How The World’s Oldest Hat Shop Has Stayed In Business For Nearly 350 Years | Still Standing
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- Lock & Co. Hatters in London has been designing and selling high quality hats since 1676. It has served celebrities and royalty throughout history, withstood a bombing in WWII, and now survived the Covid-19 pandemic which was the first time in history it had to close its doors.
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How The World’s Oldest Hat Shop Has Stayed In Business For Nearly 350 Years | Still Standing
Hats off to these people
Hehehehe
Clever🤣
I see what u did there
@Judo tssss
**knee slap**
I don't need a custom made hat but I'd buy one from this shop. Just to experience the service and quality.
I was thinking the same thing lol
Aaand how much are u willing to spend for this experience?
@@k.k8791 $160 lol I'm broke a.f
@@kimifurstenberg3722 all of sudden an experience from a TH-cam video is pretty much good and convenient ,don't u agree
@@k.k8791 haha yeah and when I can't travel I look at google street views and TH-cam vlogs
Everyone: They don't make them like that anymore
Lock & Co: Hold my hat...
Lol
One of those things that I will probably never buy but fell oddly glad that they still exist.
Some of the best made umbrella can still be purchased from similar companies.
Same
I don't need a custom hat in my life nor do I want to spend the money for it
That being said it would be kind of cool to have a hat that fits my head just right
Same from Texas
Same
Having clothing that's made specifically for you just feels so special
Even the word for tailor-made items makes it sound special: Bespoke.
I can attest, a $200 suit that's been tailored to your body will look so much better than a $2000 that hasn't
@@tomtcom a suit that was specially tailored and only costs 200 ? doubt that
This shop is older than America. I hope it stays around
@@businessinsideryoutube2114 what is this some kind of coded puzzel?
It's older than US*
@@pedrohff2012 I stand corrected
@@mohamadaboualfa7037 it's spam. I reported the comment
@@HowManyEggs93 yeah I was thinking the exact same thing when I heard them mention 350 years. 😱
This shop should be Included in World Heritage Sites
One step at a time buddy
@@yahya2920 one hat at a time
@@yahya2920 your not that guy pal
No, because the UN must be destroyed before it finishes off killing humanity.
@@whyisblue923taken that makes no sense
May they last another 500 years.
True professional, pride and craftsmanship are so rare nowadays, and yet by that very fact, so desirable and so satisfying.
Being English, and being proud of being English is to be associated with exactly such great traditions, and to revel in that association, and to hold oneself to the same high standards.
Indians from 9k years ago : Hold my charkha
Um... where’d you learn how to speak? Bloody Windsor Castle?
Not even British and I'm proud that shop still is killing it, I plan on getting a hat from them when I can finally afford a trip to the UK
@@rynnziolkowski4642 pretty sure the hat will cost more than your trip to UK. Good luck!
@@rynnziolkowski4642 if your saving for a trip to England then your gonna need to save atleast double again to be able to afford a hat from lock and Co!
not only that I'm surprised there's something like this out in the world, but I also think that this IS the way clothing SHOULD be made. Customized with client's taste and needs, hand-made with love and care. That's the way you do it
That's how it was for most of history until clothes were able to be mass produced.
Ideally yeah, but mass produced stuff (not just clothes) has helped most people afford a simpler version, which is great too.
Most people had only a handful of clothing articles throughout history. Your average person today, at least in developed nations, has dozens of clothing pieces.
@@techelitesareadisease8816 Also the way we wear and clean clothes has changed dramatically. In the past many layers were worn primarily to protect the few out layers of clothing people wore from getting dirty. This meant that outlayers only very occasionally got washed, which made them last longer. And the cheaper and more durable under-layers would get washed more aggressively and with a higher frequency. The fact we wear fewer layers and bung it all in a washing machine, and possibly also a drier means our clothes wear out faster, necessitating owning more clothes to compensate.
It's really sad to hear that the pandemic forced them to close their doors for the first time when they managed to remain open even when a bomb came crashing through their roof.
And throughout the spanish flu too
It's was just closed, not completely ended like the term refers in most context.
Lockdowns have been abused, the WHO experts explicitly said they should be a last resort in extreme cases not the first thing to do due to the many negative effects of extended lockdowns.
Politicians forced them to close their doors. People did that, not some virus. People did.
Yes it is. Only feeling I have watching this video.
Plot twist: another kingsman's old friend based on hat shop bussiness
Other members are currently in mission so they're continuing the business.
@@shiprapaul2033 oh
Galahad actually made a reference to this shop when Richmond Valentine was fitting on a suit at the suit shop
First movie was good.... Then shit
Check out Mister Miller Hats, at least he makes them from scratch, they are just an old hat shop
HATS OFF to the engineer who designed the 'conformeter'.
I could see it being coveted by the steampunk crowd.
