The towering, jewel-bedecked church hats, for instance, are a big hit among ministers' wives, while the straw Panama hats come into vogue around derby time. Other items have more practical uses ...

Panama Sun Hat This hat — which has over 26,000 verified ... The hat itself is 90 percent "high-quality natural paper straw" and 10 percent polyester. It's woven tight enough that I don't ...

They’ve been used as a functional item for many hundreds of years, and as a fashion statement for a just a few hundred less; ribbon-adorned floppy straw hats, boaters, Panama hats and floral ...

Panama hats are hand-woven from straw, a process that takes an entire day. A weaver starts by stripping down straw harvested from a toquilla palm plant. It takes seven stalks to make one hat.