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	panama-hat palm â“ FREE panama-hat palm Information \| Encyclopedia.com: Facts, Pictures, Information!
		Hat trick David Furnish has gone all Latino in his cream Panama hat, traditionally made from the top of palm trees, doncha know.
		The brimmed headgear known as the "Panama hat" is made from the leaves of a certain type of palm tree.
		Ecuador is the birthplace of straw Panama hats.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-panamaha.html (741 words)

	History of Panama Hats and Headwear
		Panama hats are made exclusively in Ecuador and are woven by hand from a plant called the Toquilla.
		The Panama hat has been worn for centuries with its origins being traced back as far as the 16th Century when the Incas were the first to use the Toquilla plant to produce hats.
		Another aspect of the history of the Panama hat is the tradition of the fl band, which is used to trim the majority of panamas.
	www.thehatsite.com /panama.html (777 words)

	Panama Hats at FINO FINO
		The hat is woven on a wooden block supported by a tripod, over which the weaver works standing up with their chest bearing down on the block to weave the brim.
		The hat "bodies" are graded according to fineness of the weave, color of the straw, uniformity of the weave from crown to brim, and the quality of the backwoven edge (fine Panamas are never turned over and stitched).
		Panama hats are available in a variety of styles, and, as with any "classic," are wearable with anything in your wardrobe--casual to dressy.
	www.finofino.com /Panamas.html (913 words)

	Panama Hat - Indiana Jones Wiki
		Panama Hat explained how he had been hit bad financially during the Depression and was seeking wealthy buyers for the Cross when one turned up - Indiana would later suspect it was Walter Donovan - with the provision that required Jones be dead.
		Panama Hat was presumed killed in the explosion, as his shredded hat landed in the water not far from where Indiana Jones was swimming.
		Panama Hat is the name of the character given in the script and credits, but is assumed not to be the character's actual name.
	indianajones.wikia.com /wiki/Panama_Hat (421 words)

	Straw dress hats History
		Men's dress hats, such as the boater, homburg and fedora, all of which came into vogue towards the end of the 1800s, marked the emergence of a new social informality and a less rigid class structure.
		The boater, a stiff straw hat with a moderately deep, flat-topped crown encircled by a petersham ribbon and a flat narrow brim, was universally popular with men and women for the country, the seaside and boating.
		After some time away from the fashion scene, Panama hats are now coming back with a vengeance, and there's no better way to tell the world that you're a powerful man who recognizes the importance of image, than by choosing a panama dress hat that suits you.
	www.hathistory.org /dress/index.html (643 words)

	Information about Panama hat. Panama hat profile. Andes culture and attractions.
		According to legend, the hat became associated with Panama during the construction of the Panama Canal in the early twentieth century.
		The Panama hat, also known in America as the Plantation hat, is a direct descendant of the Greek petasos, a wide-brimmed straw field hat nearly identical to the straw hats of today.
		Panama hats are often seen as accessories to summer weight suits, such as linen or silk.
	www.mundoandino.com /Ecuador/Panama-hat (763 words)

	David Morgan: Panama Hats
		Panamas are the classic hot sunny weather hat, given the status imprint by the Paris salons in the nineteenth century, worn by world leaders from Napoleon III through Teddy Roosevelt to Kruschev, and immortalized by the great movies of the 1940's.
		Genuine Panama hats are, and have always been, handwoven in Ecuador from toquilla fiber.
		Straw hats hand woven in Ecuador from the toquilla fiber were exported to Panama in the mid 1800's and purchased by fortune seekers crossing the Panama isthmus on their way to the California gold rush.
	www.davidmorgan.com /panamas.html?cPath=2& (560 words)

	The Panama Hat
		Panamas may come in a variety of shapes, often overlapping other styles, such as the Fedora or Derby, with a variety of brim widths.
		Montecristi Panamas are handmade by a handful of craftsmen with the skill to weave these fine hats.
		Singer’s goal is to sell enough $10,000 Montecristi Masterpiece hats to support this dying, indigenous art form and to provide funding for the Montecristi craftsmen so that they can also attract and train a future generation of Panama hat weavers.
	www.newyorksocialdiary.com /node/1007/print (612 words)

	Panama Hat
		The Panama hat bodies are blocked and finished in the American Southwest.
		Panama hats were first brought to North America from Ecuador in the early 20th century through the newly built Panama Canal.
		Pantropic's gambler panama hat is great to pair with your breezy linen shirts on hot days in the sun.
	www.discountpanamahotels.com /panama-hat.htm (185 words)

	San Francisco Hat: About
		The panama is a happy union of a long, proud tradition of fine weaving and the availablility of a superb local material - a straw at once fine, flexible, and strong, with a memory for shape.
		Panama hats are made from the sustainably harvested young leaves of the panama hat palm, Carludovica palmata.
		Panama hats first came to the attention of North Americans and Europeans in the mid nineteenth century, when adventurers crossing the Isthmus of Panama to and from the California gold fields added a rolled "Panama" hat to their packs.
	www.sfhat.com /about.php?mode=panamas (1563 words)

