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  1. Danbar99

    Panama Hat Thread

    The shape on this is called the "cavalier". Ordering was all done via Facebook messager, with me telling then exactly what I want, and them making it and sending pictures before requesting payment. In terms of pricing, they sent me pictures of weaves at different price points, and I picked...
  2. Danbar99

    Panama Hat Thread

    Just posting a new pic of me in my new (and actually first ever!) hat giving it what's maybe a third wearing along with some detail shots and one before the ribbon was added. Brand is Homero Ortega, this is a Cuenca that has to my count a 19x21.5 weave count for a WPI slightly over 400.
  3. Danbar99

    Panama Hat Thread

    Well that's what matters. I've found many companies seems to adapt quality terms to the quality spectrum of hats they offer, not where the hat sits on the quality spectrum of the general market.
  4. Danbar99

    Panama Hat Thread

    Hi Steve, it's as simple as counting each stitch in a once inch line both horizontally and vertically. When counting horizontally, they align ///, when counting vertically, they zigzag / \ / Hats tend to have more vertical weaves than horizontal. Yours appears to have 17 vertical which most...
  5. Danbar99

    New Ladies and Gents Step Forward

    Good afternoon from San Diego. My name is Dan, and after a life thinking I could never wear a hat (baseball caps and beanies look terrible and I assumed everything else would), I found a Panama hat that worked. This realization sent me on an vast search for the exact panama hat I wanted that...

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