After a nearly half-century run, one longtime Bay Area business is getting ready to hang up its hat for good. The owner of ...

The recent "trucker hat" fad didn't last, but the Panama hat is still drawing fans more than 350 years after its advent. Now, Tucsonans looking for the authentic don't have to look far to pick up the ...

CUENCA, Ecuador — The cool breeze in Cuenca, a city nuzzled in the Ecuadorian Andes at 8,000 feet elevation, blows through its cobblestone streets, rustling the skirts of indigenous women who wear ...

Using a centuries-old process, hat maker Christian Jeffs has been hand-crafting Panama Hats in San Juan, Puerto Rico for four decades. His hat store, Ole, is beloved by tourists, hipsters and even ...

LA PINTADA, Panama (AP) - Cultural authorities at UNESCO have recognized the artisans of Panama for their distinctive woven hats. No, not those hats; the famed "Panama hat" comes from Ecuador.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Unless I am an elite haggler, the price difference between the handwoven Panama hat he’s cradling in his white-gloved hands and one from ...

Cultural authorities at UNESCO have recognized the artisans of Panama for their distinctive woven hats. No, not those hats — the famed “Panama hat” comes from Ecuador. Panama’s real contribution to ...

Creamy as silk and costlier than gold, a Montecristi superfino Panama hat is as much a work of art as it is of fashion. Gabriel Lucas irons a hat at his workshop in Montecristi, Ecuador.Credit ...

The "Panama hat" — characterised by a circular shape, thick band, and straw material — has long been a summer fashion staple. But while the headgear is beloved for its functional design that protects ...