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Panama-Style Optimo, A single ridge front to back instead of a dent.
Toquilla-style fine weave braid photographed backlit — Very tight weave — pinpricks of light, densest along the ridge.
The braid against the light. What you see is what gets through.
The inside of the crown, showing the sweatband stitched to the weave
Inside the crown: the sweatband and the underside of the weave.

D-03 · Toquilla-style fine weave

Panama-Style Optimo

USD 188USD only · tax shown at checkout

The optimo crown carries one sharp ridge from front to back rather than a centre dent, which is harder to block cleanly and holds its line better over time. Woven in Cebu, the Philippines; blocked in Spain.

How open the weave is

Very tight weave — pinpricks of light, densest along the ridge.

Woven in Cebu, the Philippines · hand-blocked in Gata de Gorgos, Spain — not Ecuador, and not paja toquilla.

Head circumference

Measure just above the ears, level across the forehead. Between two ranges, take the larger.

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This hat does not fold or roll. It needs to travel keeping its shape — a hat box is the reliable way to do that, and it is not added automatically.

Straw is a plant

Four things
this hat does.

Printed before you buy, not after you complain. A hat that cannot carry all four lines does not go on sale here.

  • Cracking

    Fine fibres are the first to split when a hat dries out. Keep it away from radiators and hot car interiors.

  • Fading

    Ivory warms towards cream in the sun. Uneven exposure will show as a lighter band.

  • Reshaping

    Rollable versions coil and recover. Blocked versions do not: creasing one leaves a mark you cannot steam out.

  • Weave gaps

    The tightest weave we sell. Held against a lamp you still see pinpricks of light between the fibres — it is a woven plant, not a sheet.

Specification

Straw
Toquilla-style fine weave
Weaving origin
Woven in Cebu, the Philippines · hand-blocked in Gata de Gorgos, Spain — not Ecuador, and not paja toquilla
Construction
Machine-woven straw braid, hand-blocked
Brim width
8 cm
Crown height
11.5 cm
Weight
126 g
Packing
Neither folds nor rolls
Sweatband
Cotton twill sweatband
Sizes
55–56 cm · 57–58 cm · 59–60 cm · 61–62 cm — head circumference ranges, never a single universal size.

Care

  • Keep it out of dry heat

    Never leave it in a parked car or against a radiator. Dry heat is what makes straw crack.

  • Mist, do not soak

    A light mist of water two or three times a season keeps the fibres supple. Do not soak it.

  • Reshaping

    Mist lightly, press flat between two cloths and leave it on a flat surface overnight.

  • Storage

    Store it upside down on its crown, or in a hat box. Never stack anything on the brim.

About the name

Panama-style is the crown and brim shape. It says nothing about origin. This hat was woven in Cebu, in the Philippines, and blocked in Gata de Gorgos. The full origin note.

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