Panamas

[SHARPETOYS]

You look good...

Your hat looks great!! I love things handmade... These hats are like a fine cigar.:eusa_clap

I'm sure this won"t be your last one.

 

[Prairie Shade]

CALEDONIA!!!!

Hey, this thread keeps on with a life of its own. Whatever happened to our lassie with the Panama enroute? CALEDONIA!!! Where art ye?? Everyones hat looks great but I want to see a Panama with heather in the background and mist dripping from its brim!!!!

 

[scotrace]

I've been wondering that very thing m'self. Perhaps she's slogged offstage, hoping we won't notice. Well, gentlemen, the only thing to do is to raise our voices in a chorus of "Caledonia, Caledonia, what makes you think you can hide?"

lol

 

[NewMexExpat]

The bases are loaded...

...Caledonia, *hit cleanup. (*American baseball reference; in this instance meaning, "You're next.".)

Mine arrived today (yesterday, I guess, since it's after midnight). It fits perfectly, is very light and soft.

It is an Ecuadoran block, and hand shaped (I believe). I used a steam iron, towel and spray starch to build up the snap a little, and tried to sharpen the joint between brim and crown in front. Results in bottom picture (pardon all below the brim).

(Whaddaya mean, "Can you smoke a cigarette in the rain"? Wise guy!)

Comments first, more details later; it's too late and pictures and post took too long.

Now I can put my felt away. Happy day,

- Mark

 

[squid]

Here's a 1930s DOBBS panama optima I picked up a few months ago. Ready to wear it now!

Now that is what I want my next panama to look like. Nice hat.

 

[Panamabob]

Not too many people order Optimos. They go to Belgium quite a bit, France and Italy, too.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Have you ever heard of them referred to as Toyo hats? Or is "toyo" just a type of straw? Here is an ad for one from a 1931 clothing catalog, where it's called an Optimo Toyo:

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[Caledonia]

I'm still here guys. The darn thing arrived 2 days ago and is now winging its way back because it was too small. But never fear, I think I ordered the right size this time. As for heather and mist, I may have to travel to Glencoe to get that to work, but anything for you gents. I will be back here as soon as I can.

 

[Visigoth]

Knox Panaire Optimo

I considered bidding on this yesterday, when it was cheap:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=104752003218

Is this a decent Montecristi? I think I kind of like the Optimo look, although who knows what it would look like on me.

 

[Panamabob]

Toyo is paper.

That ebay hat is a Cuenca Brisa. Too high already IMHO.

 

[Powerhouse]

better late than never...

Pardon my forewardness, but with a friend whose family makes Panama Hats, why buy a paper hat?

Because I'm eccentric... not crazy. lol HAHAHHAHAHAHA.

I am waiting for my friend to get back to me and needed a new summer hat. I also tend be an impulse buyer. It's fun to do that sometimes. And the hats not so bad afterall.

FORZA ITALIA! Ciao.

 

[SHARPETOYS]

Looks good.

Here's a 1930s DOBBS panama optima I picked up a few months ago. Ready to wear it now!

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A very nice vintage hat... I know you will enjoy wearing it.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Thank you, Sharpetoys. Your words are to be respected and in the future I won't co-opt them. That's a promise.


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[Hemingway Jones]

Here is mine:

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The hat body is from Panamabob and the blocking and styling is from Art Fawcett. This is an incredible hat and exactly what I was looking for.

 

[Caledonia]

Hemingway, that is just too suave for words.

 

[Hemingway Jones]

Wow, thank you for saying so.

 

[Twitch]

Ok here's the one I just snagged for $16. From and estate sale, purchased in the 1940s, made in Ecudor. I'll wear it brim down in from, up in back. That's the way it has been "worn in" I can tell. Yesterday a similar vintage one went for $13!

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Hemingway, Twitch, and everyone else who's posted pics: really nice hats! This is the official summertime thread!

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[Caledonia]

So aren't you getting a little hot in there Marc? It's summertime, at least lift the visor and breath... you're looking a little pink!

 

[Shaul-Ike Cohen]

So aren't you getting a little hot in there Marc? It's summertime, at least lift the visor and breath... you're looking a little pink!

Ah, in the picture it might not be clear: This is made of the finest Montecristi straw. But Marc, you should consider getting it reblocked by Art…