Collection: Baker Boy Caps
The English Baker Boy Cap, also known as the Newsboy Cap in the States, is a casual-wear cap with a wide, round crown, often made of eight panels, stitched together with a button on the top. The cap’s size is measured in inches: 9, 10, 11 and 12 inches in diameter.
Also referred to as the Baker Boy, Apple Cap, Eight Panel 8-piece, Gatsby (after The Great Gatsby), and similarly know as a Redford Cap, it is the same basic style as a Brooklyn Cap, but with a rounder crown.
The style, very similar to a Beret, or the medieval Bonnet, 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 became associated with Newspaper sellers, or newsboy, and baker boys who made deliveries on their bikes around London and New York.
Today, the Baker Boy Cap comes in a variety of sizes, but the modern cap silhouette originated in the working guilds. An apprentice would join a guild and wear a small Baker Boy cap. As they rose through the ranks, their cap size would increase until they became a Master Baker, who was allowed to wear the largest size of cap.
In the 1920’s, the cap was adopted by foppish golfers like Bertie Wooster and the ‘Cambridge Set’ in their plus fours.
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, present in famous shoots of Twiggy wearing a variation of the basic style in the swinging sixties.
It was then made popular by the Great Gatsby, as worn by Robert Redford, and both became synonym in name to the cap.
Of late, the Baker Boy cap is associated with the iconic Peaky Blinder’s Cap, worn by Thomas Shelby and his gang, famous for wearing razor blades in the cap brim and used as an unlikely weapon. Peaky Blinders has elevated the Baker Boy Cap to the most in demand style at the moment, thanks to the Shelby Lads and “by order of the Peaky Blinders”.
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Hudson 'Brooklyn'...
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Shelby Bakerboy...
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Loden 'Brooklyn'...
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Speckled Harris...
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Tweed Bakerboy
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Linen Brooklyn...
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Moleskin 'Big...
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Herringbone 'Brooklyn'...
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Tactical 'BROOKLYN'...
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Signature Tweed...
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Houndstooth 'Brooklyn'...
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Kelly 'Brooklyn'...
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Cord 'Brooklyn'...
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from 97 reviewsI adore my latest Laird hat, stylish, warm and perfect for my winter morning commute. Plus, the experience with Laird was fabulous, delivered on-time with a great tracking service.
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Love Lairds hats. Think I have about 15. Great quality, design and fit.
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I saw this at game fair this weekend gone and blimey it was fantastic the designer told me the full story behind it and how it’s based on Curiosity Killed the Cat. And it’s made with off cuts so very sustainable. Just so great to see a young chap in this field. Thank you Elliot I will enjoy my cap for many many years.
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Just the perfect size. So impressed with the quality these fully British hat makers make. Just perfect.
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I love the story about the Holme cap. Using off cuts is such a great thing too do I love my Holme cap!!!
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It’s very well made indeed. it’s very good for the summer and fits very well.
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Great service, excellent comms and high quality product. Will be back for more next year!
![HOUNDSTOOTH TWEED SICILIAN FLAT CAP](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0407/6735/7094/products/darkgrey_70x70.webp?v=1693809956)
Bought for my son's birthday, the cap is another great addition to the Laird collection. The herringbone linen is smart and cool for the hotter months, a neutral colour that goes with everything.
![LINEN HERRINGBONE ‘BROOKLYN' Newsboy Cap](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0407/6735/7094/products/brownpurple_70x70.webp?v=1693808920)
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