Rear view of a flat cap

Front view of a flat cap

A flat cap (see alternate names below) is a rounded soft men's cap with a small brim in front and a somewhat stiff peak in the back. The material is usually wool or tweed, although some have been made with leather. Lighter summer versions are usually polyester, perforated with thousands of tiny vents to allow air to circulate. It is differs slightly from the similar eight-paneled newsboy cap. Flat cap, side view. ... Flat cap, side view. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Circle illustration This article is about the shape and mathematical concept of circle. ... A cap is a form of headgear. ... Long and short hair wool at the South Central Family Farm Research Center in Boonesville, Arizona Wool is the fiber derived from the fur of animals and people of the Caprinae family, principally sheep, but the hair of certain species of other mammals such as goats and rabbits and oxes... Tweed is a rough, unfinished woolen fabric, of a soft, open, flexible texture resembling cheviot or homespun, but more closely woven. ... Modern leather-working tools Leather is a material created through the tanning of hides and skins of animals, primarily cattlehide. ... SEM picture of a bend in a high surface area polyester fiber with a seven-lobed cross section Polyester is a category of polymers, or, more specifically condensation polymers, which contain the ester functional group in their main chain. ... A gatsby cap The Gatsby cap is a cap similar in style to the more common flat cap. ...

History

The style can be traced back to 14th century England, said to have probably emerged from the French 'bonnet'. The caps were almost universally worn in the 19th century by working class men throughout the British Isles, and versions in finer cloth were also considered to be suitable casual countryside wear for upper-class English men (hence the contemporary alternate name golf cap). Cloth caps were worn by fashionable young men in the 1920s. Oddly, flat caps are not even mentioned in either the five-volume Thomson Encyclopedia of Fashion, Costume and Culture, or the 3-volume Gale Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ...

In historical youth cultures

Boys in the United Kingdom and North America of all classes wore this cap in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The hat is often associated in popular culture with city newsboys (i.e.: street-corner newspaper sellers) in North America. North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... A gatsby cap The Gatsby cap is a cap similar in style to the more common flat cap. ...

In British popular culture

In British popular culture, the flat cap is associated with working class men, especially those in northern England, as personified by Fred Dibnah and by comic strip anti-hero Andy Capp. The style was also prominent in The Goodies episode "Kung Fu Kapers", which gained notoriety for fatal hilarity. The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... The north, the midlands and the south Northern England, The North or North of England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. ... Fred Dibnah MBE (28 April 1938 – 6 November 2004), born in Bolton, Lancashire, was an English steeplejack, engineer and eccentric who became a television personality, a cult figure[2] and, latterly, a national institution. ... In literature and film, an anti-hero is a central or supporting character that has some of the personality flaws and ultimate fortune traditionally assigned to villains but nonetheless also have enough heroic qualities or intentions to gain the sympathy of readers or viewers. ... Not to be confused with German curler Andy Kapp. ... This article discusses the Goodies trio and the origins of their comedy TV series For information about the television series, see The Goodies (TV series) The Goodies are a trio of British comedians (Tim Brooke-Taylor, Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie), who created, wrote, and starred in a surreal British... Kung Fu Kapers is an episode of the British comedy television series The Goodies. ... Fatal Hilarity is death as a result of laughter. ...

The flat cap today

The style has remained popular among certain groups of people in Europe and North America. The hat is sometimes associated with older men, but has been popular (along with the newsboy cap) among some segments of younger people, particularly those with working class Irish heritage, making them very popular in cities such as Boston with large a Irish-American population, as well as those associated with skinheads and the Oi! and punk subcultures. The flat cap has also appeared in the hip hop subculture, worn back-to-front, although this fashion appears to have faded away in recent years. For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Nickname: City on the Hill, Beantown, The Hub (of the Universe)1, Athens of America, The Cradle of Revolution, Puritan City, Americas Walking City Location in Massachusetts, USA Counties Suffolk County Mayor Thomas M. Menino(D) Area    - City 232. ... Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánach) are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in the west European nation of Ireland. ... Skinheads, named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, are a working-class subculture that originated in Britain during the 1960s. ... Oi! is a working class street-level subgenre of punk rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the 1970s. ... Punks at a music festival The punk subculture is a subculture/counterculture based on punk rock. ... Hip hop is a cultural movement that began amongst urban African American youth in New York and has since spread around the world. ... In sociology, anthropology and cultural studies, a subculture is a set of people with a set of behaviors and beliefs, culture, which could be distinct or hidden, that differentiate them from the larger culture to which they belong. ...

