Favorites Series: Caps - Topic of the day 10/19/24
Heads up - talk all about caps here (the head covering, not the hockey team though there may be overlap). What are your favorite caps to wear and how do you wear them? What brands/places have really good caps in your opinion? What features (fabric, construction, etc) do you like in a cap? How do you maintain your caps? Does wearing a particular cap imply support of its message (and should it)? Feel free to blow your lid off here. The Favorites Series is part of a recurring TOTD to replace/update the older "Best X for $X" threads on r/mfa; search for "Favorites Series" in Topic of the Day for the others.
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I have nothing to contribute for this one but if any of you all have XL or XXL heads and know of brands that fit you please let me know
My favourite cap is a plain black aritzia one i stole from my wife like 8 years ago
The older I’ve gotten the trickier and more complicated a good cap can be
I do nothing to care for them besides throwing in the wash if i get super sweaty
I remember I lost my Levi's cap at an arcade place because I got jump scared off Dark Escape 4D :xd:
See hats with these types of patches everywhere and they make my eyes roll lol. Not that they are ugly, just everyone wears em where I am. (I live in the Amazon basics equivalent of a city)
This is my favourite hat. It's a PRL I got from TK Maxx.
This was back in July/August when I had much less polo than I do now
I do have a Burberry beanie and I do wear it occasionally.
It's pretty nice.
I can't tell what material it is, but still, it's pretty cosy.
There was one cap I wasn't sure of getting 😛
Hats are more for the practicality for me. If it’s super sunny I’ll throw on a basic 6 panel or if it’s cold I’ll use a beanie. No douvt are hats an important component of style but it’s just never been something I enjoy interfacing with too much. Drew joiner tends to interface with headwear in a fun way and is good inspo
Not mine but that cool straw hat bishop has that he used in the fit battle last year is very cool
I also have a giant noggin and just got an Oddjob hat, it fits well and seems well constructed
47’ clean up is the only non trucker I’ve found deep enough to accommodate my massive noggin
Trucker caps, in general
I mostly wear caps for running because they keep my hair in place. Trashed workwear stuff is the way
Anyone have suggestions for cool non-vintage truckers?
Vintage easy enough to find
Have you heard of kapital
i usually just look at streetwear brands for caps
🤔 What about winter hats?
this is a caps thread
Memes aside I’ve gotten a ton of mileage out of my ALDs
my favourite cap I own is a neighborhood one
I super want the ALD x NB basketball cap but the amount of fakes out there make it impossible
XL head here, the Poten fitted baseball hats (a rarer variant of poten hats) from Selfedge are great. You might be able to find them elsewhere but they had the best selection of any stockist I could find in the states. Really nice quality and made by the same factory that produces the hats for the japanese major league baseball teams
You have to want an actual baseball cap of course but if you're into it, it's a good option
Poten
Poten takes the baseball cap—a typical workaday accessory—and elevates it through precise craftsmanship and material sourcing. These aren’t your usual fitteds; they’re made in Okinawa, Japan, and if there’s anyone that takes baseball more seriously than America does, it’s Japan. Poten caps come in a variety of fabrics, including wool and denim, ...
Saving this!! Tysm. These look really nice
i wear these hats so much it’s insane
i love my embroidered baseball hats
this one i’m still waiting to cook with cause i need the necessary parts
(findlay hats are nice, btw, those laces aren’t just for decoration. you can use them to hold onto your hat for you when it gets wimdy)
:why_dissolve:
Another good option is stockbridge sewing works. Really well made repro baseball caps, and a small shop that seems to be run by an older lady. Most of their hats are not my style (a bit too retro for me) but I have one simpler one from here I love. Everything is made to order so you can customize most details and prices are reasonable
Just do not expect a polished e-commerce experience ha
The poten caps are higher quality and more precision made, but the stockbridge caps have a lot of charm still and the custom option is great
u got any tips for finding em cuz ive tried a few times and kinda gave up lol
Just love vintage trucker hats. Its so hard to top the vibes/fit
Kapital trucker hats are also my favorite shape on the market but they cost $200 LOL
I just filter eBay by Canada only and there’s a million to doomscroll, only keyword is “trucker”. Some of my favourites I’ve seen lately are old labour union hats.
word aight ill try that
To note the kapital hats are just otto blanks
But they slice em up a bit and resew
So you could probably do something similar
Kapital hats are a bit raunchy for my taste usually
yeah thats fair the shape is just sooo good
See they kinda move the bill in and resew
The Park Wholesale
Otto 5-Panel High Crown Foam Trucker Hats, Mesh Back Cap - 39-165
Otto 5-Panel High Crown Foam Trucker Hats, Mesh Back Cap - 39-165Otto's Best Selling Foam Trucker Hats (#1 sales in the world per manufacturer) 100% Polyester Front 100% Polyester Mesh Back The Traditional Look 5-panel cap Seamless Foam Front Panel with Lining Matching Color Braid 8 Rows Stitching on Visor Matching Fab
other than that its just this hat
in general tho @hecklebuckle idk if you like metal music but bands usually put out some sick truckers lol
metal merch trucker hat is a staple
My favorite is this filson cap but other than that my most worn ones are old nike sb caps that I got like ten years ago. Also have a few polo and norse projects caps I wore a lot
Would the Norse Projects hats fit those of us who are #stacked in the cranial department? I am a 7 5/8 or 7 3/4 in New Era fitted.
Idk, I’m european so those numbers don’t mean anything to me. I think my head is pretty average but I’m not sure tbh. I would find sizes on their website or reach out to them
right now my favorite is this green couderyo hat from rolling blazers it was a gift from my sister, fun little texture time
I just saw this on Amazon https://amzn.asia/d/fj7YkE7
Hatphile Pattern Multi Color Stripe 5 Panel Hat
High Quality; Trendy and Stylish; Perfect for Outdoor Activities.
Looks nice
And has a nice clip for attaching to bags when travelling
This is the skeleton from my city's coat of arms haha. Weird
Would also recommend the '47 franchise for a fitted version. The 2xl version is the best fitting hat I've found for my big head