	History of panama hat, weaving process, sizing chart
		In 1855, panama hats were taken to the universal show in Paris, and instantly became the fashion accessory of choice for aristocrats.
		Panama hats have been a symbol of fashion and elegance throughout history and Alfonso Eudoro is determined to continue this legendary tradition.
		Panama hats are made of fine toquilla straw (name given by the Spanish during the years of the Spanish Conquest), which is a filament split from the leaves of the Carludovica Palmata plant.
	www.alfonso-eudoro.com /the-panama-hat.htm (1040 words)

	Panama Hat, Indian Earth, Nature, Ecology,It has graced the heads of Winston Churchill, Nikita Khrushchev, Humphrey ...
		At that time, the hats came to be known by the name of their point of their purchase rather than their place of origin.
		Panama hat is made from a Palm like plant.
		The length of each fiber in the hat is quite short, but in a genuine Panama hat, one can hardly tell where one strand ends and the next one begins.
	www.4to40.com /earth/index.asp?article=earth_panamahats (587 words)

	Panama Straw Hat
		Panama straw is one of the most durable and flexible straws in the world.
		Raffia hats are heavier than Panama hats because the density of the fiber is heavier.
		The Alfonso Eudoro genuine panama hat collection is presented in a variety of weaves and styles, and while they are all styled for men of distinction, each one makes a different kind of impression.
	www.alfonso-eudoro.com /panama-straw-hats.htm (1047 words)

	::: Panama Hat :::
		The name of Panama hat does not come from the place of origin of these hats, which are Ecuador Manabi and Montecristi.
		These hats are fresh and allow air to come in, because they are woven hats, and also do a really good job blocking the sun, which is ideal for workers in Central America where they get plenty of heat and sunshine.
		The quality of the hat and the production process is hard to imitate, but if the demand for such hat increases and the Ecuadorian producers are not able to meet the demand for these hats the market and the source of supply for these hats will also shift to a different place.
	www.american.edu /TED/panamahat.htm (2118 words)

	Panama Hats: DelMonico Hatter
		Panama Hats are hand-woven in Ecuador from the fine fibers of the Jipijapa palm.
		It is said that the name Panama Hat was associated with this headwear because it was worn during the construction and dedication of the Panama Canal.
		The hat is a bleached white color with a tear-drop crown and a 2 3/4" brim.
	www.delmonicohatter.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=SH1 (1180 words)

	Panama Hat Works of Montecristi -
		I’d love to say that the panama hat has 30 weaves by 30 weaves per square inch, but it is more likely to have 32 weaves by 27 weaves in that square inch.
		panama hats range from a weave count of 12 to 40+ weaves per square inch.
		Since the hat starts out as a disk, the crown then progresses downwards on the sides and then outward to form the brim, obviously strands must be added as this disk increases in diameter every few weaves.
	www.panamas.biz /grading.html (1096 words)

	Panama hat, fur felt hats, and hat bands from Montecristi custom hat works
		The straw in Panama hats comes from the leaves of the carludovica palmata or "paja toquilla", a type of palm indigenous to Ecuador.
		The exemplary Panama must be nearly flawless, of good color and consistent weave, exhibiting numerous enjiras, concentric or spiraling patterns radiating outward from the center of the crown.
		The finest grades of Panama hats are not infinite and are indeed in danger of becoming extinct.
	www.montecristihats.com (461 words)

	Optimo Custom Hatworks - Fine Panama and Felt Hats
		Sergot likened the texture of a grade 2 hat to burlap, a grade 10 to fine cotton, a grade 14 to linen, a grade 17 to silk and a grade 20 to the smoothness and texture of paper.
		According to "The Panama Hat Trail," a book by Tom Miller, the Isthmus of Panama was the major trade corridor for South American goods, including Ecuadorian straw hats, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
		The bands read, "Original Panamas from Ecuador." He said the weavers should be considered art treasures in Ecuador, and that he would like to somehow effect a change in how the weavers are paid to ensure weaving of the higher quality hats doesn't die out.
	www.optimohatworks.com /www/us/herald_review.htm (1196 words)

	panama hat Home: Buy online a hat from Ecuador
		The Panama hat is one of the original traditional components of the sartorial treasures of numerous indigenous communities in the provinces of Azuay and Manabi in the south of Ecuador, ever since the Spanish conquest in the 16th century.
		The manufacture of this straw hat with leaves of carludovica palmata (tree of the cyclanthacees family), called straws of toquilla, rests largely therefore, once again, on a traditional manual, and essentially feminine ability.
		The quality of a panama hat can vary significantly between Cuenca and Montecristi models.This quality is judged by the fineness of the straw and the tightness of the weave.
	www.planetepanama.com (398 words)

	Panama Hats - MensHats.com
		Panama hats (known in hat circles as the prince of straw hats) are made from the leaves of a straw plant called toquilla, not to be confused with tequila (the latter being a Mexican liquor, the unhampered ingestion of which has been known to cause one's Panama hat to be worn somewhat askew).
		Panama hats are best associated with steamy tropics and breezy seaside locales, plus a few rather seedy bars in the Middle East.
		Not every Panama hat is a fedora, of course: there are Panama porkpies from Borsalino and safaris from Scala and even outbacks in Panama straw as well.
	www.menshats.com /category/panama-hats (351 words)

