One of those things that I will probably never buy but fell oddly glad that they still exist.

@badlaamaurukehu

2 жыл бұрын

Some of the best made umbrella can still be purchased from similar companies.

@moonchild8477

2 жыл бұрын

Same

@thisaccountisntreal107

2 жыл бұрын

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

@frito-pi

2 жыл бұрын

Same from Texas

@vijayendraaharan8079

2 жыл бұрын

Same

This shop is older than America. I hope it stays around

@mohamadaboualfa7037

2 жыл бұрын

@@businessinsideryoutube2114 what is this some kind of coded puzzel?

@pedrohff2012

2 жыл бұрын

It's older than US*

@HowManyEggs93

2 жыл бұрын

@@pedrohff2012 I stand corrected

@HowManyEggs93

2 жыл бұрын

@@mohamadaboualfa7037 it's spam. I reported the comment

@strand195

2 жыл бұрын

@@HowManyEggs93 yeah I was thinking the exact same thing when I heard them mention 350 years. 😱

Everyone: They don't make them like that anymore Lock & Co: Hold my hat...

@da-pacpro-trump8872

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

A real “Kingsman” shop

@deejtee9697

2 жыл бұрын

It was in kingsman

@serronserron1320

2 жыл бұрын

It looks pretty classy but too bad they don't have any secret gadgets like force fields or whatever

@jesusislord6545

2 жыл бұрын

Repent to Jesus Christ! “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭119:105‬ ‭NIV‬‬ H

@serronserron1320

2 жыл бұрын

@@jesusislord6545 Indeed.

Hats off to these people

@jaypaint4855

2 жыл бұрын

Hehehehe

@aathreyasharma1456

2 жыл бұрын

Clever🤣

@Brownandrew0901

2 жыл бұрын

I see what u did there

@viejaspeliculasfilipinas3621

2 жыл бұрын

@Judo tssss

@urfavleo07

2 жыл бұрын

**knee slap**

i was expecting a secret room in the HatMaker shop - Kingsmen.

@user-qn9qm8qz6k

2 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't be so secret if they showed it to the interviewers

@sahilagrawal5334

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna comment just that! Kingsmen-gentlemen needs a good hat

@phamkhoa0105

2 жыл бұрын

They don't have a secret but they do have a bug in your top hat

@davebot9000

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact, Lock & Co. is where Colin Firth tells Sam Jackson to go for a top hat in the film.

@johnweak3198

2 жыл бұрын

Lemme know if you need a satellite for piggy back 🤣

I just imagine it's 1940 and someone is just sitting in the shop getting measurements and just a 500lb bomb falls through the roof and crashes through the floor and the client just looks at the hatter and says " Did a bomb just fall through the roof" and the hatter simply replies "yes" and they just carry on with their business

@ShiftyMcGoggles

2 жыл бұрын

In true stoic british fashion, I can see that happening as well! "...Did a bomb just fall through the roof?" "I do believe it did Sir. Bother, we might have a bit of issue getting to the black fabric for your hat." "Well, I don't mind grey, or maybe a deep blue?" "deep blue would be best, it'd match your eyes, Sir."

@pizzaki582

2 жыл бұрын

mean while some teenager is out on the front who just got bombed, so the rich can wear a hat.

@ShiftyMcGoggles

2 жыл бұрын

@@pizzaki582 Wow, kill the fun. Put the fun into camps why don't you.

@gurimisenpai2358

2 жыл бұрын

@@ShiftyMcGoggles Someone did that. They killed themselves.

@ShiftyMcGoggles

2 жыл бұрын

@@gurimisenpai2358 The question is, does that +1 their k and d?

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.

@nichts-8yearsago

Ай бұрын

Ohh, woww. As an Austrian I haven't heard of that one. Interesting.

The Conformateur is the Most steampunk thing I’ve ever seen

@JaredConnell

2 жыл бұрын

I thought that was a hat at first lol

@dbclass4075

2 жыл бұрын

@@JaredConnell It technically could function as one.

@PrincessOPD_Utah

2 жыл бұрын

Haha so true

@entertainme7523

2 жыл бұрын

don't get any ideas

@kaboomgaming4255

2 жыл бұрын

it's beautiful

There is another classically British establishment in London that has been making and selling umbrellas, James Smith and Sons. I purchased 2 umbrellas from them in the early 1990’s and both function as well as day one. Both were cut to my height and preference. One is for business and formal use while the other is for casual and country. It is a single wooden branch with a steam bent handle. Has original bark and a few knots and knobbies. I lost one for over six months but it found it’s way back somehow.

