Timeless Style

Panama Hat from The Panador Hat Company in the Fedora Style


Powerful figures like Churchill, Capone, and Roosevelt celebrated them. Entertainers and celebrities create fashion buzz wearing them. Why has the legacy of the Panama hat continued 300 years? Ask anyone. It's about an attitude.


Attitude never goes out of style.


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Maestro Gambler Black Havana Fedora Virtuoso Natural Fedora

Cool, Light As Air

Most hats provide some amount of sun protection, but only one hat breathes like a Panama. Panama hats are woven of lightweight toquilla straw. No other straw, no other fiber, no other man-made material breathes like toquilla straw. Period.

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Ecuadorian woman examines toquilla strawLeft: A Cuencan weaver examines toquilla straw she will soon transform into a Panama hat body.

When you, with your own hands, feel the smooth and air-like quality of this exquisite hat, when it molds to your shape with time, sweat, wear, and travel; when it succeeds in keeping you cool better than any other hat, you'll understand why the Panama hat is the world's most renowned summer hat.

Let us give you a brief introduction to these beautiful straw hats so you can choose yours with confidence.

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Hand-woven Heritage

Panama Hat from The Panador Hat Company in the Fedora Style

Panador hats are hand-woven in Cuenca, Ecuador, a romantic colonial city criss-crossed by rivers and surrounded by hazy mountains. Cuencan craftspeople preserve the Panama hat tradition by passing down the art of weaving from one generation to the next. Authentic Panamas are hand-woven of toquilla straw fibers one by one, each hat an individual masterpiece.


The Panador Hat Company

Walt Pieper Receiving Award from Ecuador Economic Development Council We count our partnership with friends in Cuenca a privilege and a calling.

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Cuenca has a rich cultural heritage not limited to its fine Panama hats. However, it is not a wealthy part of the country. That’s why we are committed to fostering economic development in this region. Every hat we sell helps preserve a tradition of Cuencan craftsmanship.