homburg

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Surely a well chosen trilby, homburg or other such is de riguer for the well dressed gent?

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  1. A felt hat with a crown that is creased lengthwise, and a brim that is slightly curled upward at the edge.

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  1. a hat made of felt with a creased crown

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  • In trim black overcoat, black homburg, and white silk scarf, he might have just left the Bourse for this gathering. —  The Luxembourg Run
  • Morrissey's self-touted lefty politics and his loathing of Margaret Thatcher don't quite militate against his sentimental or tongue-in-cheek identifications with the England of homburg hats and Angry Young Men. —  City Journal
  • Surely a well chosen trilby, homburg or other such is de riguer for the well dressed gent? —  Chelsea Blog
  • He wore a straw homburg with a black band, a shiny black suit and open-necked pink shirt along with his trademark sunglasses, and though he paused briefly for photographers, he declined to speak to journalists. —  Tonight
  • In looks the homburg resembles the fedora, but the brim and crown cannot be reshaped. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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