This is the one that Cubans people traditionally wore from the very 18 century when the Ecuadorian Straw Hats first appear around the world.  So popular that became part of the Cuban clothing along with the famous Cuban Cigars.

Last year after the President  of United States reestablished the relationships with  Cuba,  the famous fashion firm "Chanel " presented in Habana Cuba the International Fashion Community Dance, trough the Streets of "Havana" sporting the Vintage  beautiful  Ecuadorian Montecristi Straw Hats with the right pinches, right center dent, just the perfect front to back,  given the contemporary touch with the short brims.

 Evenness of Weave 

There are 3 principals things to qualify for fineness of a Panama Hats

1. Time they spend weaving.

2. Quality the straw they choose

3. Expertise of the Weaver

There are very few Weavers alive capable to make the Museum Quality, takes around 8 to 9 month to make 1 hat they only can weave 3 to 4 hours per day due to the arduous of the work..

Every time the width of the straw is reduced by half, the amount of work is multiplied by four. So a hat twice as fine takes four times as long to weave. This is why a hat that looks only slightly finer than another may cost significantly more—it took significantly more time and effort to weave it. That little bit more fineness, multiplied by the thousands and thousands of weave “intersections” in a good hat, can add up to several additional weeks of weaving time.