Today, the Panama Hat Co. of St. Augustine, with Chuck, Conseulo and Tony Lippi listed as owners, continues to thrive. And in April, the family earned national honors when the Lippi business ...

Through his Panama Hat Company of the Pacific, the ad executive-turned-headwear guru offers handmade hats from Montecristi, the town in Ecuador that is the true home of the classic “Panama” ...

In the back of a trade publication, he found a hat blocker—the artisan that adjusts the hat for its buyer's head—in San Francisco. The Panama Hat Company of the Pacific was born. Looking back, Black ...

The Panama Hat Co. of St. Augustine, a local family-owned retail store on St. George Street, has been awarded the title of Hat Retailer of 2016 by The Headwear Association (THA). The presentation t… ...

The recent "trucker hat" fad didn't last, but the Panama hat is still drawing fans more than 350 years after its advent. ... Panama hats continue to pave the way for the company, ...

The hats were sold in Panama, but they were usually made in Ecuador, from the dried, palmlike fronds of the jipijapa or toquilla plant, which is native to Ecuador (and now cultivated elsewhere). So ...

We are talking about the Panama hat, which is traditionally made in Ecuador. The elegant headwear woven from palm fibres, considered a status symbol for men for decades, is now making a slow comeback.

Today, the Panama Hat Co. of St. Augustine, with Chuck, Conseulo and Tony Lippi listed as owners, continues to thrive. And in April, the family earned national honors when the Lippi business ...

Panama hats, a type of straw hat characterised for its circular shape and thick band, have long been a summer fashion staple. ... Cuyana co-founder and CEO Karla Gallardo grew up in Ecuador, ...