The Cap Faction

[quikrick]

Very nice. Is the strap buckle functional? It gives it a Greek fisherman's cap vibe.

Hi, thanks for the compliment. The buckle is purely decorative. That buckle gives it some versatility.

 

[Art Hat1]

First outing for a brand new Monsivais & Co newsboy, the “National” model in a very nice cotton gingham. Fit is a little looser than I like but it doesn’t slid down my noggin or fall off so it’s all good. Maybe because they call it the National but I feel the need to wear it to a baseball game.

 

[shopkin]

I like that a lot. But, it looks more like herringbone than gingham.

 

[Art Hat1]

I like that a lot. But, it looks more like herringbone than gingham.

Yeah, it is herringbone, I misspoke! It’s the point m in the work week where words become muddled together.

 

[Mean Eyed Matt]

old German cap without any brand or label...

 

[quikrick]

Fancy Schmancy diamond pattern linen cap. By @Johnny J

 

[02 nighttrain]

Last year I bought a newsboy cap from the Polish hat maker, Sterkowski. I now own five of these first-rate gems including two Harris Tweeds, two linens, and a limited edition cotton. You can find their store on Amazon, but I purchased directly from Sterkowski’s website. There is no sales tax when delivered to the U.S. The shipping charge is reasonable and immediate. Around a 2-week trip to beautiful Laughlin, Nevada. I normally wear size 7⅛ and their 52cm fits me perfectly. The pictures on their website are much better than anything I can load. No disappointments! https://sterkowski.com/

 

[Zombie_61]

Last year I bought a newsboy cap from the Polish hat maker, Sterkowski. I now own five of these first-rate gems including two Harris Tweeds, two linens, and a limited edition cotton...

In recent years I've purchased five or six caps from Sterkowski, and haven't been disappointed yet. Their caps, for me, are comfortable and not hard on the eyes.

 

[David Conwill]

@02 nighttrain thanks for the heads up on the Sterkowski newsboys. I go through an olive-green eight-panel cap every couple years and I'll be looking at them when my current cap expires.

 

[Christopher Smith]

Hi everyone! I recently purchased this newsboy cap on Poshmark. Can anyone help with dating this cap? It is the United Hatters, Cap, and Millinery Workers union label so I know it would be between 1934 and 1983. It also has both numeric range, and letter sizing. Also, the cap has no brand logo, just a plain black liner with what looks like a rather wide sweatband. Regarding which class wore what, I've been looking for a real true "worker's" cap. Something along the lines of what those "Lunch Atop A Skyscraper" fellows wore. Were these rather plain caps that don't appear to be attached to any specific company worn more by the working class who may not have been able to afford a name brand hat or cap? Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.

Edit: Also, just want to say if my second to last sentence comes across as insulting that is not my intent. When I talk about the working class not being able to afford name brand hats or caps I'm not trying to come across as insulting. I just have an understanding that back in the day there was a class distinction between who wore hats and who wore caps to their jobs. Businessmen, lawyers, bankers, etc. all would have worn a hat, whether a fedora, homburg, derby, top hat, whatever. The working class, and maybe there's a better term to use so help me out if there is, would have gone with caps, newsboys, flat caps, watchmen caps or beanies, all of those. And that distinction in my mind led me to the idea that the working class probably weren't going to work on a girder wearing a nice Stetson or something name brand.