Celebrities who have worn flat caps include: Solid Central leader Shem, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, comedian Dave Chappelle, hip-hop artist Common, rap artist Proof (rapper), Babyshambles's drummer Adam Ficek, professional golfer Payne Stewart, rapper Notorious B.I.G., James Bond film actor Daniel Craig, actor Samuel L. Jackson, composer Murray Gold, Musician Matt Anderson, Titan Lab lead consultant Edwin Zuniga Irish-American actor Neal McDonough and the popular American hooligan Brett McMurry. Although it is mostly worn by men, some women have adopted the cap. This article is about about the band. ... Brian Johnson (born October 5, 1947 in Dunston, Gateshead, England) is an English singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the Australian hard rock band, AC/DC. He currently lives in Sarasota, Florida. ... David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian, satirist and actor. ... Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. ... DeShaun Dupree Holton (October 2, 1973–April 11, 2006), better known as Proof, was an American rapper and member of the rap group D12. ... Adam Ficek is the drummer for the London rock band Babyshambles. ... This article is about the sport. ... Payne Stewart on the cover of the 2001 paperback edition of the authorised biography by Tracey Stewart with Ken Abraham. ... Christopher Wallace (May 21, 1972 - March 9, 1997), also known as Biggie Smalls (after a stylish gangster in the 1975 comedy, Lets Do it Again), but best known as The Notorious B.I.G. (Business Instead of Game). ... Flemings image of James Bond; commissioned to aid the Daily Express comic strip artists. ... Daniel Wroughton Craig[1] (born 2 March 1968[2]) is a BAFTA-nominated English actor best known as the sixth actor to portray secret agent James Bond in the official film series from EON Productions. ... Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American Academy Award-nominated actor. ... Murray Gold (born 1969, Portsmouth, England) is a British composer for stage, film, and television and a dramatist for both theatre and radio. ... Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánach) are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in the west European nation of Ireland. ... Neal McDonough (born February 13, 1966) is an American actor. ... Ultras at FC Twente - SC Heerenveen in 2002 Hooliganism is unruly and destructive behaviour, usually by gangs of young people. ...

Other names

• Bunnet - Scotland
• Cabby Cap - USA
• Cheese-cutter - in New Zealand and Canada
• Cloth cap - in UK
• Conductor's hat
• Coppola - in Sicily
• Dai cap - in Wales
• Derby Cap
• Driving cap or Drivers cap - in USA
• Foreskin Cap - Western Canada
• Gatsby cap - alternate name for newsboy cap
• Golf cap
• Gubb-mössa, or, Gubb-keps - (lit. 'Old man's cap/hat') in Sweden
• Hogans cap
• Halibut cap
• Irish cap
• Ivy cap - in USA
• Jeff cap
• Kaszkiet [kashkeet] - in Poland
• Newsboy cap
• Old fogey hat - used humorously rather than as an actual name
• Paddy cap - in Ireland
• Phatty Hat
• Scally cap - mostly in North America
• Schiebermütze - (black marketeer's cap) in Germany
• Scone bunnet
• Sixpence - in Norway
• Touring cap - in USA
• Windsor cap

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External links

• "If the cap fits". Ayup magazine, April 2000.
• "Caps fit for new generation". Express & Star, July 2007.
• How to make an authentic 16th century flat cap
• Newurban Seriously Stylish Flat Caps