We are happy to create handmade clothes for our customers, you not only will recive a garment, you will receive a piece of history.
We are Oh! Santino
WHAT WE DO?
ABOUT OH SANTINO PANAMA HATS
Since being showcased at a universal show in Paris in 1855, the Panama Hat has become Ecuador’s most famous handcraft. At the turn of the century European aristocrats wearing the hat conveyed their social standing. Well now after some time away from the scene, panama hats are now coming back with a vengeance.
We here at Oh Santino – Panama Hats know the importance of power and image a want to help our client find the perfect hat to convey this image. Having a perfect hat, we know can make an impactful difference in a wardrobe and/or outfit assembly.
Visit our webpage at www.ohsantino.com to find the different styles, colors and quality levels we offer.
Trends change and being a company that ships internationally, we know our clients are unique and need us to be versatile.
Our panama hats come in minimum wholesale orders of 12 pieces and from 1 piece retail.
Let us help your business the way we know we can.
Yours Truly,
Oh Santino Team
CONTACT OH SANTINO PANAMA HATS
OH SANTINO
Visual Artist & Fashion Designer
+593 9 99093062
ECUADOR
PRODUCTION AND SALES
service@ohsantino.com
WHAT IS A ORIGINAL PANAMA HAT?
A Panama hat, also known as an Ecuadorian hat or a toquilla straw hat, is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian origin. Traditionally, hats were made from the plaited leaves of the Carludovica palmata plant, known locally as the toquilla palm or jipijapa palm, although it is a palm-like plant rather than a true palm.
Ecuadorian hats are light-colored, lightweight, and breathable, and often worn as accessories to summer-weight suits, such as those made of linen or silk. The tightness, the finesse of the weave, and the time spent in weaving a complete hat out of the toquilla straw characterize its quality. Beginning around the turn of the 20th century, these hats became popular as tropical and seaside accessories owing to their ease of wear and breathability.
A hat stand in Montecristi, Ecuador.
Hat stand in Montecristi, Ecuador.
The art of weaving the traditional Ecuadorian toquilla hat was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists on 5 December 2012.