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LEATHER PEAK LODEN

LEATHER PEAK LODEN

Details to come

Colour: Blue

Fabric:

Size: M, L, XL

Price: £xxx

Code: xxxx

 

 

  
Large Baker Boy

LARGE BAKER BOY

This is the pinnacle of bakerboy caps, with a large 11inch head this is a real statement and these particular caps are exclusive to Us. It comes in three striking Donegal Tweed cloths, Black and Beige Donegal Herringbone, Classic Beige Donegal weave and a Vibrant thick knit Donegal Tweed.

Colour: Herringbone, Classic Beige, Multi

Large Baker Herringbone Large Baker Classic Large Baker Vibant
Herringbone Classic Beige Vibrant Multi

 

Fabric: Wool

Size: M, L, XL

Price: £75

Code: 65 

 

  
Baker Boy Cap

10 INCH BAKER BOY

Indeed a beautiful old English-style cap. This is a 10 inch Baker Boy looks sleek and smart. * Large in Black currently out of stock *

Colour: Black, Dark Grey

Fabric: Wool

Size: M, L, XL 

Price: £35

Code: 14

 

 

 

 
Baker Boy Cap

10 INCH 8 PIECE BAKER BOY

A generously-cut classic style. The 10 inch or 8 piece Baker Boy is made from quality traditional wools. 

Colour: Brown Check, Charcoal Grey Herringbone

Fabric: Wool

Size: M, L, XL

Price: £35

Code: 15 

 

 

 

 
Baker Boy Cap

11 INCH DONEGAL TWEED BAKER BOY

A 100% wool, Donegal Tweed, 11 inch Baker Boy or Redford Cap as it’s become known, synonymous with the stellar actor who wore the cap in films like The Sting and the Great Gatsby. A lovely all-round cap.

Colour: Brown, Grey, Sage Green

11 Donegal Brown 11 Donegal Green 11 Donegal Grey
Brown Green Grey

 

Fabric: Wool

Size: S, M, L, XL

Price: £60

Code: 16

 

 
LADIES' TWEED BAKER BOY

SHETLAND TWEED BAKER BOY

A fashion hat loosely based on a high top baker boy this one size piece comes in a 100% wool Shetland Tweed.

Colour: Olive Green, Russet Red, Sage Green

Fabric: Tweed

Size: one size

Price: £65

Code: 10

 

 
Baker Boy

SILVER BAKER BOY

A Laird London Baker Boy cap in a silver/black squared pattern. This is a lightweight cap with a distinctive Laird luxury lining. Finished in a very unusual fabric, which has a wonderful sheen. A fresh take on the Baker Boy cap - contemporary yet elegant. * Last few remaining *

Large Baker Herringbone

Colour: Silver/Black

Fabric:

Size: M, L, XL 

Price: £55

Code: SQB1

 

 

 

Baker Boy Caps

 

The English Baker Boy Cap, also known as the Newsboy Cap in the States, is a casual-wear cap similar in style to the Flat Cap, but with a wider head to the cap, often made of Eight Panels, stitched together with a button on the top. The cap’s size is measured in inches, 10, 11 and 12 inches, and refers to the diameter. Sometimes also referred to as the: Baker Boy, Apple Cap, Eight Panel, Jay Gatsby (after The Great Gatsby), and similarly know as a Redford Cap, Fisherman's Cap and Lundberg Stetson, and can also be known as a Brooklyn, which is made in the same basic style, with some variation.

 

It has the same overall shape and stiff peak in front as a Flat Cap, but the body of the cap is rounder, fuller, and paneled with a button on top, and often with a button attaching the front to the brim (as the flat cap sometimes has).

 

History

 

The style, very similar to a Beret, was popular in Europe and the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries among both boys and adult men. As the name suggests, it is now associated with Newspaper and baker boys, making deliveries on their bikes around London and New York.

 

In the 1920’s, the cap was adopted by the foppish, upper class golfers, and well know by fans of Bertie Wooster’s escapades.

 

Resurgence

 

Although traditionally a man's cap, it has been popular in various forms since the 1960’s, with a much larger, floppy head, and longer peak, with famous shoots of Twiggy wearing a variation of the basic style.

 

It was then made popular by the Great Gatsby, as worn by Robert Redford, and both gave their name to the cap, and is still known as a Gatsby or Redford Cap.

 

The Baker Boy has made a big resurgence over the last 5 years due to it’s versatility in style and multitude of cloth available, with longer peaks, bigger, floppy crown and amount of free license available to the designer.