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G & H Grey Linen 8 Panel
Newsboy/Bakerboy Cap
We are pleased to present this beautifully made on trend Newsboy cap by Great Horse.
Style portrayed on the recent television series of Peaky Blinders and many television and hollywood screenings over the decades. The perfect cap for spring, summer and your holidays. This stylish cap will keep the sun off whilst keeping you cool and it will be a great fashion accessory to add to your wardrobe collection. Made from 80% linen 20% Cotton, fully lined with a button down brim.
The Grey Linen Newsboy cap is made of 80% linen 20% Cotton!
Available in sizes:
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56cm
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57cm
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58cm
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59cm
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60cm 61cm
History of the Newsboy and Bakerboy Cap
The style was popular in Europe and North America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among both boys and adult men. As the name suggests, it is now associated with newspaper boys. This gives rise to a misunderstanding. It is true that many newspaper boys and other working boys wore flat caps along with other styles. This style was not, however, worn only by boys.
Flat caps were very common for North American and European men and boys of all classes during the early 20th century and were almost universal during the 1910s-20s, particularly among the working 'lower' classes.
A great many photographs of the period show these caps worn not only by newsboys, but by dockworkers, high steel workers, shipwrights, farmers, beggars such as Oliver Twist, criminals, artisans, and tradesmen of many types. This is also well attested in novels and films of this period and just after.
While they were worn by boys and men of all social classes, they were worn by the 'upper' classes primarily for leisure activities, and the style became associated with well-to-do country sportsmen, drivers and wealthy golfers.
Although traditionally a men's cap, it has recently seen a resurgence as it has become popular with affluent women and fashion houses in the 2000s.
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