@BarryKruse

2 жыл бұрын

And John Lobb for shoes, as well. I thought it was right next door to Lock & Co. I think it's on the same block. Beautiful things. I'd love to get a Smith & Sons brolly.

@Emperor_D0nk

2 жыл бұрын

They should make a videos on these too! Too interesting to miss out on.

@harismohammad2005

2 жыл бұрын

@@BarryKruse someone said its closing down.

@williamkingham3303

2 жыл бұрын

This comment oozes British, and I love it

@letwat8377

2 жыл бұрын

The lost umbrella must've missed it's Mary p

Omg, I would love a hat shop that actually sized heads. It's a complete shame that isn't at least available in every major city.

@genegustafson715

2 жыл бұрын

There is a hat shop in South Park, Colorado that DOES !! West of Denver on 285, near Hoosier Pass.

@s70driver2005

2 жыл бұрын

I size and fit motorcycle helmets but want one of these hats so bad!!!

@walangchahangyelingden8252

2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to this place if I visit London. Seems like a place with more history & culture than you could imagine.

@billbauer9795

2 жыл бұрын

Also, seeing how easy it is to create custom sized hats (provided one has the right equipment), it's a shame that this isn't available in every Walmart store...

@caomhan84

Жыл бұрын

It would be available if more people wore hats every day. The 60s were the last "hat" decade. So we are past the the 50-year mark where a hat was a staple for every professional person. It's more an affectation now rather than a wardrobe necessity. Kind of like the barber shop that gives you a shave... They used to be on every corner and now they've died off, or you have to really look for one that provides the shaving service.

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

@Shock_Treatment

Жыл бұрын

That's how it was for most of history until clothes were able to be mass produced.

@Fraco_Oniisama

Жыл бұрын

Ideally yeah, but mass produced stuff (not just clothes) has helped most people afford a simpler version, which is great too.

@techelitesareadisease8816

Жыл бұрын

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.

@__-fm5qv

28 күн бұрын

@@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.

I don't need a custom made hat but I'd buy one from this shop. Just to experience the service and quality.

@liefmaston7803

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing lol

@k.k8791

2 жыл бұрын

Aaand how much are u willing to spend for this experience?

@kimifurstenberg3722

2 жыл бұрын

@@k.k8791 $160 lol I'm broke a.f

@k.k8791

2 жыл бұрын

@@kimifurstenberg3722 all of sudden an experience from a KZread video is pretty much good and convenient ,don't u agree

@kimifurstenberg3722

2 жыл бұрын

@@k.k8791 haha yeah and when I can't travel I look at google street views and KZread vlogs

That head measuring contraption is just magical.

@silverhawkscape2677

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say it's a real national treasure.

@Rin-cj2de

2 жыл бұрын

i want that as a hat

@jascrandom9855

2 жыл бұрын

Looks straight out of Harry Potter.

@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney

2 жыл бұрын

I love those kinds of old mechanical devices and mechanisms, now we’d just optically scan it or something, which would no doubt be more accurate, but there’s just no romance for me in that kind of process versus a timeless, physical, mechanical one that requires handmade equipment and expertise with how to operate it.

@khairunnisakayshanevateran2361

2 жыл бұрын

It looks like out of a steampunk world

"We have never had to close our doors until Covid hit." *The Bomb that just went through all the floors and landed in the basement:* "Am I a joke to you?"

@minhhaiinh8313

2 жыл бұрын

Difference here is the bomb is a threat to the store itself - one which they managed to control. The pandemic however, could potentially spread by people coming in and out of the store. And I doubt anyone's going hat shopping in the middle of the pandemic so closing the shop made sense.

@ArtistinDeadlight777

2 жыл бұрын

If anything it shows that this whole situation is exagerated. Imagine not closing for a world war and closing for a flu Come on

@pheakay

2 жыл бұрын

@@ArtistinDeadlight777 they might have made soldiers hats during the war

@mancheetah5610

2 жыл бұрын

People were tougher back then. They just got on.

@Sara-gl8ue

2 жыл бұрын

@@mancheetah5610 exactly. The people in America have grown weak in a fairly short amount of time.

