Beautiful "Panama Hat" from Sweden via Japan!

[BellyTank]

Here's a really cute "Panama".
Vintage, Swedish brand, Glorex- made in Japan.
Don't know exactly what type of fibre it is but definitely natural fibre.
Very stiff and sculptured.

B
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[Mr. 'H']

Lovely side view there... no taper... I wonder when it dates from?

Is it in a small size?

 

[BellyTank]

Hi, H.

It is a size 7.
It is vintage- looks late '40s in style, to me but hmmm...
I love the sculptured-ness of it- has those vertical accents at front, rear and sides.
Cool.



B
T

 

[Speedster]

Yes, that is indeed a beautiful hat BT.

 

[scotrace]

Your word for it is just the thing: Sculpted. A grand hat.


Also, nice coffee cup. Those Scands... beauty.com.

 

[Flieger]

Beautiful hat! I think my heart stopped there for a second. Never heard of "Glorex" though... Swedish, you say?

/F

 

[RBH]

Very nice.. with a bit of a diamond crease!
Lets see it looks like on!!!

 

[cookie]

That Optimo to de Max

Here's a really cute "Panama".
Swedish brand, Glorex- made in Japan.
Don't know exactly what type of fibre it is but definitely natural fibre.
Very stiff and sculptured.

B
T

Is that one sexy hat?? Thanks BT ...Do I see a potential new FL design for Panamas before me Panama Bob?

 

[Sefton]

Everything about that hat is great. I especially like the ribbon-stylish!

 

[Johnnysan]

Undoubtedly the best-looking Panama I've ever seen! Very nice! :eusa_clap

 

[indycop]

Wow!! that is very nice looking!!:eusa_clap

 

[Dinerman]

Beautiful hat. Experts: What kind of weave is that? Doesn't look like the standard panama style

 

[cookie]

The Unusual Weave

Would folks round here describe that braided weave as "cross hatched" or does that mean it has to be on an angle?

 

[J.T.Marcus]

I almost didn't take a look at this thread. But, am I ever glad I did! That is, without a doubt, the most beautiful Panama I have ever seen or dreamed about! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[carter]

That's a striking hat, I must admit.

I have a question that may have been asked before.

Since the hat commonly referred to as a 'Panama" is made in Ecuador, when is a ""Panama"" not a "Panama"?

If it isn't a "Panama", what is it ?

 

[BellyTank]

A genuine Panama should be made in Ecuador. Correct.
This hat was made in Japan.
Hence "Panama Hat". It's not a real Panama.
But it is to everybody else.

Panama Hat is also a generic term for a Straw Hat, of course.


B
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[BellyTank]

I almost didn't take a look at this thread. But, am I ever glad I did! That is, without a doubt, the most beautiful Panama I have ever seen or dreamed about! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Glad you folks like it- been gathering dust for years...


B
T

 

[Colby Jack]

I almost didn't take a look at this thread. But, am I ever glad I did! That is, without a doubt, the most beautiful Panama I have ever seen or dreamed about! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

J.T. You've nailed it and I'm in full agreement. That hat is stunning!:eusa_clap :eusa_clap I want one....

 

[HungaryTom]

Great block

BellyTank -

That is a very nice straw hat - great shape and ribbon work- it would certainly look very nice in toquilla weave as well.

Imagine if you had to pay all the flight tickets between the straw provenance-Japan-Sweden and Danmark-until it got to you:eusa_doh:

"Panama" - see why that appellation control is really needed.
Imagine what
Levi's would do if any blue denim trouser could be called 501...
French did if I some foreign sparkling wine would be called Champaign...
now people call any straw hat with black ribbon a 'Panama' - and people call the Montecristi 'The real panama'. This is what I hear all the time outside the Lounge

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just found that:

http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstr...77A93C3AB178FD85F418385F9&scp=5&sq=Panama+hat

"JAPANESE GO AFTER PANAMA HAT TRADE; They Import Toquilla Palm Fiber and Worry Colombia and Ecuador.

Special Correspondence, THE NEW YORK TIMES.

April 21, 1935, Sunday

Section: REVIEW OF THE WEEK EDITORIALS, Page E7, 380 words

PANAMA, R.P. -- The threat of Japan to invade the Panama hat industry has alarmed jobbers and retail dealers here, the exporters in Colombia and Ecuador and the native Indians of the latter two countries, who weave the famous hats that are not made in the country from which they take their name". [ END
OF FIRST PARAGRAPH ]
So you can get the full story against payment there....

 

[Kaosharper1]

Why its a "Panama"

That's a striking hat, I must admit.

I have a question that may have been asked before.

Since the hat commonly referred to as a 'Panama" is made in Ecuador, when is a ""Panama"" not a "Panama"?

If it isn't a "Panama", what is it ?

Evidently Teddy Roosevelt wore one at the opening of the Panama Canal. When the pictures went home it became fashionable to wear one, and they were called "Panama" because of the pictures.