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Best Straw Fedora hats?

Rnmusik

New in Town
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New Orleans
Can anyone recommend a good straw hat for summer? I live in New Orleans and like the Fedora style hat but want a straw hat for the summers and in New Orleans the heat is intense any suggestions? My hat size is 7 3/4 which makes it a little more difficult .THANKS
 

TimBer

New in Town
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Whidbey Island, WA
Marty M.

Marty M. has the best looking straw fedora I have ever seen. I'm going to try to find one before summer. I've already started saving for it. He has a picture of it on page 5 of the what are you wearing today thread.
 

Tomasso

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Rnmusik said:
Best Straw Fedora hats?
These folks ain't bad.

This would work well in NOLA.

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BobC

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Here's another place...www.panamahatsdirect.com. I haven't bought one from here, but I have seen this site recommended in the lounge. Actually, I have one of Panama Bob's hats ordered and am expecting it any day now.
 

Bud-n-Texas

Practically Family
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Central Texas (H.O.T.)
Rnmusik said:
Can anyone recommend a good straw hat for summer? I live in New Orleans and like the Fedora style hat but want a straw hat for the summers and in New Orleans the heat is intense any suggestions? My hat size is 7 3/4 which makes it a little more difficult .THANKS

Price, Quality, Style and service, hands down PanmaBob. I have 6 or more and they handle the Texas heat while looking good.

E-mail us: panamaecuador@yahoo.com

Physical U.S.A. address:
Diana Weber
PO BOX 352
Wolcottville, Indiana, 46795

Phone: 260-227-0789
However, email is best. hatsebay@yahoo.com

Here are a few of mine.

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If you are looking for a factory made hat, I also like this Stetson Airway.

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Panamabob

Call Me a Cab
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Fort Wayne, Indiana
The best straw hat fedoras that I've ever seen have come from, in no particular order:

Optimo Hats
VS Custom Hats
Batsakes Bros.
Custom Hatter of Buffalo

The best "straw" hats are from Montecristi, Ecuador. A close second, to me, are from Cuenca. Optimo has real, not paper, Milan straw hats that are incredible.
 

Aerol

A-List Customer
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303
Location
Chicago, IL
Optimo Hats...

are great, but you'll pay for what you get. When everything's custom, it's hard to put prices on a website. The best advice is to call them and chat with Graham. (773)238-2999
 

Tomasso

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Aerol said:
When everything's custom, it's hard to put prices on a website. (773)238-2999
Actually, Optimo has a rather extensive inventory of off the shelf hats.



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Worf

I'll Lock Up
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5,206
Location
Troy, New York, USA
Straw Hat Recommendations...

As some of you know I'm quite new to hats. I'd have more than the four I own but Casehopper won't sell me the one's I like :D! Anyway's I'll looking for summer straw hat recommendations. Style is important but cooling ability moreso. Mah big noggin sweats... profusely! Soooo ah needs help, brands, styles.. who to stay away from.

Thanks in advance...

Worf
 

casechopper

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Location
Northern NJ
Hi Worf,
If you're interested in any of my hats hit me up with a pm. I'm currently cutting down a bit.

For straws: to those like me that sweat a lot in the heat I would recommend one of the Akubra poly-straw hats like the capricorn. They can handle sweat, rain and washing without deforming. A cheap cuenca panama hat from Panama Bob isn't a bad option either if you don't mind not getting it wet. Panamas are lighter and probably a bit cooler but much more fragile than the poly-straw hats.
 

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