I don't know why would anyone dislike videos like this. It's not like this offends anyone in the world, but keeps history alive...

@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR

2 жыл бұрын

Everyone seems to offended these days ..SMH

@user-vm5ud4xw6n

Ай бұрын

You can barely even take a breath without someone making a big deal out of it. I personally get offended at people who are easily offended!!

I appriciate that he said "old fashioned in all the good ways that can be interpreted". Because anytime you bring up anything old fashioned there's always that one person who has to bring up all the bad things that went wrong during an era.

@AirQuotes

2 жыл бұрын

So just because it's old doesn't make it good. A lot of shit when down in past generations that people ignored. You gotta look at stuff on a case by case basis. These dudes seem cool though.

@silverhawkscape2677

2 жыл бұрын

Amd non of those people that talk about those things that happened in that era relate to what it was even talked about. I swear these people would prefer living in a modern tyranny because of "how bad" the old was.

@thetiredtraveler2540

2 жыл бұрын

@@AirQuotes You are literally the textbook example of what the original commenter is talking about. You’re right that a lot of bad things happened in the past, but it’s good that the term “old fashioned” can still be used in a positive light especially when talking about the history but those like yourself always have to ruin it by bringing pessimism on what could’ve been an optimistic view/term.

@georelbonai8244

2 жыл бұрын

Well, i'm 19 and i have some of my great grandpa's 1940s raincoats and porkpies or fedoras, everytime when it's raining i go out walking and what you say it's true sometimes i encounter some of teens my age says i look like a Mafia or saying "do you wearing that stuff all day?" then i was just like "who cares?" it's my life, my taste i do what makes me happy. But some people appreciate it and give a compliment especially the elders, it's not like everyday i wearing that "old school" stuff, i also wearing regular clothes at home or going out like normal people, but when the time i want i will wearing those dress.

@danner253

2 жыл бұрын

Because they're sad saps who have no respect for progress that got them here

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.

@Le-eu4bf

2 жыл бұрын

And throughout the spanish flu too

@moroit1

2 жыл бұрын

It's was just closed, not completely ended like the term refers in most context.

@AscendantStoic

2 жыл бұрын

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.

@pelic9608

2 жыл бұрын

Politicians forced them to close their doors. People did that, not some virus. People did.

@berry741

2 жыл бұрын

Yes it is. Only feeling I have watching this video.

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!

@hulkslayer626

Ай бұрын

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?

@Badaspiration

29 күн бұрын

@@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 wish this shop good luck and best of all in the future. I simply love tradition and this really needs to be preserved.

I wish, this kind of old fashion would come back. Suits and hats sure look neat.

@Appoxo

2 жыл бұрын

I mean more and more are wearing Snapbacks today. Not the classical hat but I think they make a return

@donnawoodford6641

2 жыл бұрын

Old-fashioned customer service with attention to detail would be keen.

@V-DtaJ

2 жыл бұрын

That Londoner late 1800's type of shop in an alley or back corner where you find something wonderful is really missing today, specially with corona forcing most of the already rare existing ones into closing down. Very sad. :(

@nakanik8375

2 жыл бұрын

i mean more young people today doing slick hairstyles with pomade compared to 90s and early 00s when punk and emo-ish hairstyle is everywhere

@AirQuotes

2 жыл бұрын

Yer even the famous umbrella shop in London is closing down it's sad

This shop should be Included in World Heritage Sites

@yahya2920

2 жыл бұрын

One step at a time buddy

@s3a_07

2 жыл бұрын

@@yahya2920 one hat at a time

@danksanchez4324

2 жыл бұрын

@@yahya2920 your not that guy pal

@whyisblue923taken

2 жыл бұрын

No, because the UN must be destroyed before it finishes off killing humanity.

@danksanchez4324

2 жыл бұрын

@@whyisblue923taken that makes no sense

Just amazing! on how making things by hand is still valued and kept up, despite the changes throughout history, thank you for mainting and passing on the tradition to the family to keep this art alive!!

I am American and would be honored to have such an amazing hand crafted hat.

@westy1637

2 жыл бұрын

Why is being American relevant?

@tacosmexicanstyle7846

2 жыл бұрын

@@westy1637 because they’re American and if they don’t say it then we won’t know

@MrFriskyWhiskey

2 жыл бұрын

@@tacosmexicanstyle7846 Lol just tell him we don't go his size... you know... big head... big ego...

