Homburg Hats

The homburg is a felt hat with a centerdent creased crown and a stiff brim with upturned edge. The hat is traditionally trimmed with a grosgrain hat band. The hat was made popular by Edward VII after he brought one back from Bad Homburg, a district of Hesse in Germany. This is also where the hat's name originated from. After bringing this hat back with him, many copied the style leading to a massive surge in popularity of this style. During the 1930s, Anthony Eden (who would later become prime minister) became known for wearing a Homburg style hat. This gave rise to the nickname "the Eden" hat or sometimes simply the "Anthony Eden". The hat had another spike in popularity when in 1953 Winston Churchill wore this style at his inauguration as prime minister. This broke the tradition of the prime minister wearing a top hat for the inauguration and dramatically increased the popularity of the homburg style hat. The other most notable wearer of this hat was Al Pacino in The Godfather movie which is where this hat gets its other nickname of the Godfather Hat.