The Levine Bogart Panama Fedora hat is a genuine Ecuadorian Panama Straw Fedora Hat with classic brim, low bogart teardrop crown, and loads of style. Genuine Panama hats have a history going back centuries and are known for their quality and style. Genuine Panama hats are made from toquilla straw; the process of making the straw requires months of drying palm leaves and splitting the leaves by hand, then weaving them together into beautiful hat bodies. The Bogart exhibits a level of quality not found in other straw hats for the price.