@Mothromance

2 жыл бұрын

@@westy1637 there were a few comments abt how this story makes people proud to be English, maybe that's y they mentioned it? Idk tho

@MrFriskyWhiskey

2 жыл бұрын

@Moeseph Amish?

Plot twist: another kingsman's old friend based on hat shop bussiness

@shiprapaul2033

2 жыл бұрын

Other members are currently in mission so they're continuing the business.

@ferpz968

2 жыл бұрын

@@shiprapaul2033 oh

@gandaruvu

2 жыл бұрын

Galahad actually made a reference to this shop when Richmond Valentine was fitting on a suit at the suit shop

@soolly357

2 жыл бұрын

First movie was good.... Then shit

@tylermiller9634

2 жыл бұрын

Check out Mister Miller Hats, at least he makes them from scratch, they are just an old hat shop

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.

@buzzndufun

2 жыл бұрын

Indians from 9k years ago : Hold my charkha

@LittleProGamer768

2 жыл бұрын

Um... where’d you learn how to speak? Bloody Windsor Castle?

@rynnziolkowski4642

2 жыл бұрын

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

@KJ-kn8pg

2 жыл бұрын

@@rynnziolkowski4642 pretty sure the hat will cost more than your trip to UK. Good luck!

@rightytighty5724

2 жыл бұрын

@@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!

TF2 players: "I'll take your entire stock"

*bursts through the doors and points at the hat maker* "hat man i am going into battle and i want your strongest hat"

Having clothing that's made specifically for you just feels so special

@Elisheval

2 жыл бұрын

Even the word for tailor-made items makes it sound special: Bespoke.

@tomtcom

Жыл бұрын

I can attest, a $200 suit that's been tailored to your body will look so much better than a $2000 that hasn't

@Exel3nce

Жыл бұрын

@@tomtcom a suit that was specially tailored and only costs 200 ? doubt that

Fun fact. The saying Mad as a Hatter, and the Mad Hatter from Alice in Wonderland are based on the fact that Felt, a very common material for hats in the 18th century, used to be treated with Mercury, which would, over time, poison the Hatter and make them, well, go mad. :’p

@moonraker7381

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: facts are not fun 😋

@cloudpuffies

2 жыл бұрын

@@moonraker7381 "Fun" Fact: That wasn't really fun, either.

@IAteYourSandwich

2 жыл бұрын

I disagree. Facts are knowledge. Knowledge is fun. It’s even better than the Lamborghini in my garage next to my books.

@oldguy9051

2 жыл бұрын

See the movie "The Hatter's Ghost" from Claude Chabrol for a good example (or read the book by Georges Simenon).

@VengefulPolititron

2 жыл бұрын

there's some truthes that are terrifying and change your life

Being a head designer here is literally designing for heads lol

@RelaxAndMeditateChannel

2 жыл бұрын

I think they should call surgeons who specialise in circumcisions that.

4:46 _"You're charging me that much? It's not like I'm going to be buried with it!"_ _"Um..."_

HATS OFF to the engineer who designed the 'conformeter'.

@AdamsHadEnough

2 жыл бұрын

I could see it being coveted by the steampunk crowd.

@azharabasshah8503

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@kennethdagreat8751

2 жыл бұрын

right. for me that's the highlight

@whitefanful

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@e-kidmanthegamingwizard4903

2 жыл бұрын

Engineer gaming.

I dont wear hats, but now I want one from here just to experience it.

@georgica698

2 жыл бұрын

Then just f0cking buy it.

@K3YST0N3_.

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgica698 chill

@DarrellBeckford

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgica698 Had another bad day Lucy?

@billjamal4764

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgica698 can't do that mate, I don't live in London

@MohamedShou

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgica698 damn that’s harsh

"There's a hat for that" - Lock & Co., probably.

there are often moments when we are in the pressence of genuine beauty that naturally strikes us for just its inherent simplicity, and watching this material just hit me with that realisation. The beauty of the craft, the beauty of the human approach behind it and the beauty of the makers a product that has survived for centuries thanks to exactly that. really inspiring.

Please never let this business die off, it's just really nice to see that they lasted this long, it'd be even nicer if they lasted an extra 350 years, or maybe even more.

@samthecar

2 жыл бұрын

*silence serial commenter*

@D_Rexo

2 жыл бұрын

why are you here

@monsterhighfan144

2 жыл бұрын

We meet again lol

@lracfilib

2 жыл бұрын

fun fact: replying on a comment before the comment gets popular will get your reply alot of likes after the comment gets popular get it?

