Colonial Panama Montecristi
Borsalino’s most precious Panama register: Montecristi straw in a rollable colonial shape.
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Story & heritage
Borsalino began in 1857 in Alessandria as a hat specialist; its straw hats sit beside felt as one of the house’s enduring summer signatures.
Colonial Panama Montecristi appears in the official US store’s Panama and straw-hat offer, giving the line a current, source-grounded place in the Borsalino catalogue rather than a memory-only status.
Materials & craft
Official product data grounds the hat in Panama straw, with paja toquilla fibers from the Carludovica Palmata palm; the brand’s production grounding notes that hand-twisted straw models can take months to complete.
For this specific offer, the live product description notes: The Montecristi Panama hat is crafted from an exceptionally precious material originating from the city of Montecristi, in the Manabí province of Ecuador. This extremely fine, elastic, and luminous straw is obtained from the leaves of the Carludovica Palmata palm. The careful selection of the finest fibers and the hand-weaving of a single piece may require.
How to choose & style
Use it as the high-summer Borsalino: linen tailoring, open-collar shirts, resort separates and quiet leather sandals keep the weave in focus.
Choose the brim by attitude: Federico for a balanced everyday Panama, Colonial Montecristi for travel polish, Claudette for a broader sun-hat silhouette.
