Homburg (hat)
The Homburg hat is a tall men's hat made of felt with a curved, edged brim and a central pinch in the crown. As "Homburg" it became a worldwide best seller.
The Homburg was originally made in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe by the hat factory Ph. Möckel ( Dorotheenstrasse 8-10 ) founded in 1806 . Phillip Möckel industrialized the company in 1856 and acquired a steam engine . The big breakthrough for Homburg came with the visit of the British heir to the throne Edward (later King Edward VII ) on August 29, 1882 in Bad Homburg. He commissioned it as a spa guest from the hat maker Möckel in its typical elegant gray. He did not “invent” it. Edward saw the hat for the first time on his nephew, who later became Kaiser Wilhelm II. In Homburg. Wilhelm II wore a green version of the hat as an accessory to a hunting uniform. The new design spread quickly and quickly replaced the top hat and the bowler hat .
variation
In Britain, a similar hat shape was popular in the 1930s to 1950s. The so-called Anthony Eden (after the politician of the same name who often wore it and was a style model of the 1930s) had, in contrast to the classic Homburg, an unbound, straight cut edge. The Anthony Eden is also known as "Demi-Homburg" and was worn with a Stresemann and black suit on official occasions .
In the Gothic House in Bad Homburg can be seen on the hat exhibition.
literature
- Ulrich Eisenbach: The Blanc Brothers and Roulette . In: IHK intern 05/08, p. 10
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ingrid Loschek : Reclam's fashion and costume dictionary . Reclam-Verlag, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-15-010577-3 , p. 169