Montego Bay Fedora
People sometimes ask me “Is this really the style of Panama hat that wealthy celebrities like Errol Flynn and Noel Coward wore when they disembarked from their private yachts in Jamaica and other Caribbean islands during the 1940’s and ’50s?” Well, if it wasn’t perhaps it should have been.
The Montego Bay is another classic fedora style Panama hat. It is equally appropriate for disembarking from yachts in the Caribbean, seaplanes in private bays, golf carts at the club, or lounge chairs by the pool. Some have suggested that wearing the Montego Bay while drinking a piña colada improves one’s chances of seeing the green flash as the sun winks goodbye in the tropics. I think more research needs to be done. Any volunteers?
Do you see how the Montego Bay Fedora differs from the Classic Fedora at the top of the page? Compare the profiles. The Montego Bay is proportionately taller in front and lower in back. In the top of the crown of the Montego Bay, the “island” is a little less teardrop shaped, a little more diamond shaped.
If you want a skinny-brim hat, this is a good style to work with.
The hat in the photos is size 7, crown 41⁄4 inches, brim 23⁄4 inches, ribbon black grosgrain 11⁄16 inch, $700.
PRICES Why One Panama Hat Costs More than Another
PREMIUM
$500, $600, $700, $850, $1000, $1500
SUPER-PREMIUM
$2000, $2500, $3000, $3500, $5000
RARE TREASURES very limited availability A $25,000 hat? Really? How Fine Are the Finest?
$7500 to $25,000
BRIM
2 1⁄2 to 3 1⁄8 inches
CROWN
4 3⁄8 to 4 7⁄8 inches
SIZES details
21
7⁄8
to 25
1⁄4
inches
(55.6 to 64.1 cm)
SWEATBAND see choices
Standard sweatband for this style is un-dyed fine leather.
RIBBON see choices
Standard ribbon for this style is 1 1⁄16 inch black.
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