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The Montecristi Porkpie, Brent Black's newest creation, is a hand-blocked dress hat made from one of the finest, painstakingly woven Montecristi hat bodies that money can buy. You owe it to yourself to at least gaze with awe at the image (and then imagine others gazing in awe at you in your Montecristi Porkpie). Speaking of awesome men's hats, have you seen the vented Panama hat from Makins? Whoa -- intricate weave pattern, self ribbon and (as always with this NYC milliner) hand blocked using live steam. Better hurry if you want The Chrysler, one of Makins plaid Panama porkpies with its fedora-like pinch. We've sold out of this hat several times and they're hopping this season too. Then there's a lid from Borsalino that's so breathtaking, it makes me wanna take up tap dancing again. Called The Baku Porkpie, it's a classic dress straw summer hat for men, intricately woven from Baku straw (gathered from around the Caspian Sea) and is available in Natural, Salmon or Sage. There are other inspired porkpies in our collection, of course: from Biltmore, for instance, where they've crafted the hats in Milan braid and used a palette of colors ranging from understated medium grey as seen in The Night Out Porkpie to the brightly natural Managua Summer Hat with its flashy multi-colored hatband. [more]