NEWSBOY CAP

The 'newsboy cap' is a casual-wear cap similar in style to the flat cap.

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Characteristics

History

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Characteristics

It has the same overall shape and stiff peak in front as a flat cap, but the body of the cap is rounder, fuller, puffier, paneled with a button on top, and often with a button attaching the front to the brim (as the flat cap sometimes has). Other names are associated with this cap are the Baker Boy, Apple Cap, Eight Panel, Jay Gatsby (from ''The Great Gatsby''), Fisherman's Cap, Lundberg Stetson.

History

The style was popular in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among both boys and adult men. As the name suggests, it is now associated with newspaper boys, and it is sometimes associated with wealthy golfers as well. Although traditionally a men's cap, recently the cap has become popular with women.

See also

★ flat cap

★ Hat