The Cap Faction

[SinatraStyle]

You never know where you'll find a cap. It looks good on you, Jake.

 

[deanglen]

Elmer's cap never looked as good as this one! This is my Woolrich Plaid Hunter's Cap and as you would expect, I love it! Its says "Man from Michigan" with out all that 'maze and blue' nonsense Go Spartans!! I had to put a new lining in it, the old one was worn right out and the cap wouldn't hold shape. I took the lining from a modern winter cap with earflaps which also adds a degeree of insulation to the cap. It's like a vintage auto with a new engine and chassis. Having never been a hunter, I finally get a chance to look like I'm hosting Michigan Outdoors with Mort Neff.

dean

 

[duggap]

Nice look Dean, but we are not going to give up on trying to get you back into fedoras.

 

[ScionPI2005]

I only just within the past year became interested in caps. Since I've been wearing hats, they mainly have been fedoras. Here's a pic taken of me in my first cap-a Bailey a bought on a whim after suddenly realizing how good I look in a cap browsing a store in town.

 

[deanglen]

And you do! Oh, don't you, though? Oh yes you do! Great cap and look, ScionPI2005, indeed!










dean

 

[indycop]

Elmer's cap never looked as good as this one!
dean

But did you get the wascally wabbitt?lol

 

[ScionPI2005]

And you do! Oh, don't you, though? Oh yes you do! Great cap and look, ScionPI2005, indeed!

Problem is, every day now, I have to glance back and forth between my fedoras and the cap, and determine which one gets to ride with me that day. I do try to be fair, I really do...[huh]

 

[deanglen]

Problem is, every day now, I have to glance back and forth between my fedoras and the cap, and determine which one gets to ride with me that day. I do try to be fair, I really do...[huh]

I do that with any kind of headwear I own. It's a great way to practice being decisive!lol







dean

 

[Hat Head]

Just ordered my first B!Wear

First time poster, but I've learned a lot by lurking on the board for a while.

Once my B!Wear arrives, I'll try to get a pic posted.

 

[deanglen]

Welcome, Hat Head! Bit ironic that you use Hat Head for a screenname and your first post is in The Cap Faction Here's to your B!Wear cap and the pictures you'll post when you get it! Cheers!







dean

 

[RBH]

Nice look Dean, but we are not going to give up on trying to get you back into fedoras.

For those that might have forgotten....
<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4342/deanqm6.jpg" border="0" alt="The Dean"/></a>

 

[indycop]

For those that might have forgotten....
<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/4342/deanqm6.jpg" border="0" alt="The Dean"/></a>

Cool !! Who is it?lol

 

[SinatraStyle]

Welcome to the Lounge, Hat Head.

 

[SinatraStyle]

Ah, it's good to see Dean back in a hat. It's also good to see the warmer weather in that picture. I'm looking out the window at freezing rain right now...yuck!

 

[fatwoul]

I have a suggestion for those who want to get Dean back to wearing fedoras.

Everyone contribute a dollar or two to a fund, which would be used to buy dean an appropriate fedora from OFAS. As a gift from all of us, Dean would feel too guilty if he didn't wear it.

Personally, I quite like caps now that I have one. They're much better for wearing indoors when it's cold, too.

 

[ScionPI2005]

I find that when I wear my cap, my hat hair symptoms are a lot less. Does anyone else get that?

I also have to admit now that sometimes, I change hats throughout the day. I live and work on a college campus, so I will sometimes swap out my hat in-between classes or a work shift. I guess I'm kinda sneaky that way.

OOH YES, and welcome to the Lounge Hat Head! Enjoy your stay here!

 

[KilroyCD]

Actually, I've been wearing caps longer than I've been wearing fedoras. My favourite is a Harris Teed driving cap that I bought at a Scottish shop in Wilmington, Delaware between ten and fifteen years ago. I'll try to post a photo of it soon. One advantage I truly appreciate is that I don't have to take it off while getting into the car.
BYW, it's freezing rain/snow mix here now, so it'll be a cap instead of a Stetson when I go out to walk the dog...

 

[deanglen]

Not to be ungracious, but buying me a hat would not drive me to wearing fedoras regularly again. I already feel guilty about not wearing them; more guilt would not change the situation. Really and truly, I feel more comforatble in my caps. Fedoras feel rather formal to me, personally. I have an occupation that requires some rather significant formality at times and I am just not a formal guy. But I do like fedoras as something to work on, modify, appreciate, etc. I'm not saying I will never wear them again. The way I feel in a cap sets me at ease. A fedora makes me self-concious. But a Span-Am war campaign hat is different...and I can't really tell you why, but it just is. My repro that is long gone due to a bad brim stitching experiment.

dean

 

[Mike1973]

accessorise your cap!

Going through some photos from last year, found these gems I thought deserved a spot here...

Taken on Boxing day last year, at a vintage rally in Wickam Square. I have no idea who this chap was, but loved the way he accessorised his great driving cap!
Small Jack Russell - Check
Irvin flying jacket - Check
Open top Bentley - Check

Fantastic! :eusa_clap

 

[deanglen]

Thanks, Mike1973! Those are priceless pictures. Backwards newsboy caps are cool!






dean