Homburg Nation

[ScottF]

Like it Sir! :eusa_clap Keep it for your collection. With the `stache it gives your a few more years than your deserve, but as a varied look, its great. Happy wearing...

Agreed - good look on you. Those late '50s/early '60s Hatco's are very well put together.

 

[mayserwegener]

Mayser Homburg

Very nice black Mayser Homburg, size 59cm.

 

[avedwards]

A wonderful hat Mayserwegener but do you really have to rub it in by stating the size? :rage:

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Very nice black Mayser Homburg, size 59cm.

I am always fascinated by the intricate martial style of the liner art in the German/Austrian hats. Just like that Dobesch I got from you, the Teutonic flair is unmistakable.

 

[mayserwegener]

I am always fascinated by the intricate martial style of the liner art in the German/Austrian hats. Just like that Dobesch I got from you, the Teutonic flair is unmistakable.

Agree!

P. & C. Habig's double eagle is one of my favorites.

 

[bolthead]

WOW! You are like God of Homburgs,bro! I think I am partial to the center crease ones in the darker colors(black,navy blue).Just some small differences make for a much different "style" and look when comparing them to fedoras. Homburgs became the gentry`s headware at the decline of top hats?Anything other than black tie and tails it`s the Homburg? I have been noticing them more in movies,pictures,tv.A very dignified and high class hat.

What is your personal favorite?

Hos

LMAO.....I am the God of Homburgs, and I bring you.....Homburgs.

 

[bolthead]

Wow.....Gorgeous.

Robert, you still have this beauty?

 

[bolthead]

Mr. P.

If you ever wanna get rid of this one Mr. P., please let me know.

Except for the last 3 yrs., I was born and raised in Hazleton, PA, and it would be awesome to have a lid from my hometown.

 

[rippy444]

Ditto for me- I'd love to find one in a midnight blue....

There are some decient colored Homburgs on E Bay. I bought a black, grey, camel and a brown for $35.00 each, shipped. I'm shooting for a blue my self. Good luck. RIP

 

[Zanzibarstar]

I already posted this in Ebay victories, but wanted to catalog it here as well...My first Homburg, a Maclachlan. It was labeled as a Cavanagh(because of the box it was in), so grabbed this as the only bidder. A bit of yellowing on the plastic lining, was very dusty, and smells faintly of smoke, but otherwise in pristine condition. Any ideas as to the age of this hat?

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[mayserwegener]

Great Homburg! Looks to be in fantastic shape. My guess is mid to late 50s.

Here is the link to the Hess's department store wiki.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hess's

 

[buler]

Stetson Standard Quality

Here is a Stetson Standard Quality with a nice yellow liner.

B

 

[Mr. Paladin]

Very nice, Buler. I love the embossed sweatbands on the older Stetsons. Pure class.

 

[mayserwegener]

Very nice, Buler. I love the embossed sweatbands on the older Stetsons. Pure class.

:arated: Beautiful Homburg!

 

[avedwards]

Finally I have a vintage homburg. It's a 50s Resistol, which sadly arrived a few days too late for me to wear it with my black tie ensemble on my birthday, but I still think it will get a lot of wear in future. I'm unsure whether it's black or midnight blue.

Please excuse the clothing which is really too casual for a homburg. Normally I'd wear a fedora with what I'm wearing, the homburg is just for the picture.

I'm glad I found this hat because it reminds me of a Stetson homburg (made in England under licence) I had when I was younger, which I sold off when I outgrew it.

Edit: better pictures of the Resistol can be found on this thread: http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=39315.

 

[avedwards]

In fact, speaking of that Stetson homburg, this seems a suitable place to post the two pictures of it which I kept. I no longer have the hat, but the fact that it's a licensed Stetson is interesting. According to the Stetson company which I emailed there was a licensed manufacturer in England in the 1960s.

The side of the sweat band which can't be read from the angle the picture was taken at reads "Imperial Stetson, made in England under licence".

 

[mayserwegener]

Finally I have a vintage homburg. It's a 50s Resistol, which sadly arrived a few days too late for me to wear it with my black tie ensemble on my birthday, but I still think it will get a lot of wear in future. I'm unsure whether it's black or midnight blue.

Please excuse the clothing which is really too casual for a homburg. Normally I'd wear a fedora with what I'm wearing, the homburg is just for the picture.

I'm glad I found this hat because it reminds me of a Stetson homburg (made in England under licence) I had when I was younger, which I sold off when I outgrew it.

Edit: better pictures of the Resistol can be found on this thread: http://thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=39315.

Great Homburg! :eusa_clap

IMO today you can go casual with a Homburg. The days of the power elite + Homburg are long gone.

 

[mayserwegener]

In fact, speaking of that Stetson homburg, this seems a suitable place to post the two pictures of it which I kept. I no longer have the hat, but the fact that it's a licensed Stetson is interesting. According to the Stetson company which I emailed there was a licensed manufacturer in England in the 1960s.

The side of the sweat band which can't be read from the angle the picture was taken at reads "Imperial Stetson, made in England under licence".

Interesting! I wonder who the had the licence? I know Mayser did in Germany.

 

[avedwards]

Interesting! I wonder who the had the licence? I know Mayser did in Germany.

It's a question I hope the lounge can answer. The only makers I'd rule out are Locke & co and Christys because they had a good reputation and wouldn't need to use Stetson's.

Something about the hat seems German though, since it says Groningen (presumably Gröningen) which sounds like a German town to me.

 

[avedwards]

Great Homburg! :eusa_clap

IMO today you can go casual with a Homburg. The days of the power elite + Homburg are long gone.

Thank you. I wanted a homburg for a while but was fussy and only wanted vintage, because my reasoning was that a hat which I'd mostly use for formalwear needs to be of the high quality usually only found in vintage hats.

It can go with anything, but I like dressing by the rules of the past since I think those rules are better. I also think that the formality of the hat makes it look odd with anything less than a suit. Plus in the case of my picture the colour doesn't go too well with what I'm wearing.