Panama - the Optimo, the Fedora and the Monte Carlo. All three have featured in films. Sydney Greenstreet wore an Optimo in Casablanca ...

"Would like to have seen a photo of the completed hat." That's what one commenter noted when we ran a story on Aug. 8: "He's Just Woven The World's Finest Panama Hat. But Who Will Buy It?" ...