Stock Photo - 24 October 2023, Thuringia, Altenburg: At Hut und Kostüm GmbH, ladies' tailor Solveig Nolte (l) prepares embroidery ornaments for a uniform on the computer. The employees are currently working on various headwear items, such as historical chakos, bowler hats, top hats and hats for the upcoming carnival season. They are among the special productions currently in high demand for carnival associations, for uniforms for the Elferrat and clothing for dance marionettes. The small Altenburg company with ten employees is one of the few companies in Germany that still manufactures top hats and bowler hats, among other things, partly according to traditional traditions. More than 150 years ago, the small town in Thuringia was known as a world center for the production of the headdresses, which are already in demand again today. Photo: Waltraud Grubitzsch/dpa. - Altenburg/Thuringia/Germany