My First Panama Hat!! · Real Men Real Style Community

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My First Panama Hat!!

I have been looking for a proper hat for a LONG time.

When I was 19 I had bought a Fedora from a hatter in NYC, sadly it got lost in a fire and I had never got another.

I would walk into stores and try stuff on and they just didn't sit right. All the real hatters in NYC are gone 😢 at least the ones I have been able to find.

I have been wanting a Panama hat to help keep me out of the sun during the summer. As a melanoma survivor this is even more important to me. While we were on a family vacation last week I found a store in Italy that sold Borsalino's and Marone's and they help me size and fit the hat.

My wife and kids loved the look and I think it fit really well.

I'd love your honest feedback.

I will be going to England next month and am planning on visiting Locke & Co a 350yr Hat Store and am hoping to get another felt fedora or something similar.

Just to reinforce what

@Antonio Centeno

says getting a hat that fits and the support of your family while you are wearing it makes the whole process much easier!!

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