21. Early emigration from Ecuador was triggered by the collapse of Ecuador's Panama hat industry in the 1950s. 22. Q : . MDNM / I was told that Panama hats aren't from the country of Panama. 23. A "'Panama hat "'( toquilla straw hat ) is a traditional brimmed straw hat of Ecuadorian origin. 24. Chip Koehlke doesn't wear a Panama hat or wraparound shades or speak with a distinctive British accent. 25. While Panama hats became, if anything, more fashionable during the 1930s, the straw boater became less fashionable. 26. He had traded his jeans and a T-shirt for a brown suit and a straw Panama hat . 27. The men dress up, too, wearing suits or all-white ensembles with a Panama hat , black-and-white saddle oxfords. 28. He wore a white Panama hat here, to protect his bald head from the blazing summer sun. 29. The name of the fabric may also relate to the straw weave used in a Panama hat . 30. In this persona, he is often portrayed wearing a white linen suit, Panama hat and wrap around sunglasses.
