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30s-40s British Workwear Influenced Style

herringbonekid

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Are the flatcaps in these old days bigger/wider made, because of better sunblocking on the sides?

i think it's just changing styles rather than practical considerations. if you go back further the caps were smaller than they were in the teens and 20s, e.g. 1897:


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