The hats are designed in London and hand woven in Cuenca, Ecuador – the home of the Panama - by artisans who can take a month to fashion each hat from palm leaves, or paja toquilla. In order to protect the leaves’ delicate fibres from the dry heat of the day, the hats are woven only in humid, overcast conditions or by night. http://www.babajaancollection.com/index.php/shop.html