Panama Hat Thread

[Panamabob]

That much eh?

Can't get much out of Ecuador under $20.00 (dollarization!) anymore and now everyone has to pay a broker and duty on each hat until the US decides they are duty free again.

[jamespowers]

Can't get much out under $20.00 anymore and now everyone has to pay a broker and duty on each hat until the US decides they are duty free again.

So you are saying it is nearly the cheapest hat Gucci could find and charge tons more for it at Gucci stores. They are crooks. Makes sense.

Good to see you back around here as a definitive resource.

[Panamabob]

So you are saying it is nearly the cheapest hat Gucci could find and charge tons more for it at Gucci stores. They are crooks. Makes sense.

Good to see you back around here as a definitive resource.

I'm glad you said that.

[Aerol]

So you are saying it is nearly the cheapest hat Gucci could find and charge tons more for it at Gucci stores. They are crooks. Makes sense.

Good to see you back around here as a definitive resource.

This hat is used. The price is being set by the current seller, not Gucci. There's no indication as to what the original price was.

Your ire is misplaced.

[Panamabob]

This hat is used. The price is being set by the current seller, not Gucci. There's no indication as to what the original price was.

Your ire is misplaced.

I'm taking it as tongue-in-cheek in tone.

Here's a paper one, if anyone wants to get their dander up. http://www.gucci.com/us/styles/23830...38300FD78G9061

The black one might be legit, not sure, but the white one is paper.

[jamespowers]

This hat is used. The price is being set by the current seller, not Gucci. There's no indication as to what the original price was.

Your ire is misplaced.

$300 for a paper (shantung) hat?! No ire misplaced there. You put the Gucci logo on it and it is worth ten times what it was before?

[Rick Blaine]

$300 for a paper (shantung) hat?! No ire misplaced there. You put the Gucci logo on it and it is worth ten times what it was before?

Today IS April 15, eh?

Let's not talk about payin' too much for paper- as I may stroke out!

As it is I'll not be able to sit down for a month!

[BR Gordon]

This is the first panama straw hat that I purchased. I got it from a, in my opinion, a very overpriced hat company in Santa Fe. I purchased it on 1979, so I don't remember the details, but I thought that it was a montecristi. Now that I know a little more than I did at the time, I'm beginning to question it. I know that it is not a very fine weave, but has anyone seen a montecristi brim that has been cut and stitched?


Here are a few additional photos.

[Dronak]

I didn't realize there was a separate thread here specifically for straw hats. I got two modern ones recently and posted pictures of them in the general "Post New Hats Here!" thread. If you want me to post them here, I can, but for now, I'll just link to my post over there:
my two new straw fedoras.

[Panamabob]

This is the first panama straw hat that I purchased. I got it from a, in my opinion, a very overpriced hat company in Santa Fe. I purchased it on 1979, so I don't remember the details, but I thought that it was a montecristi. Now that I know a little more than I did at the time, I'm beginning to question it. I know that it is not a very fine weave, but has anyone seen a montecristi brim that has been cut and stitched?


Here are a few additional photos.

Can we see a photo of the inside of the crown? How many vueltas can you count? My gut says Cuenca, due to a couple of weave issues in the top of the crown, but the # of vueltas will seal the deal.