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Why we love it: This 100% Panama straw hat comes in six colors and is a more casual take on the classic Continental style. Wear this hat with your favorite sundress, or pair it with a bikini.

Halogen Straw Panama Hat If you're more into blush pink, this Halogen Straw Panama Hat ($39) is for you.

The Panama hat gained international attention when former President Teddy Roosevelt wore on the tightly-knit, wide-brimmed straw fedoras during a visit to the Central American nation. Since then ...

Panama hats, a type of straw hat characterized for its circular shape and thick band, have long been a summer fashion staple. But while the style is beloved for its functional and stylish design ...

Panama hat weaver Simon Espinal hikes into the jungle, in the canton of Montecristi, Ecuador, to collect shoots of the toquilla palm, which contain the straw used to weave the headgear.

When is a Panama hat more like a work of museum-quality art? It all begins with the straw, which comes from a plant “cut at just the right time of development.” Some Panama hats can cost as ...

The real wizardry begins when the tejedor, the weaver, chooses four pairs of straw to create the cruzado —the crossed straws that form the genesis of every Panama hat.

The story of Ecuadorian straw hat traces back centuries to the discovery that the local plants were sturdy enough to be woven into headwear that offered protection from the sun. They remained an ...

Panama hats, a type of straw hat characterised for its circular shape and thick band, have long been a summer fashion staple. But while the style is beloved for its functional and stylish design ...