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Vintage Milan or Optimo Milan

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These two photos contrast the weave of the "Milan" material that Optima Hats offered ten years ago with a high quality Italian plaited wheat straw "Deluxe Milan" offered by the Ecuadorian Panama Hat Company mid-20th century.

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vancouver, canada
These two photos contrast the weave of the "Milan" material that Optima Hats offered ten years ago with a high quality Italian plaited wheat straw "Deluxe Milan" offered by the Ecuadorian Panama Hat Company mid-20th century.

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I have vintage milans and modern ones from Batsakes and Art Fawcett. Modern ones are nice hats but can't compare in straw fineness to my vintage. Full disclosure: I don't have an Optimo.
 

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