Combining an artful, centuries-old weaving tradition from their native country of Ecuador with the latest in modern styles in Napa Valley, Elba Mercedes and Fabian Anda have opened Montecristi Panama ...

Don Rosendo Delgado, now in his late 80s, is one of the great old-time hat dealers. He says Simon Espinal's hats are among the finest — if not the finest — he's ever seen, though he recalls a female ...

The iconic brand of Brent Black has a second mention at this list. The Hat is known as the finest Montecristi hat around and is according to Black the result of a search for the finest Panama hat. It ...

The most notable misconception about the Panama hat is where it comes from. The handwoven straw hats are made in Ecuador, not Panama. They likely became associated with Panama because they passed ...