@thegamingrepublic7014

2 жыл бұрын

I hope I does too. I wanna see a hat maker

I don’t wear hats and can’t imagine ever going anywhere I would need to, but I think I need to buy one of those art couture hats formed perfectly to my head

@samuelharris2473

2 жыл бұрын

Where do u live. on the moon?

@worstgamer1162

2 жыл бұрын

@@samuelharris2473 my created player in maddens name is Harris samuel😂😂

@BobHannent

2 жыл бұрын

They are perfect for weddings, even as a guest

@jameskeelinggaming2319

2 жыл бұрын

There’s a lot of “I” statements in your comment.. nobody cares about you

@voornaamachternaam3713

2 жыл бұрын

You can’t imagine yourself ever going anywhere you would need to?

This story is rather amazing. A relatively unassuming shop in front with such an extraordinary history. Love the way he says, "Okay, we have electric lights..." as if they just put them in yesterday and he's somewhat embarassed about it lol

Lovely, just lovely. Thankful for people like this. May they stay in business FOREVER!

This documentary could be 2hrs long and I'd watch every second. 😩

@voornaamachternaam3713

2 жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t you rather watch the documentary

This is probably one of the things I'll try to buy when I'm rich instead of Gucci..

@cloudpuffies

2 жыл бұрын

Gucci doesn't really have style anymore. It's just the same patterns, over and over...

@ourtime-downhere6931

2 жыл бұрын

@@cloudpuffies yeah, most of those "luxury" supposed high end brands are pretty much crap these days. these are true items of luxury and craftsmanship, not some cheap leather sewn together and stamped with a logo.

@soyaebrahman1654

2 жыл бұрын

@@ourtime-downhere6931 .

@cloudpuffies

2 жыл бұрын

@@soyaebrahman1654 What?

@bandvitromania9642

2 жыл бұрын

@@ourtime-downhere6931 agreed

We need to preserve businesses like this, they are pieces of history.

3:37 perfect advertisement pic for the shop.

300 years and 2 world wars couldn't stop this shop this pandemic is nothing compared to those things but it was still closed. I hope that this beautiful place never goes away i want to go for the historic value and id love to buy a 🎩

@nichochan8681

2 жыл бұрын

Isn't there also a few other epidemics and fires that had a go but the shop is still there.

@russianoldschoo48

2 жыл бұрын

@@nichochan8681 influenza, polio etc

@zxxkcxxz

2 жыл бұрын

They found work fitting all the soldiers helmet straps

@ViolinChick5

2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t call a global pandemic where hundreds of thousands of people died “nothing”, but ok…

@wyterabitt2149

2 жыл бұрын

This pandemic has killed over twice the number of people actually in the UK than both World wars combined did.

Fun fact: This hat store was actually featured in the first movie of the Kingsman trilogy, Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014). Edit: Thanks for 1K likes, btw…

@Ed-ry1kj

2 жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure most people got that

@David.Singleton

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ed-ry1kj I'm pretty sure most people never even heard of a Kingsman trilogy

@Icutmetal

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ed-ry1kj Oh really?

@Ed-ry1kj

2 жыл бұрын

Alright fine. Some people gets it some people doesn’t but The Kingsman do be a popular film and hardcore fans would easily spot the Lock and Co reference.

@Icutmetal

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ed-ry1kj Okay 👌

No wonder their hats fit perfectly... 1:44 They got their own HEAD designer!

If you've ever seen the "Repair Shop" on tv in the uk, you will know that Jayesh Vaghela is a true craftsman when it comes to restoring hats. Nice to see him on home turf.

wow, 7 generations. woah, i hope i could find myself a business that could stay great for that long

@zukacs

2 жыл бұрын

mcdonalds

@impulsiveurge5837

2 жыл бұрын

hooker business, oldest profession

@skyezblue3136

2 жыл бұрын

@@impulsiveurge5837 mercenaries"am i a joke to you"

@Pixel3572

2 жыл бұрын

@@skyezblue3136 mercenaries just means hired guns pretty much. And if you use that definition they’ve existed ever since there was something to pay people with.

