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Encyclopedia > Gatsby cap
A gatsby cap
A gatsby cap
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Headgear series:
Overview of headgear
Hats; Bonnets; Caps
Hoods; Helmets; Wigs
Masks; Veils; Scarves
Tiaras; Papal tiaras
Turbans
Crowns
List of hats and headgear

The Gatsby cap is a cap similar in style to the more common flat cap. It has the same overall shape and stiff peak in front, but the body of the cap is rounder, fuller, puffier, and it has a button in the very center. They take their name from Jay Gatsby, the fictional wealthy Jazz Age New Yorker. The style was popular in the early twentieth century and is sometimes associated with wealthy golfers; golfers are often portrayed in Gatsby caps for comic effect. Recently the cap has been more popular with women than with men. A photo taken by my girlfriend, showing me wearing a gatsby cap. ... A photo taken by my girlfriend, showing me wearing a gatsby cap. ... Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on ones head. ... There are many different styles of hats A hat is an item of clothing which is worn on the head – a kind of headgear. ... A bonnet is a kind of headgear which is usually brimless. ... A cap is a form of headgear. ... A hood is a kind of headgear. ... Pith helmet of Harry S. Truman For information about the band Helmet, see Helmet (band) Pickelhaube of a Swedish Royal Guard soldier A helmet is a form of protective clothing worn on the head and usually made of metal or some other hard substance, typically for protection of the head... WIG, originally an acronym for Warszawski Indeks Giełdowy (Warsaw Stock Exchange Index) is the oldest index for the Warsaw Stock Exchange. ... Masks in a Guatemalan Market A teenager reading a book, while wearing a dinosaur mask A mask is a piece of material or kit worn on the face. ... Frances Perkins wearing a veil after the death of president Roosevelt Veils are articles of clothing, worn almost exclusively by women, which cover some part of the head or face. ... A Scarf joint is a means of joining usually wood, sometimes metal, end to end. ... Beauty pageant tiara A tiara (from Persian تاره tara borrowed by Latin as tiara) is a form of crown. ... The Papal Tiara, also known as the Triple Tiara, in Latin as the Triregnum, or in Italian as the Triregno, is the three-tiered jewelled papal crown of Byzantine and Persian origin that is the symbol of the papacy. ... The turban (Arabic: , ‘imāmä; Turkish: tülbent; Persian: دلبنت, dulband) is a headdress, of Asian origin, consisting of a long scarf wound round the head or an inner hat. ... Crown (headgear) - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This is an incomplete list of hats and headgear (that is, anything worn on the head), both modern and historical. ... A cap is a form of headgear. ... A flat cap, also variously called a cloth cap, golf cap, driving cap, windsor cap, and others, is a round, soft mens cap with a small brim in front and a somewhat stiff peak in the back. ... The cover of a more modern edition The Great Gatsby, by the American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald, was first published in 1925. ... The Jazz Age describes the period of the 1920s and 1930s, the years between World War I and World War II, particularly in North America, largely coinciding with the Roaring Twenties; with the rise of the Great Depression, the values of this age saw much decline. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (often from (1900 to 1999 in common usage). ...


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Caps (497 words)
It is a shallow cap with a soft construction.
Made of the same buttery soft garment leather, this cap is fashioned afrter a traditional Greek Fisherman.
cap by Sandy Fifer is, like all of her caps, made of a buttery soft cowhide.
Newsboy cap - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (173 words)
The newsboy cap is a casual-wear cap similar in style to the flat cap.
It has the same overall shape and stiff peak in front, but the body of the cap is rounder, fuller, puffier, often paneled, and often with a button attaching the front to the brim.
The style was popular in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early twentieth centurys among both boys and adult men.
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