	Panama hat plant opens factory showroom \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		The recent "trucker hat" fad didn't last, but the Panama hat is still drawing fans more than 350 years after its advent.
		After a decade of selling Panama hats, the company decided to develop a line of fleece hats, wraps, mittens and head wraps for women made from Polartec fabric produced by Malden Mills.
		The hats are shipped to the United States, where workers pull out irregular hats and add sweat bands and trims before shipment to retailers.
	www.azstarnet.com /business/136997 (853 words)

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		These ultra fine Panama hats are named after the town from which they came,and are perhaps the finest hats made in the world.
		The Panama Hat originates from the Toquilla Palm Leaf grown in Ecuador's coastal lowlands where the combination of fertile ground, cool weather and shading from taller plants combine for the perfect habitat.
		After grading it is shipped to hat makers where machines block and trim the hat into its final form.
	www.shushans.com /fifthpage.html (269 words)

	Brent Black Panama Hats — History of the Panama Hat
		Panama is the narrowest point of land separating the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans anywhere from the Arctic Circle to the southern tip of South America.
		Hat weaving and wearing grew steadily in Ecuador through the 17th and 18th centuries.
		In 1835, Manuel Alfaro emigrated from Spain to Ecuador.
	brentblack.com /pages/history.html (2202 words)

	Panama Hats - Review - Hats On !
		The big breakthrough, however, came at the beginning of the last century when the workers involved in the construction of the Panama Canal used the hats as protection against the burning sun, from then on the item was called ‘Panama hat’.
		In England, royal patronage has helped to make the Panama hat the most fashionable summer hat, in 1985 it was declared to belong to the ‘100 best designs ever’.
		Panama hats are not mass produced, each hat is unique and made by hand, the weaving has remained a cottage industry in Ecuador.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /fashion-accessories/panama-hats/1021255 (993 words)

	Panama Straw Hats Evolution
		Panama Straw hats are “genuine”, meaning that they are all hand-woven of “toquilla” fiber and imported from Ecuador or South America.
		Panama hats are called by that name because during the building of the Panama railroad between 1846 and 1855 a local dealer happened to have some “toquilla” straw hats from Ecuador.
		When the collection agents have gathered the rough Panamas from many farms and villages they are marked on the inside with the brand of the collection agents firm so that they may be properly identified during the finishing and processing operations which prepare them for shipment to the US hat manufacturers.
	www.millerhats.com /hatcare_index/straw_3.html (1700 words)

	Panama Hats: Hatsinthebelfry
		This hat making tradition is usually passed on from one generation to the next.
		A Panama hat is considered one of the most desirable straws because of the hand made finish and the tightness of weave.
		It is best to look for Panama hats that have a crown guard to protect the top of the hat from cracking.
	www.hatsinthebelfry.com /page/H/CTGY/panama_hats (348 words)

	Pachacuti - www.panamas.co.uk - Classic Panamas For Retail
		Furthermore, the extra income generated by the sale of Pachacuti's panama hats has been used to buy land for a grocery store which will be built in order to improve levels of nutrition within the community.
		This elegant hat gained its debonair status from the classic films of the 1940's and continues to be the most popular style of panama hat.
		To create these stylish interpretations of classic panama hats the Paja Toquilla straw is dyed in a range of contrasting colours prior to weaving.
	www.panamas.co.uk /retail_menspan.htm (403 words)

	Open Directory - Shopping: Clothing: Casual: Caps and Hats (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hat Attack - Knit, felt, fleece, shearling, suede, wool and corduroy hats in a variety of sizes and styles.
		Hats and That - A variety of hat styles for all occasions includes summer and winter hats, children's and novelty hats.
		Hats on Top - Hats made from leather, canvas, cotton, and oilskin designed for style and protection from the elements.
	www.dmoz.org /Shopping/Clothing/Casual/Caps_and_Hats (1739 words)

	Panama Hats, Panama Hat, Men's Panama Hats, Panama Hat Store, Ecuador - Destination: Ecuador
		In fact, you'll find a hat factory and shops that sell only Panama hats, which are not made in Panama at all.
		These hats were first made in Ecuador by poverty-stricken Cuenca residents of the 1830s, trying to make a living.
		You'll be one of the few tourists in this hilly countryside village nestled among the gorgeous hills, and you'll have a chance to view a courtyard of Panama hats being made in an array of colors.
	www.destination360.com /south-america/ecuador/cuenca-panama-hat-store.php (533 words)

	VHS Panama Hats (also Panamas.com)
		You also may know that a hat is made from panama straw (Latin name Carludovica palmata or local common name paja toquilla), and therefore a panama hat is not a style but rather a hat from this particular straw material.
		Hats made with grade 3 Cuenca bodies (Cuenca is a city in Ecuador) run about $50 dollars or so, hats from the grade 8 Cuenca or Brisa (another weave) bodies are priced approximately $94.
		Montecristi is synonymous with the finest Panama hats in the world; but, again, be careful because qualities vary considerably even with hats from Montecristi.
	www.villagehatshop.com /vhs_panama.html (335 words)

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