So, what do you call the billed, low-profile caps similar to (but more streamlined) the one on Redford in the Great Gatsby?
An Ivy Cap....has a flat top and slouches to the front. If the top is made of several triangular shapes, usually with a button at the point where they meet, we used to call that a Newsie.... after news boys. Then there a Forage Cap...popular for boys in the mid 19th century. Its had a high band and a sometimes sorta stiff shaped crown... kinda like a cupcake. Let's see if I can find pics... Ivy cap http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4120KGJQHBL.jpg Newsie (they call it a Newsboy) http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/main/images/naj_hats.jpg Forage Cap http://www.horsesoldier.com/catalog/cat27-h31.JPEG Apparently, a Kepi is a type of forage cap and it continues to change style slightly into the turn of the 19th century. In case you don't know what a Kepi is...it's easy to find: http://www.specopstactical.com/shop/catalog/images/store/Rothco/5343.jpg The kind civilian boys often wear in the 1840's I can't find...yet. This is kinda what I mean, though I've seen them with higher bands and poofier crowns. http://www.heritagestudio.com/h48det.jpg _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
