Best Men Panama Hat

Panama hats have been popular headgear for fashion-conscious men for many decades. Napoleon III and Rockefeller already appreciated the lightness and high wearing comfort of the straw hats. For several years the comfortable hats were almost forgotten, because baseball caps increasingly adorned the coat of cool men. But since stars like the Hamburg singer Jan Delay, the boys from Fettes Brot, Smudo and also Johnny Depp have chosen the Panama hat as an individual fashion accessory, he has moved back into the focus of stylish men’s fashion. h2]The original Panama hat – quality you can feel[/h2]The Panama hat is also called Jipijapa in Spanish speaking countries. It is a hand-woven straw hat whose origins come from Ecuador. The special thing about a Panama hat is its manufacturing technique, because original models are always made by hand. Fine straw is made from the Panama Hat plant ( Toquilla ). The fine toquilla straw is braided completely by hand and only afterwards is it given the special fit of the hat with the help of moisture, heat and pressure. The finer the straw, the more difficult it is to process. Thus the price differences of the Panama hats can be justified. [h2]Production of Panama hats for men[/h2]Even today, most Panama hats are not made in large factories, but braided in laborious homework by special hat weavers. The toquilla plants are also cultivated by the regional farmers themselves; the leaf stalk of the plant is dipped in hot water and then has to dry. Then a further drying takes place over open fire. By adding sulphur, the fire can bleach the roast at the same time, giving the Panama hat its characteristic colour. The fibres are then torn by hand, whereby the fineness of the fibres determines the subsequent quality of the hat. During the subsequent interweaving of the plant fibres, the weavers start at the flat top of the hat and work on it later over a special wooden block. To give the hat its final shape, the protruding straw is removed and smoothed with pressure, heat and moisture. [h2]What are the advantages of Panama hats[/h2]A Panama hat convinces especially by its pleasant, light wearing characteristics. Due to its material properties, the hat is extremely breathable and can therefore provide ideal protection from the sun in summer. The higher the quality of the Panama hat, the easier it is to roll the good piece together to save space and store it safely in an appropriate can or box. The Panama hat can then simply be removed again to bring it into shape. With inferior models the fibres can easily break, which makes the hat unsightly. But the Ecuadorian headgear cannot only offer practical features. Therefore the stylish hats not only decorate the heads of men on the beach or in the bar in the sunny afternoon, but also in the evenings at the party they are often seen and so called for a cool appearance. h2]Panama hats: A lifetime purchase[/h2]A Panama hat made from very fine Toquilla straw can quickly cost several 1000 euros. Of course, this is a proud price to pay. However, it is usually a purchase for the whole life and it is ultimately a real handcrafted production. But Panama hats can now also be found at affordable prices and even cheaper models usually convince through high-quality, handcrafted production. Panama hats remain in good condition for many years after a careful treatment.