@@AdamsHadEnough it surely is is something to be coveted. It's amazing that this beauty is now than 100 years old. And here we are, with all our knowledge of material science and yet the things we design won't last this long.
right. for me that's the highlight
@@azharabasshah8503 That is intentional. Engineers are trained from day one to design for it to be replaced. That is how companies make money is they skimp on every possible thing and have products designed to fail in a certain time frame so that you have to buy it again.
Engineer gaming.
This documentary could be 2hrs long and I'd watch every second. 😩
Wouldn’t you rather watch the documentary
I finally got to go there in October! All the way from Houston Texas. So incredible, the people are awesome and so polite! If anyone ever gets the chance it is 100% worth every penny! I will be back again one day!
Were they able to make you a hat that day? Were you in town for a week and got it before you left? Or did they have to mail it to you when they finished it?
@@hulkslayer626 I had it mailed to me after. I was in town for 10 days but the box it comes in is pretty large for traveling. I definitely suggest to ship it.
I remember visiting a hat maker shop as a little boy with my mother. This hat shop has closed it's doors a long time ago. There is actually a much older hat maker business that is still standing and can be found in Austria. Leithners' original Ausseer Hüte was founded in 1532. That makes this business nearly 500 years old.
Ohh, woww. As an Austrian I haven't heard of that one. Interesting.
TF2 players: "I'll take your entire stock"
i couldn't stop but remember Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle
Same
I lived in England for two years and was looking for a souvenir to bring home. I went and bought a bowler from Lock and while I've never worn it in public, it's still something I treasure.
My head was too large, and the top hat was a bit out of my range. But my sizing card remains there when next I'm back for that hat.
What does something like a Top Hat cost? I would love to get one the next time I visit England. I hope I can afford it!
@@henri6595 20 years ago, the bowler was about $350 US if I recall. A top hat was much more expensive - maybe double or more. No idea what they’d want today.
I still think it was worth it.
@@BarryKruse Guess I can't afford a Top Hat even if I wanted one 🤨. Based on what you said the Top Hat would cost $2K USD. I can think of a lot of things to do with $2K 🤔.
Your head was too large? So they have a maximum head size or the custom fit is a lie?
@@henri6595 check out the website!🤠
It’s so amazing seeing stores like this still today. So much history. Things like this just don’t exist today. Hope they stay open for another 300 years.
No wonder so many of their instruments still properly function, given they're made of quality wood.
It's weird how these old tools last so long, only for nowadays almost everything that isn't a very simple scissors fails within 1-3 years, planned obsolescence is sad
@@furinick idiot it’s a scissor, you don’t compare a well kept expensive quality head measurer to a god damn plastic scissor.
The only reason it’s still of good use is because they’ve been keeping it safe. All items can be kept and still be used if you keep it correctly.
@@furinick Japanese bonsai scissors and tools also endure a lot. All these traditional crafts have their tools purpose-made, handcrafted with the proper materials. In the age of consumerism, this just doesn't cut it anymore, no pun intended.
Tools and buildings were built by to last
@@furinick It's not weird at all. It wasn't profitable to have things like planned obsolescence. Take tools, for example. A company that made wrenches would go out of business if they made wrenches that broke after year of use (harbor freight) but the company that made quality ones still have their legacy running to this day. You didn't want your tools that you'd give your kids and their kids to break.
4:46 _"You're charging me that much? It's not like I'm going to be buried with it!"_
_"Um..."_
As a hat lover I find this so interesting. I would love to visit their shop abs purchase a hat during my next visit to London.
Do you wear red hats or green hats?
No wonder their hats fit perfectly...
1:44 They got their own HEAD designer!
That's nice,they literally take the time to take care of the customer.and not just give them a hat not knowing the size of the customers head.
Honestly just happy to see a quality handmade product out there still especially that old
A good example of IF SOMETHING WORKS KEEP IT UP.
This need to spread, and kept for many many years to come.
I always admire families who continues their family business, it's so rare these days
Places like these are like treasures from times passed. Preservation of these things helps keep them from being forgotten. Sometimes old methods could (in some cases) can be better than what we have now. IF I had the means, I would travel to London one day and get me a nice custom-made fedora. If the quality is as advertised, I'd probably keep it like I would my valuables.
If this store were a person, their resume would just have a list of all the famous people they’ve fitted and all the iconic styles they created. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Now this is art!
Now this is what I call etiquette of craftsmanship that mass production can never replicate.
That's so beautiful to know that store's like these still exist, london has alot of businesses that are pretty old..
This is prime material for an unintentional ASMR video.
Hope they remain in business even after another 100 years ;)
I never thought a hat would be in my bucket list
Hats off to the head designer. So many pun opportunities in this video and I could only come up with this
U gotta start thinking a-head
Fascinating! My aunt was a millner.
I live in the United States and it feels like hats are a thing of the past here. When I watch old movies and see the hats it makes me wish they would become popular again.
Make Hats Great Again.
I wear a hat in summer to protect from the sun
You know that when you’ve earned the title of master hatter you’ve made a good life of yourself
Thank you for sharing this. I'm glad that skilled labor still exists in the world and wish that I could afford to patronize them.
