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[[Image:Anders Zorn - Hugo Reisinger.jpg|thumb||Hugo Resinger holding a fashionable grey Homburg hat, 1907. Painting by [[Anders Zorn]]]] |
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A '''homburg''' is a formal [[felt]] [[hat]], a [[Tyrolean hat|Tyrolean]]-style [[fedora]], characterized by a single dent running down the center of the crown (called a "gutter crown") |
A '''homburg''' is a formal [[felt]] [[hat]], a [[Tyrolean hat|Tyrolean]]-style [[fedora]], characterized by a single dent running down the center of the crown (called a "gutter crown"), a stiff brim shaped in a "kettle curl" and a bound edge trim.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/homburg-hat-history-style/ |title=Homburg Hat - Past,Present & Future |publisher=Gentleman's Gazette |date= |accessdate=2012-05-18}}</ref> |
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The Homburg is made from stiff felt and has a [[grosgrain]] hatband and brim trim. |
The Homburg is made from stiff felt and has a [[grosgrain]] hatband and brim trim. Although the is a formal hat, Homburg it is not an alternative to the [[top hat]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bad-homburg.de/sc/Kultur_Bildung/Museum_im_Gotischen_Haus/6800966.asp/ |title=Hat Museum Bad Homburg |accessdate=2012-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gentlemansgazette.com/homburg-hat-history-style/ |title=Homburg Hat - Past,Present & Future |publisher=Gentleman's Gazette |date= |accessdate=2012-05-18}}</ref> The original Homburg was of slightly more generous proportions than the modern version.<ref>Kilgour, Ruth Edwards (1958). ''A Pageant of Hats Ancient and Modern''. R. M. McBride Company.</ref> |
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It was popularized by [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] after he visited [[Bad Homburg]] in [[Hesse]], [[Germany]], and brought back a hat of this style.<ref>http://www.hathistory.org/dress/felt.html</ref> King Edward VII was a clotheshorse, exacting and expert in all sartorial matters. He was therefore flattered when his hat style was copied; at times he insisted on being copied.<ref>Donaldson, Frances (1974). ''Edward VIII''. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. 42.</ref> |
It was popularized by [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Edward VII]] after he visited [[Bad Homburg]] in [[Hesse]], [[Germany]], and brought back a hat of this style.<ref>http://www.hathistory.org/dress/felt.html</ref> King Edward VII was a clotheshorse, exacting and expert in all sartorial matters. He was therefore flattered when his hat style was copied; at times he insisted on being copied.<ref>Donaldson, Frances (1974). ''Edward VIII''. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. 42.</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:35, 18 May 2012
A homburg is a formal felt hat, a Tyrolean-style fedora, characterized by a single dent running down the center of the crown (called a "gutter crown"), a stiff brim shaped in a "kettle curl" and a bound edge trim.[1]
The Homburg is made from stiff felt and has a grosgrain hatband and brim trim. Although the is a formal hat, Homburg it is not an alternative to the top hat.[2][3] The original Homburg was of slightly more generous proportions than the modern version.[4]
It was popularized by Edward VII after he visited Bad Homburg in Hesse, Germany, and brought back a hat of this style.[5] King Edward VII was a clotheshorse, exacting and expert in all sartorial matters. He was therefore flattered when his hat style was copied; at times he insisted on being copied.[6]
The Homburg is quite common among well dressed gentlemen, though not as common as it once was. Al Pacino gained some renewed fame for the Homburg by wearing one in the film The Godfather. This resulted in the hat being dubbed "The Godfather".[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Homburg Hat - Past,Present & Future". Gentleman's Gazette. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ "Hat Museum Bad Homburg". Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ "Homburg Hat - Past,Present & Future". Gentleman's Gazette. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ^ Kilgour, Ruth Edwards (1958). A Pageant of Hats Ancient and Modern. R. M. McBride Company.
- ^ http://www.hathistory.org/dress/felt.html
- ^ Donaldson, Frances (1974). Edward VIII. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, pp. 42.
- ^ http://www.lewrockwell.com/kramer/kramer19.html