Unisex Bucket Hat

The Bucket Hat is said to have originated in the British Isles around 1900. Farmers and fishermen valued it there as rain protection. In the 1960s, it became an accessory that is still popular today. It still convinces with its practical features. Merz b. Schwanen manufactures this unisex model from certified organic cotton. Two details: The brim is worked with several circumferential quilting tours, and the hat is also equipped with a small pocket on the outside of the crown.

The knitwear manufacturer Merz b. Schwanen had existed since 1911 in the Swabian Alps, once a traditional textile-producing region. In recent times, a Berliner, Peter Plotnicki, revived the tradition. Once more, the company is manufacturing shirts and sports trousers in the area – for the most part on original knitting machines dating from the 1920s or at least the 1960s. Their slow operational speeds are an advantage: They provide for the high density, characteristic structure, and substantial feel, as well as the excellent shape retention of the knitwear. A small but remarkable detail: Plotnicki has the clothing labels with the original Merz b. Schwanen logo and lettering crafted on an old weaver’s loom for jacquard ribbons.