Natural Panama Bowler Hat Foldable Toquilla Straw Handwoven Ecuador

The genuine Panama hat is one of the world's great hat confusions: it is made in Ecuador, not Panama, from the leaves of the Toquilla palm that grows along the Ecuadorian coast. The name came from Panama because that was where the world saw them first, worn by workers and tourists on the Panama Canal construction sites. The genuine article, however, has always come from Ecuador.

This version combines the Panama's authentic Toquilla straw construction with an unusual bowler crown rather than the standard fedora or wide-brim silhouette. The bowler crown gives the Panama a domed, rounded profile that is entirely unexpected in straw hat form, which produces a hat that reads as both genuinely traditional and genuinely distinctive. Foldable and travel-friendly with a black grosgrain ribbon.

The Panama bowler works at summer formal occasions, outdoor events in warm weather, and for anyone who wants genuine Ecuadorian Toquilla straw craftsmanship in an unexpected shape.

Novella Hats has sold over 10,000 hats with a Trustpilot Great rating. At $69.99 with free US shipping on qualifying orders, the Panama bowler is the authentic unexpected summer formal hat.