Mexican straw hat with straw flowers - age?

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Hi vintage fashionistas, I found this Mexican straw sombrero in a thrift store today. It looks oldish but I have no idea of the era. Woven straw with straw flowers. The yellow band around the brim feels like plastic or nylon (coming unsewn in places). It has a "Mexico" stamp inside. Thanks in advance.
 

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denisebrain said:
To me it appears to be a beach hat that might be purchased on vacation, say, in Acapulco. I would guess it dates from the 60s give or take a decade.
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Thanks, that's about what I figured. My husband who was born in 1975 says he has never seen one like it. I literally can't find even one similar in my internet searching. And it fits me, which vintage women's hats usually don't.
 
Rue_de_la_Paix said:
These are pretty impossible to pin down as far as exact date made. Is the edging on the brim made of plastic? Or is it cloth? It could be 60 years old or it could be 20 years old. Its cute!
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It feels like plastic. Which of course means it can't be that old. I get a sort of mid-century feel from it, the shape and the flowers. I may ask a few other Mexican friends if they might recognize it.
 
Another detail I just noticed: the flowers are fastened on with metal staples, which are quite rusted.
 

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bycinbyhand said:
I've been looking at this a while and sure appreciate the additional photos. I think that this is somewhere between 1950s-1970s and it's a *common* tourist purchase. If I had to pick a more specific date I'd go with 1960s. This of Mrs. Howell in Gilligan's Island.
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Thank you, I agree. None of my Mexican friends recognize it. They all agree that it is old; and that it is not a traditional Mexican style, thus made for the tourist trade. Well anyway, I like it so will be fixing it up and wearing it this summer.
 
Cute!
my Mexican husband says it's palm leaf
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I recognize the palm leaf, but not because of any Mexican heritage. For me, it's about being raised Catholic. My mom - as did other Catholic women - wove palm fronds into roses and other 3-d ornaments that were tucked above framed religious pictures in her home. The other church ladies regarded her as a master. We didn't realize until she and dad died and we were going through the house that her palm roses looked perfect because she added tiny thread stitches from behind to hold them together.
This 2014 blog article on 10 things to do with your palms from Palm Sunday shows the basics
 
MagsRags said:
Cute!

I recognize the palm leaf, but not because of any Mexican heritage. For me, it's about being raised Catholic. My mom - as did other Catholic women - wove palm fronds into roses and other 3-d ornaments that were tucked above framed religious pictures in her home. The other church ladies regarded her as a master. We didn't realize until she and dad died and we were going through the house that her palm roses looked perfect because she added tiny thread stitches from behind to hold them together.
This 2014 blog article on 10 things to do with your palms from Palm Sunday shows the basics
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Interesting! What a funny domain name that blog has.
 
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