A video series on Óptimo and the hat making process was created for Border Beat, 

a student-run publication based in the University of Arizona School of Journalism.

Click this link for:  A little history about Grant and how he got started customizing hat

Click this link for: The Hat Finishing Process

Click this link for: Finishing a Fedora Hat

 Click this link for: The History of the Panama Hat and Its Misleading Name

Click this link for: How Grant Practices Business as a Foreigner

 
Óptimo is involved in the creation of a documentary,
Made in Ecuador: The Panama Hat Story,
that will be released later this year.
To see some highlights, click here:   The Panama Hat Story

Tucson Guide Best of 2008 Award