@skyezblue3136

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pixel3572 I'm pretty sure since middle ages there was already an mercenaries group all around the world

i couldn't stop but remember Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle

@cogco4535

2 жыл бұрын

Same

I am so proud to be British. This is one form of business i wish lasts till the end of time. Amazing work gentlemen

@DontLetsPlay

2 жыл бұрын

Bri'ish

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

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.

@henri6595

2 жыл бұрын

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!

@BarryKruse

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@henri6595

2 жыл бұрын

@@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 🤔.

@Xiassen

2 жыл бұрын

Your head was too large? So they have a maximum head size or the custom fit is a lie?

@tomkoziol141

2 жыл бұрын

@@henri6595 check out the website!🤠

When your history is so incredible that a bomb landing inside ur shop and nearly exploding is only a small small detail

@brendan0083

2 жыл бұрын

When even a bomb had too much respect to explode you know this is a true icon to preserve

@lracfilib

2 жыл бұрын

Bomb: Oh shit the germans just dropped me on the greatest hat shop ever! Lemme just not explode.

@vampirecount3880

2 жыл бұрын

The sad part is, not even that bomb could close the shop, but COVID-19 did for a year...

@Victor-056

2 жыл бұрын

@@lracfilib The Germans: Please Tell me we _Didn't_ Hit Lock & Co.

@BlueSkyCountry

2 жыл бұрын

@@vampirecount3880 No it wasn't this flu that closed the shop up. It was the government and their power grab in the wake of this sensationalized flu that did.

What incredible people to still do this by hand just amazing and to use implements from the past is just incredible. Love it.

I’ve been in there, through work, not as a customer. It does feel like you have gone back in time to a completely different era. I really enjoyed it.

No wonder so many of their instruments still properly function, given they're made of quality wood.

@furinick

2 жыл бұрын

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

@suave605

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@Arnechk

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@bsherman8236

2 жыл бұрын

Tools and buildings were built by to last

@volatile100

2 жыл бұрын

@@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.

It's where John wick will get his hat if he wants one.

@witheeeeeerx

2 жыл бұрын

Oo

@erickm119

2 жыл бұрын

With a secret compartment in the hat to hide his pencil ✏️

@DefaultName-ms2bb

2 жыл бұрын

@@erickm119 or extra pistol clip.

@jac9301

2 жыл бұрын

That JOKE doesn't work. Like in anyway at all.

I love that the shop has stayed the same, I like this video and the process of hat making 🌸

I love this. It's effective, stylish, and made just for you. I'm speechless

1:43 I heard "head designer" as "head" designer, gave me a good giggle lmao

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.

I would so love to go here and get a hat from these folks the care and attention is just off the charts.

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.

The mention of them in Kingsman Secret Service couldnt have hurt.

@azerty1933

2 жыл бұрын

Being in a movie isn't important in this store history, it's a pretty useless information

That comfortmater look steampunk

@kristyl933

2 жыл бұрын

*Conformateur

@DR-sv8ke

2 жыл бұрын

But it's not, it's a real thing with a real purpose. Not some hipster trash that has no function other than to look "cool".

@royk7712

2 жыл бұрын

Everything is steam punk after brit invent steam engine

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!

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.

Can't imagine the pressure of being a kid in this family. Knowing my future the moment i was born wether i liked it or not. Hopefully everyone likes it :) its a beautiful shop and i absolutely love the environment in there

@user-lv7ph7hs7l

2 жыл бұрын

Well ideally each generation has several kids so they can survive some anti hat offspring

@thebravegallade731

2 жыл бұрын

eh, as long as the family has at least 4-6 kids per generation there should be at least 2 that don't mind. a guarenteed carrier is nice for some people.

@silotx

2 жыл бұрын

I would make hats all day if I made that fat cash.

@DreadX10

2 жыл бұрын

One of the children saying: "I'm gonna make baseball caps because they sell!"

@nolanpolansky

2 жыл бұрын

@@DreadX10 lmao, kids like ‘I ain’t ask for this, you need consent, you can’t force me to make hats grandpa!” F this 400 year old shop

I love that this still exists and I hope it continues to thrive. It's a national treasure to still have in this day and age. Nothing beats something custom made to your liking.

Amazing shop. The old artifacts still in use, the way they work and all that gorgeous hasta. Lovely.

I never thought a hat would be in my bucket list

I love how they keep the skill of making these hats alive. Very cool shop.

A good example of IF SOMETHING WORKS KEEP IT UP.

It's a heritage company , should be preserved.

