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The Tyrolean hat (, ), also Tyrolese hat, Bavarian hat or Alpine hat, is a type of hat that originally came from the Tyrol in the Alps, in what is now part of Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. It is an essential and distinctive element of the local folk costume, or tracht.
In addition to varying in shape and width of brim, the hats are characteristically decorated with a coloured, corded hatband and a spray of flowers, , or "brush" at the side of the crown. The traditional "brush", known as a gamsbart, is made of hair from the back of the Chamois. A large and showy one may contain thousands of individual hairs, and cost between $2,500 and $3,000.[1] Genuine Gamsbart $2,790.00, Ernst Licht Imports, May 27, 2021 It takes a variety of forms, and may often be combined with feathers.Kilgour, Ruth Edwards (1958). A Pageant of Hats Ancient and Modern. R. M. McBride Company.
Later the Tyrolean hat became the image bearer of "Tyrolean culture" as a tourist symbol, very popular at folk gatherings and beer festivals, such as the Munich Oktoberfest, and influenced by folk music bands who wore fanciful "local" costumes. The musician, Billy Mo, wrote a song in 1962 called "Ich kauf' mir lieber einen Tirolerhut" ("I Prefer to Buy a Tyrolean Hat"), which reinforced the link between the hat and traditional Alpine (brass band) folk music. In 1965, a comedy musical appeared under the same title. Ich kauf mir lieber einen Tirolerhut. Moviepilot.de
The Tyrolean hat became even better known thanks to Edward VIII of Great Britain, who, after his abdication, frequently stayed in Austrian Styria and often wore a hat of Tyrolean style, although it did not come from there.Lexikon der Herrenmode, Musterschmidt, 1960 It is said that the Tyrolean hat was the inspiration for the homburg, a style popularized beyond its native Germanic region by his grandfather, Edward VII.
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