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The hat that turns a suit into a statement, a man into a minister of something.
means A stiff felt hat with a curled brim and a single dent running front to back along the crown, usually worn with formal dress.
from Named after Bad Homburg, the German spa town where it was made fashionable — the story goes that a European royal wore one there while hunting and brought the style back to Britain in the late 1800s, after which it became a staple of formal menswear.
- name origin
- Named after Bad Homburg, the German spa town.
- royal boost
- Edward VII made it fashionable after visiting Germany.
- signature feature
- Stiff brim, single dented crown, no floppy nonsense.
- pop culture
- Churchill and Godfather villains both swore by it.