it's time to dive into
men's straw hats (and raffia hats too, like Borsalino's fab summer hat woven from raffia straw,
The Raffia Fedora, with an edging that justs hints at two-tone) and see what grabs you.
You'll be choosing from the best spring and summer straw hat styles possible, of course, from another popular Borsalino
dress hat called
The Openwork Ramie and the dress-to-impress
Brent Black hand-woven Panama hat,
The Montecristi Classic, plus from the fabulous series of
men's Panama hats from Christys' and
Scala, in silhouettes that encompass
fedoras and even
cowboy hats like
The Saratoga, made of genuine Grade 3 Panama straw woven in the tradition of the Montecristi.
If you're searching for a wide brim
handwoven Panama hat, we've got it in the stunning
Montecristi Aficionado. Let me (gently) toss another hat your way for careful consideration too--
The Optimo, a
Panama hat for men from none other than The Panama Hat Company. This hat's woven in Ecuador, where they call it 'the Natural'. Next and unique in the realms of
Panama fedoras is
The Vented Montecristi issued by
Borsalino in extremely limited edition. The hand worked
men's hat takes skilled artisans several hundred hours to complete as reflected not only by the price tag but also by the high-end look and feel of the finished product.
A hat that's hard to resist and thus brought back this season by demand is from
Makins of NYC, and it's called
The Panama Pinch Front Pork Pie II. It's one of their all-time best selling men's hats, and when you see it, you'll appreciate why. Once you've chosen your
straw hat du jour, let me know, and I'll get it off to you straight away.