The Cap Faction

[Staredge]

I'd like to be joining this happy bunch, if I might. Bought a flat cap at the Bass outlet this past weekend for $8 on sale & thought I did ok. Fits decent, although it isn't as deep as I'd like. Hit up BCF today to pick up a couple of pairs of pants, and bought a Scala newboy. Really like the fit of this one, and the wife likes it better than the flat. I've been wearing ballcaps for 20+ years, & figured it was time to 'grow up'!!!!! :eusa_clap

Will post pics when I can.

 

[Staredge]

This is my cap, I don't know what kind it is, may be a newsboy? It's grey herringbone tweed. Even tho it's an inexpensive one and I don't wear it as much as I'd like to, I'm rather fond of it.

There's a cap in the picture????

All I can really say is :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

Will

 

[Al]

Welcome Staredge!

Nice to have you around. Yoou loook maarrrvalous darling!

Great cap, you wear it well.

-Al

 

[Al]

Welcome Staredge!

Nice to have you around. Yoou loook maarrrvalous darling!

Great cap, you wear it well.

-Al

Oh man!? Did I fall for that one!

Nice picture tho' ha, ha, ha!

 

[carebear]

Oh man!? Did I fall for that one!

Nice picture tho' ha, ha, ha!

Just got to check if a post is quoting a previous one. Hadley does indeed wear a cap well.

 

[deanglen]

I have made the leap to a cap, it seems to be a nice alternative to my fedoras on more casual days.

Very nice, Bud. What would you say to a little curve in the visor, eh?





dean

 

[Dinerman]

Very nice, Bud. What would you say to a little curve in the visor, eh?

Nice to see you, Dean.

 

[deanglen]

Nice to see you, Dean.

Thank you, and I loved your recent cap postings, D.



dean

 

[The Outlaw Kyle]

Ditto, Dean.

Well, it's most certainly cap weather here today with 8" of snow on the ground and maybe 4 to 6 more to come.

First, my Stromy Kromer. Great hat, I recommend it to everyone:

Second, a cap that my In-Laws brought me back from the Emerald Isle:

 

[DblCoronaMS]

I saw the John Ratzenberger Made In America episode on the Stormy Kromer. Looks like a well made hat with a lot of history.

That Irish flat cap is beautiful!!! Green is my favorite color and it suits you well.

 

[The Outlaw Kyle]

Thanks! Yes, the Stormy Kromer is made not only in the USA, but right here in good ol' Michigan. It's a very common site at the rural winter events around here. Gun Shows, Tractor Supply Co., etc. Not quite as warm as a nice stocking cap, but pretty close.

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

Very nice, Bud. What would you say to a little curve in the visor, eh?
dean

I like it, thanks Dean

 

[Marty M.]

Nice to see you, Dean.

Ditto. I miss your postings Dean.
Marty Mathis

 

[thunderw21]

Awesome cap there, Outlaw. Great colors on it.

 

[Canadave]

I like it, thanks Dean

Looks better!

David

 

[Cufflinks_Carl]

And next in line... Here is my application for the Cap Faction:.

I like this cap. What is the brand and model ?

 

[Speedster]

Cufflinks-Carl, it's a Newsboy cap in Brown Herringbone from B!Wear Cap Co.: http://mariposa.yosemite.net/bwear/

 

[NonEntity]

2nd Request

It's about time for a new cap. I have but one, a Churchhill from its Pace Setter Collection, wool tweed of a dozen colors but basically a greenish brown, having a satin lining and sweatband, with a rust suede bill and side panels. I got it 30 years ago, so I need some help here.

Though newsboys are all the rage this year, even the less floppy ones dwarf my small head, so I'm looking for a sleeker type, but one that comes well down on my head and does not sit right up on top. As for fabric, I want 100% wool tweed, and I have no particular preference for weave--houndstooth, herringbone, etc.. Yet there are countless kinds of wool--Harris, worsted, merino, Cheviot, blends of these, etc. What's best? Naturally, I desire the highest quality.

I'm big on authenticity and so am drawn to caps made in Scotland, Ireland, and England, but are caps constructed there really any better? Perhaps a cap made of wool from one of those places but assembled elsewhere? Color? I'll know what's right when I see it, but something that goes with a wide variety of clothing shades.

I think what I want is called an ivy or driver. Is there any difference between them? If so, what? Are there other names that a cap which meets my requirements above go by?

Are there types of cap sweatbands and linings that that are considered signs of quality? If so, describe what I should look for.

I saw a couple caps in the Hartford York catalogue by Irish maker Jonathan Richard, the County and the Vintage County, that appealed to me, but those are just photos with a very brief description. Does he make a high quality cap?

Are there cap name brands that I could count on to be assured of quality, as is Akubra in the world of hats?

I really appreciate your help. Feel free to provide additional info I may not have thought to ask which would be useful to know when selecting a cap.

Any help from the fine folks here?

 

[Feraud]

I have made the leap to a cap, it seems to be a nice alternative to my fedoras on more casual days.

The cap looks good on you Bud. I have a similar one from Hannah and just bought a second in brown tweed.

 

[Bud-n-Texas]

The cap looks good on you Bud. I have a similar one from Hannah and just bought a second in brown tweed.

Thanks, I am looking into the possibility of a BWear in linen for spring.