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The Bowler or Derby Hat
thanks guys! Steve, I'll be back in Berlin in Jan and a trip to the Staatsbibliothek is on my list ;-) -
The Bowler or Derby Hat
Gorgeous! I love the d'Orsay on that - its so low profile. Here are pics a C & K that just arrived in a package from Optimo (in for a cleaning and smoothing.) It came out beautiful - Dropping it off - -
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The Bowler or Derby Hat
I love that rust colored one third from left - looks like a beauty!! That's exactly the type I hope to find someday At Optimo today - taking this 1920's high crowned Crofut & Knapp ultra lightweight in for cleaning - -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Herr Meyserwegener, what a brim! Beautiful Here is my choice for the chilly San Francisco Summer evening, 40s vintage Stetson - I posted another pic in the Bowler thread - -
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What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
DJH - love yours too! ManofKent - I really like the crown on that dark fedora - beautiful!! mkespens - nice hat & shades combo (Ray Ban I think?) hatophile - Great Stetson - That'll keep you dry! bowler man - Amazing the shape and high crown of that Falcon Park! delectans - very nice... -
What Hat Are You Wearing Today 1?
Baron Hats straw fedora. Tall crown - -
German & Austrian Hutmachers
I'm realizing how difficult it is. I will try to make it to the Staatsbibliotek to poke around. -
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German & Austrian Hutmachers
The labels thing can get so confusing here in Germany - here one day and gone the next or renamed. I have a hard time finding certain affordable suit brands that I like. Whereas in the states the brand names seem to stick around and it is the factories and manufacturing that get switched... -
sucker for the high crowns
That is just a stupendous hat - I didn't realize the size when I saw the pics on the other thread. Like a German spy straight from the 1930s! -
German & Austrian Hutmachers
I have been looking at a lot of documentation and ... found nothing at all in Bad Ems :mad: Maybe it refers to the river Ems in Niedersachsen? Looks like there were hat factories there in the towm of Leer for example. Wikipedia states that as early as 1763 there were as many as four in Leer... -
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German & Austrian Hutmachers
The hat was sold in Marburg in Hessen not far from Bad Ems in Rheinland-Pfalz. Ems must refer to the town, no? Like Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. So just 'Ems' - like 'Homburg.' Is this a style or the manufacturer? -
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German & Austrian Hutmachers
Thanks - Great videos! and just in time for the holidays ;-) Looks like Ferster started this factory in a suburb of Budapest. The commentator says off the cuff that it looks more like a Soviet era Submarine than a modern factory lol -
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German & Austrian Hutmachers
Thank you! Very informative threads. I am not a vintage dresser at all (way too lazy) but do wear a suit on the job a fair amount and I work outside a lot and with it have the opportunity to match hats. -
German & Austrian Hutmachers
Vielen Dank Manfred I have to tread lightly as my comment about wearing a Homburg was not well received here. lol -
German & Austrian Hutmachers
That's a very cool Hat. I have a question for the authorities - what is considered exactly a 'true' Homburg brim. I have seen many styles and variations on hats calling themselves Homburgs, from those with an almost bowler like d'Orsay with a curved brim to stright and flat with a sharp...
