The Spring & Summer 2012 Catalog
Are Montecristi hats, the finest straw hats for men in the entire world? Many say yes, and when you see a Panama hat like the The Vented Montecristi from Ecuador by way of Borsalino in Italy, you'll say si too! This truly unique fedora is offered in a limited edition, and is an exceptionally lightweight hat with a two inch brim and four inch crown. Read the five-star reviews by customers who have purchased this hat, and see what they say. Another example of handwoven excellence is the Panama hat from
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Brent Black called The Montecristi Aficionado. Of this hat, one satisfied customer says that it has a "great design and look" and continues with saying that "Brent and Trent hit a homer with this one."
The origins of these hats speak to their quality: Master weavers from a little village in Ecuador spent months weaving the fine fibers into a linen-like material and once that is done, the fedora is shaped and hand-blocked. These are experts in the field working by hand on each hat, one at a time. An article reprint from the New Yorker Magazine, circa 1930, read: "There are only thirteen weavers in the world able to turn out hats light enough and fine enough in texture to be worth $1,000 dollars. All thirteen are Inca Indians, living in one town, Montecristi, in the mountains of Ecuador. It takes each man three months to a year to make one of these hats."
Sure, a lot has changed over the years, but some things are still the same. The number of such craftsman is still declining, while the village of Montecristi continues to be very much the heartland of exceptional woven hats. It's also true that there really are Montecristi Panama hats so finely woven, so rare, that both their beauty (and prices) can take your breath away.
These Montecristi hats (more popularly known as Panama hats, because Panama was once the great trading center where most of them were bought and sold) do come in lesser rows of weave per inch, which brings down their prices accordingly. Like The Montecristi Aficionado, both the Brent Black Classic and The Montecristi Pork Pie hat are examples of this (somewhat) more affordable hat art.
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