Honestly just happy to see a quality handmade product out there still especially that old

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.

@bldjln3158

2 жыл бұрын

Do you wear red hats or green hats?

Major props to their tenacity! 👏👏👏

I would love to have a hat. I have never had one. I couldn’t even afford it. I do love the styles and how they fit them to each person by hand instead of from an assembly line. Maybe one day I will get one when I save up enough.

Now this is what I call etiquette of craftsmanship that mass production can never replicate.

For American's, when Brits refer to culture, this is what they mean. A hat shop older than the USA. I might have to visit this shop when I visit this area just for the experience sake.

@brunolondinese5857

2 жыл бұрын

"we can't just let anyone cross the channel in a dinghy, it's destroying our [350 year old hat shop]" Wow you're right!

@coimhlint184

2 жыл бұрын

To the anglophile. All the things everyone else on earth has been doing that are different than the English before the English decided to conquer them and force them to live a different way and in poverty was culture too.

@coimhlint184

2 жыл бұрын

@anon anon your comment makes zero sense

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. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

It's very sweet to see how happy they are doing what they're passionate about :3

I always love it when old stores are still open

Now this is art!

When I watching this I suddenly taste these words in my mouth: Feels like I need one

@aaronm.3581

2 жыл бұрын

Gross

@kikiwah3788

2 жыл бұрын

@@aaronm.3581 what is gross ?

@seanothepop4638

2 жыл бұрын

Ew

I've you've ever been to a hat store to try and buy an old timey hat, it's pretty much impossible to find one that's properly sized for your head. Custom fitted hats would be awesome!

I picked up a vintage Lock & Co. tweed trilby, it's superb. I have no idea when it was made- from the hat's style to the label it could be from the 1920s or the 1950s or almost any other time. This timelessness is part of the charm.

There was a bespoke hat shop in Norwich; Rumsey Wells, but sadly, despite a successful past, lack of demanding for quality fitted hats caused it's eventual closure. 😞

@SilvaDreams

2 жыл бұрын

It's the same story as the cobbler, because of the toss away culture that has developed people rather just toss a pair of shoes and buy new ones instead of having them repaired which has essentially killed the cobbler. A few still exist in some places but not many.

Can't understand this dislikes. Something that is handmade with quality, care and attention to detail....what more could one want.

@ourtime-downhere6931

2 жыл бұрын

People seem to like a $12 shirt with Supreme printed on it that they pay $500 for lol. I'd much rather have something of this quality and craftsmanship.

I tip my hat to these guys for doing good business for so long.

This is the one video I never tire of watching

Hats off to the head designer. So many pun opportunities in this video and I could only come up with this

@Crazyhaha

2 жыл бұрын

U gotta start thinking a-head

It's a real shame that most businesses aren't based on this model anymore! It's become a throwaway world! The cheaper the better! The small multi generation businesses are mostly gone, it's so sad!

@_R_R_R

Жыл бұрын

I think this is partly due to how car based we are, especially the USA and Canada. In the space that you can put one burger shop with a parking lot, you can put 5 buildings, that can sell many various things, unlike the burger shop, which if out of business would never manage to become something other than a fast food place with a giant parking lot. Not to mention I'm much more likely to order a hat online than drive to a shop. If I could walk or bike to the shop it would be much different.

@SECRETORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely bang on but back then they really built things to last..

@juiceoverflow

Жыл бұрын

Boohoo

@SCP--rj8hm

Жыл бұрын

@@_R_R_R found the njb viewer And also yeah I agree

@richsackett3423

Жыл бұрын

Because most idiots shop at wal-mart to feel like they’re saving money. That’s where all the Middle American shops like this went. You can’t be sad about this story if you shop at wal-mart. You’re part of the cause.

Master Hatter -"We are old-fashioned in all the positive ways". Editor: -"I am going to destroy this man's whole career" 6:45 😂

If I ever get a trip to London when all this is over, I'd absolutely visit this place.

I love my Lock and Co top hat. It’s 109 years old and just got restored a couple of months ago there

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.

@mayro4803

2 жыл бұрын

Make Hats Great Again.

@richardcarroll9864

2 жыл бұрын

I wear a hat in summer to protect from the sun

I hope every country in the world will preserve these kind of business. It may not be seems profitable or competitve in current market, but this is part of their identity and history

Absolutely Beautiful thank you 🙏.