Newsboy Caps are now setting New Trends

If you are looking for the best accessories that will suit a man’s wardrobe, then you most definitely should consider hats and caps. Since time immemorial, hats and caps have been an integral part of a man’s closet. Years ago, the hats and caps men wore, was according to their status in society.

Many believe that hats and caps are worn mainly to provide shade from the harmful rays of the sun in summers and to keep one warm in the freezing temperatures during winter. Men sport various kinds of hats in summers and winter but stylish men are extremely particular about the style of cap or hat they wear. Some has can be worn only with formal wear and some hats and caps look good only when worn with casuals. There are only a few hats or caps that suit kinds of looks, the formal and the casual. One such versatile headwear is the newsboy cap.

The Versatile Cap

The newsboy cap is also called the Baker Boy Cap, the Eight Piece Cap, the Applejack Hat, the Pageboy, the Jay Gatsby, the Poor Boy Cap or the Eight Panel Cap. It is round in shape and has a short and stiff brim or peak in front to provide shade in summers. The newsboy cap is stitched from the centre and the crown of the cap resembles an eight-slice pizza or pie. The eight panels of cloth are stitched to a covered button in the centre.

The newsboy caps are called so because these caps were worn by boys who used to distribute newspapers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in North America and Europe. In the 1910-20s, this cap was worn by the ‘lower classes’ and was known as the ‘cap of the working class’ as dockworkers, shipwrights, high steel workers, farmers and other such working class people used to wear it.

A Flat Cap or Not

This type of cap is considered a flat cap but not all flat caps are newsboy caps. The only way to distinguish this cap from the rest is by checking the panels.

The Look of the Cap

These caps are ideally made of cotton, tweed or wool and can be worn in summers and in winters. They are usually on one solid colour but at times they have various colours and patterns. This cap looks the best when paired with casuals but one can even wear them with a suit and look fashionable.

A variety of these caps are available in fashion accessory stores but if you want to check out some unique designs check out the ones available in online hat stores.