While you're there, you might want to see if they have any Borsalino Alessandrias in stock. I bought one of those on the Internet from them, and it's near the top of my list of favorite hats.
I remember reading about Ms. Dorothy Height in the Washington Post when she died. She was the examplar of Washington, D.C. African American ladies' church hats. They do it like the English royals. Something to see.
Everyone wants different ones. You've got some excellent ones up there, and I have! a 7x, an old (maybe 20s) Stetson optimo Panama, Borsalinos of the wide brim variety including 50s I think. The list may be nearly complete for vintage hats. If you add moderns to it, one of my votes would be...
Very interesting about the Hasidic hats. Parenthetically I thought Hasidim were Orthodox. I guess not. Anyway, the article contributes to my education on hats in that community.
Panama hats are floppy, the finer the floppier. I believe that blocked Panama hats have some stiffener in them. Not the maximum, just some. Art Fawcett may weigh in on that, but I think it is desirable to have a little stiffener in a good Panama.
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