Its nice to see proper craftsmanship, a rare quality these days
Wow, I would really love to get a hat.
One of my favorite hats is from there. Still lives in the Lock & Co. box when not worn. A splurge, but well worth it. Gets compliments where ever it goes. And you can buy off the rack. If ever in London, treat yourself, you won't regret it!
This might be the oldest hat manufacturer in the world. However, in my birth town of Traunstein, Germany, there's a hat shop which is more than 400 years old.
I do not care
👍👍👍
Crazy that it survived Merkel and the NWO so far.
Huh
Which is a lie. Quick google search says the oldest hat shop is 100% the one in this video.
Guess we know where they got the inspiration for kingsman
It was actually Huntsman of Savile Row, the bespoke tailors, and the others tailors on that street. Plenty of Savile Row videos on TH-cam :)
Kingsman is actually a real shop that exists in London! They tailor suits and outfits for you, however, they aren’t a real international agency for the spy trade. 😁
Incredible history and tradition.
I love that clever engineering, hats off to that one
Hats off to the people who work there
I love these hats. It essentuates the beauty of the wearer
I own a hat from here. Even the hat box you leave with is a piece of art.
In the basement of this shop has a group of trained assassins with ultra-tech weapons
0:47 Vsauce Michael here today we are getting a hat, or do we?
*or are we?
150 YEARS OLD CONFORMITOR??!!! DUDE I THOUGHT THAT THING WAS RECENTLY MADE! IT LOOKS SO COMPLEX AND SO NEW!
If you like hats and are in the UK l strongly recommend the hat museum in Stockport. And while you are there take a trip to the perfectly restored art deco Plaza cinema. It is a thing of beauty
I know of a hat store called “just the tip.” idk know why I felt compelled to share that.
They’re at the Top of the Hat business, no doubt.
The world was full of meaning back then.
I apprenticed in a custom hat shop that measured with those devices. I miss working with hats and the unique tools, but most of all, the people. Hat people have a different sense of themselves and their place in the world.
It's very sweet to see how happy they are doing what they're passionate about :3
I didn't realise how much I needed a "Panama" hat until now.
Wonderful!
Wow...true craftsman'sship .
My mom is gonna love this video
6:32 oh? Post-pandemic chapter? We are not post-pandemic. It's still going on.
Everyone who can afford it should go buy a mini tophat from their website with me, just so we never have to lose this treasure of a business.
In the u.s., there is a very old (1917) traditional store in San Antonio called Paris Hatters. Check it out.
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And, on the same street, St.James’s Street 3 is another super old shop, Berry Bros & Rudd and they have a very fine blended whiskey, the Blue Hangar!
"Master hatter" has to be the best title Ive ever heard
I bet they are secretly agents of "kingsman" 🤣🤣🤣
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I bought a hat from them this year!!! I wish this was part of the experience.
I always wondered. And I would have never thought.
I truly hope they never go out of business and remain open for many many years to come
A baseball cap is about the fanciest hat that I will ever own, but I still enjoyed watching this. Great little piece.
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Its on my bucket list to get a hat by them
Me: *goes into hat shop* “uhhhh yeah could I get a hat”
Them: “sure, right this way” *pulls out Conformateur*
Me: “I’lltakethatonethanksbye” *slaps 50 grand on the floor*
Growing up in England looks fun
I respect them.
I’m 90% sure that hats will come back as an everyday item in a couple of decades (of course they will look very different). Mark my words.
I’m not a hat wearer but if I was ever to need or wear one I’d absolutely want one that is handmade and tailored rather than a mass produced one made by a machine
Got hit by a Nazi bomb during the Blitz… didn’t close their doors for business.
The little hat shop that could.
Wonderful shop!
I was wondering if it's Lock & Co :) I couldn't afford their bespoke hats, but years ago got 2 of their flat-caps from the shop. I'm still happy.
Awesome video!
a hat that hugs your head feels like sleeping on your own bed after a long journey
Watching this at 01:30 in the morning! 😂
There's not to many of these type of businesses like this around. Where they custom make the item to the customer. Amazing just all kinds of amazing. I wish I could afford to travel to London and go to this store.
Without having watched the video, I assume they have a similar businesses model to TF2
This feels very English, I love it.
One of these days I AM going to go to London, and when I do I will be buying me a Fedora from Lock & Co. I would LOVE to have a professionally done hat from them.
I can't be the only one who gets kingsman vibes from this.
If it’s not too expensive I hope to visit them one day
Hats will return. History always repeats itself
I now want a hat from Lock & Co.
If I ever find myself in London I will get a traditional hat fitted here.
Hearing the *Locke Family* makes me think of _you know what_ (-hehehheeheh-) 😋🙂😋
The 'Conformeter'. The most hardcore Steampunk device ever devised.
Simply delightful. I have a hat made by these people it came via Vivienne Westwood it is the "Lennon " hat white with red stripes like a bakers boy hat. I wear it for cold weather and rain