Description
Snazzy 60s mod women’s Panama hat.
Vintage Panama Hat Details
- Panama straw hat by Valerie Modes.
- The helmet-style ridge across the front, top, and back of the crown.
- Wide front brim upturned in the back in a classic 60s mod style.
- This women’s Panama hat has a snazzy cream grosgrain ribbon hatband.
About Panama Hats
Panama hats are woven from the Carloduvica palmate plant from Ecuador. Panama was the distribution center for these hats thus the name even though they were made in Ecuador, Peru, Columbia, Venezuela, and Guyana.
NOT SHIPPABLE TO ITALY due to Italian customs prohibition.Women’s Panama Hat


About Valerie Modes
Valerie Modes was a major milliner from the 1940s to the 1960s. Early labels had an accent over the E in the word Mode which may mean hats were manufactured in France. Later hats don’t have the accent and have a union label indicating USA manufacture.
Shipping & Returns
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