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Panama Hat Thread

ReverbDave

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ReverbDave

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I got this one from a fellow Lounger about a year ago. I believe it's from the mid-30's, but I'm not certain. I don't know anything about the company Fashion Towers.


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mart61

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That's nice. I tried on a hat in just such a style but I found it didn't suit the shape of my head - made it look very long and tall.
 

GGinMP

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Here's a quick picture of my lovely new Pachacuti:

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The inside pictures show "Fine Weave," but their site lists a Fine Brisa weave and a (slightly more expensive) Fine Llano weave. Do you know which yours is? Thanks, and very nice hat. I agree with FedOregon though that just because some Panamas can be rolled, doesn't mean it's a good idea (especially repeatedly or for a long period).
 

mart61

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The inside pictures show "Fine Weave," but their site lists a Fine Brisa weave and a (slightly more expensive) Fine Llano weave. Do you know which yours is? Thanks, and very nice hat. I agree with FedOregon though that just because some Panamas can be rolled, doesn't mean it's a good idea (especially repeatedly or for a long period).

Mine is the Llano weave. I got lucky cos on the day I was there they were giving 25 or 30% discount too. I guess it's coming towards the end of the summer season when most don't want summer hats.
 

FedOregon

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It's been awhile since I looked at pictures from our first trip to Ecuador. We spent a couple days in Cuenca and as part of a tour we went through the Homero Ortega Panama Hat company.

This is a rinsing after hat bodies were bleached for a white batch of freshly woven hats. The brims are unfinished at this point:

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Here are the hats drying out after the bleaching and rinsing process:

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Here are stacks of bodies waiting to be finished. This is the pic in my avatar:

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This is a little hat shop in town. Notice the aloe vera hanging above the doorway... for good health to all who enter:

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And a horseshoe on the floor as you enter, for good fortune to all who enter:

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One of the hats we picked up on the trip, a dyed weave with brown and black straw:

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Here's a pic with me and Mike Miller of The NW Hat Company. I'm the curmudgeon on the right. We brought back 3 hats similar to the one I'm wearing here. One for an elderly Salvadoran here in town, and one for another friend, "Pete." Pete's first hat was eaten by their pet rabbit, LOL, and the second one was lost in a house fire they had earlier this year. Pete is having trouble hanging on to his Cuenca hats! We told him next time we're bringing him a Montecristi hat to try and break the cycle!

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It's been awhile since I looked at pictures from our first trip to Ecuador. We spent a couple days in Cuenca and as part of a tour we went through the Homero Ortega Panama Hat company.

This is a rinsing after hat bodies were bleached for a white batch of freshly woven hats. The brims are unfinished at this point:

i-CcqqW5m-L.jpg


Here are the hats drying out after the bleaching and rinsing process:

i-Hx42BcN-XL.jpg


Here are stacks of bodies waiting to be finished. This is the pic in my avatar:

i-VTPZ4kN-XL.jpg


This is a little hat shop in town. Notice the aloe vera hanging above the doorway... for good health to all who enter:

i-SDz5xrS-XL.jpg


And a horseshoe on the floor as you enter, for good fortune to all who enter:

i-xKzVFmt-L.jpg


One of the hats we picked up on the trip, a dyed weave with brown and black straw:

i-26dQqrC-L.jpg


Here's a pic with me and Mike Miller of The NW Hat Company. I'm the curmudgeon on the right. We brought back 3 hats similar to the one I'm wearing here. One for an elderly Salvadoran here in town, and one for another friend, "Pete." Pete's first hat was eaten by their pet rabbit, LOL, and the second one was lost in a house fire they had earlier this year. Pete is having trouble hanging on to his Cuenca hats! We told him next time we're bringing him a Montecristi hat to try and break the cycle!

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So, now you are our pipeline to fine straw?
 

FedOregon

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Red, that remains to be seen. We're going back together in July to see family and see what we can scare up. Sandra is going in December, but only to see family and help her parents.
 

tropicalbob

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Fed, any other photos of that hat your wife is wearing? I've been through this page a couple of times, but (WADR) I missed the hat because I was bedazzled by the lady's beauty. Any idea where a hat like that might be obtained?
 

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