NEWS BOY CAPS

[Feraud]

Thanks Marc.

 

[buler]

Stetson 8 panel

So I got this 8-panel (thats as much as I know about newsboys) with some other hats. Just wondering what you can tell me about it. What I know is the top is 8 panels, appears to be wool, has the Stetson mark and a United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Wkrs Int Union tag. Also says Made in U.S.A. and Medium. Fits like a 7 1/8 - 7 1/4. Also has the furry fold-down ear flap warmer and the brim snap.

thanks
B

 

[jaymag_87]

I need some help, if someone is so inclined

I ordered a Newsboy from Hats in the Belfry, Dobbs Wellington. It arrived a couple days ago, no damage in shipping. However, it has a more vintage look than I would like. The best way to describe it is that it was too "poofy". I have returned it to exchange for a Belfry Street Newsie. I'm hoping it is not as "poofy". I'm hoping that someone may be able to direct me to a hat less vintage in look.

I guess you could say I'm looking for a Newsboy that is not as form-fitting as a Pub Cap, but not as "poofy" as a more traditional vintage-looking Newsboy. It doesn't help that I have a big melon, 7 5/8.

Any ideas? [huh]

 

[Marc Chevalier]

So I got this 8-panel (thats as much as I know about newsboys) with some other hats. Just wondering what you can tell me about it. What I know is the top is 8 panels, appears to be wool, has the Stetson mark and a United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Wkrs Int Union tag. Also says Made in U.S.A. and Medium. Fits like a 7 1/8 - 7 1/4. Also has the furry fold-down ear flap warmer and the brim snap.

thanks
B

It's probably from the 1980s.


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[mayserwegener]

It's probably from the 1980s.


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Have any idea about the one I posted (Mansfield Cup London)?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Have any idea about the one I posted (Mansfield Cup London)?

Harder to say. British caps have barely changed since the 1960s. I reckon that it's fairly new, and well made.

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[mayserwegener]

Harder to say. British caps have barely changed since the 1960s. I reckon that it's fairly new, and well made.

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Thanks!

 

[buler]

It's probably from the 1980s.


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Thanks Marc.

B

 

[Mr. 'H']

Here is my latest, I picked it up last week. It's Donegal tweed, woven in Ireland and assembled here.

There's even a little "note" on the inside from the weaver who says the weaving was done by a family in a small cottage in Donegal, Ireland.

 

[Mr. 'H']

It felt a lot roomier after my haircut!!

 

[Matt Deckard]

One of the cooler threads. Good seein' some tweed on your head Mr. H.

 

[Big_e]

Great looking cap, Mr. H!
Ernest

 

[Mr. 'H']

One of the cooler threads. Good seein' some tweed on your head Mr. H.

Thanks so much Matt! Great to hear the feedback. The fact that it's a "local" purchase and fabrication makes it all the better. I have been really enjoying wearing it - and the floppiness of it - just right.

Ernest - thanks for the kind words. :eusa_clap

 

[Karyl]

yep, very nice cap, mr. h

here's me, my big nose and my

http://yarrr.de/hats/bwearcap/2.jpg

pictures of the front coming soon

 

[Mountain Man]

Where can you find the golf/driving cap like the one shown here on the Duke of Windsor? It seems difficult to find caps in this style that don't hug the head too close - I have a couple of the 8-piece style that have this kind of fit, but would like one of this style as well.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Where can you find the golf/driving cap like the one shown here on the Duke of Windsor? It seems difficult to find caps in this style that don't hug the head too close ...

The cap in the portrait above is almost certainly a one-piece octagonal. Very popular in the golden era, yet vintage ones are a rare find. Octagonal, because of the eight vertically darted seams running down the crown’s sides. As far as I can tell, this kind is not being reproduced at all today. Sometimes, octagonal caps had a fancy pleated back. (See photos below.)

More info here: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=47356

 

[John in Covina]

That gray pleated eight sider seems almost Eastern European in appearence.

 

[Mountain Man]

The cap in the portrait above is almost certainly a one-piece octagonal. Very popular in the golden era, yet vintage ones are a rare find. Octagonal, because of the eight vertically darted seams running down the crown’s sides. As far as I can tell, this kind is not being reproduced at all today. Sometimes, octagonal caps had a fancy pleated back. (See photos below.)

More info here: http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=47356

I do see a lot of that type of cap in old photos and movies with that nice, broad look - I have been into vintage for over 30 years and have not seen one in person - nor an all-around view as in your photos. Thanks much for the info & the pics!

 

[Silke]

I'm looking to expand my newsboy cap collection this spring, I'm trying to find a cap with the "Hatteras" by Stetson dimensions in a bone white or cream colour, in linen.

As seen: http://www.hartfordyork.com/product/1711/john-b-stetson-hats

I'd get that one but I don't like the sizing "Large, XL, XXL" and so on.

Do any of you distinguished gentlemen have any tips for me?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

Do any of you distinguished gentlemen have any tips for me?

Yes...and at half the price of the Stetson. They also make custom caps: http://stores.ebay.com/zasucaps


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