Homburg Nation

[jbucklin]

Now that I am an official citizen of the Homburg Nation, I am curious to know if there are any decent modern hatmakers that offer the homburg. I tried a Stetson at the Outlet in Garland the other day and did not care too much for it. How about the Borsalino Continental? Anybody here have one? And if so could you post some pics of yourself with it on your noggin?

[Saint-Just]

I must say that I like Homburgs a lot.
Maybe I am totally misguided but to me it is a fairly formal hat, and I am not sure I like the T-shirt with it (no offence meant, of course: it is just my perception of the style that fits this hat)

[jbucklin]

I agree with you. You must understand though that some of us here wear our hats all the time. I'll be walking around the house with nothing on but boxer shorts and a really nice dress hat. I also will not wait till I'm dressed formally to wear a new hat like the homburg I am wearing in the pics I posted. I LOVE HATS!

[mayserwegener]

I must say that I like Homburgs a lot.
Maybe I am totally misguided but to me it is a fairly formal hat, and I am not sure I like the T-shirt with it (no offence meant, of course: it is just my perception of the style that fits this hat)

What is interesting is the Homburg was originally a casual style hat (see late 1800s). They became a more formal style over time although you would see exceptions (social class, condition of hat, ect.). Today I am not sure any of this matters. I frequently wear my Homburgs with business casual dress (not with T-shirts).

[jbucklin]

Is it customary to pinch the crown of a homburg or not?

[randooch]

I think not, although I prefer the look.

[jbucklin]

I think not, although I prefer the look.

I too prefer it. But maybe it's only because that's what I've become accustomed to with all my fedoras. The Homburg is not a fedora, right?

[Bird Lives]

I agree with you. You must understand though that some of us here wear our hats all the time. I'll be walking around the house with nothing on but boxer shorts and a really nice dress hat. I LOVE HATS!

....LOL....You killin' me...I hear that....I'm the same way, JB ....

I also love the homburg....My first, and only dress hat; for years; was a black homburg, which regretably,I no longer have...
But from the sound of things, I must not be a 'Homburg Purist' as I dig the university style...with a snap-brim....and I like to see them with slight side dents aswell....

I saw a Bailey's New Yorker the other day and was knocked out....It's a snap-brim Homburg with no side dents...I was going to order one after seeing this one but when I went to the Village Hat site, it said it's wool....
That put me off...But I worked with a singer, percussionist the other night who was wearing one, and it looked so great it never occured to me that it could have been anything other than quality fur-felt...

[randooch]

I too prefer it. But maybe it's only because that's what I've become accustomed to with all my fedoras. The Homburg is not a fedora, right?

Right.

[Chepstow]

For the Homburg Nation, a Borsalino Homburg!

My new Borsalinos! This old Homburger was expressly made for Fritz Reinhardt Frankfurt.
The paper label inside was destroyed. Some stains on the crossgrain band on the brim.