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[Trewth]

You know if you bend the brim then it stops being a flat brimmed hat and becomes a regular baseball cap that has been around for generations? Crazy, I know.

 

[ozph1870]

how old are you? i can tell you when i look back and see what i wore in the 80s, 90s geez yesterday, i think what was thinking then, you are kidding yourself if you think you wont do the same. everyone does it.

 

[Trewth]

how old are you? i can tell you when i look back and see what i wore in the 80s, 90s geez yesterday, i think what was thinking then, you are kidding yourself if you think you wont do the same. everyone does it.

I'm 34, I've been wearing baseball caps since Mum bought me a Los Angeles Raiders hat for my tenth birthday. Don't see myself stopping wearing them anytime soon. My Grandfather is 82 and he wears baseball caps, always has, and loves his PA monogram New Era hat that he went to the club himself and bought. His has a wicked curl though.

They're timeless. It's OK though, you don't have to like them if you don't want to.

 

[Dylan8]

The year is 2030

"Luckily I have my timeless Power hat", says ozph, smirking at the outdated trendy losers who bought into the New Era fad.

 

[ozph1870]

dont have that

The year is 2030

"Luckily I have my timeless Power hat", says ozph, smirking at the outdated trendy losers who bought into the New Era fad.

dont have that either

 

[Dylan8]

dont have that

dont have that either

Lucky I have my trusty Akubra

 

[TheFVK]

Who even cares if it looks shit in 30 years time? It looks ****ing sweet now. May as well bring out a PAFC Santa Suit if you want timeless.

 

[RangaInTeal]

The New Era Cap Company, located in Buffalo, New York, is an American headwear manufacturer. It was founded in 1920 by German immigrant Ehrhardt Koch.

Fitted baseball caps, those without an adjuster, are normally sewn in six sections, and may be topped with a matching fabric-covered button (also called a squatchee) on the crown. Metal grommets or fabric eyelets are often sewn or attached near the top of each of the six sections of fabric to provide ventilation. In some cases, the rear sections of the crown are made of net-like mesh material for extra ventilation. The peak is typically stiffened by a sewn-in piece of paperboard or stiff plastic.

Variations
Baseball caps are made of many types of material and shaped in various styles for different purposes. Major and minor league baseball players wear classic-style caps made of wool (or, more recently, polyester) with their team's simple logo and colors; the logo is usually embroidered into the fabric.

Formerly, baseball caps only came in standard hat sizes. Since 1980, they have also been available in a one-size-fits-all form, with an adjustment strap in the back. The style, commonly called snapback, has become increasingly popular as fashion accessories.

Advances in textiles have led to the "stretch-fit" hat, which uses Lycra or rubber to allow a hat to have a fitted style while still being "adjustable" within sizes.

Another version of the baseball cap is a plastic mesh cap with a foam front imprinted with a company logo. This style of baseball cap is sometimes called a trucker cap or a "gimme cap" because it is given away for free as a promotional item.

In 1860, the Brooklyn Excelsiors wore the ancestor of the modern rounded-top baseball cap, which featured a long peak and a button on top, and by 1900, the "Brooklyn style" cap became popular.[1] During the 1940s, latex rubber became the stiffening material inside the hat and the modern baseball cap was born. The peak, also known in certain areas as the "bill" or "brim", was designed to protect a player's eyes from the sun. Typically, the peak was much shorter in the earlier days of the baseball hat. Also, the hat has become more structured, versus the overall "floppy" cap of the 19th and early 20th centuries. The baseball cap was and still is an important means by which to identify a team. Often the logo, mascot, or team's initial was placed on the cap. Usually, the cap was also fashioned in the official colors of a particular team. The basic shape, including curved peak, is similar to some styles of 19th century sun bonnets.


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[Dylan8]

59fifty itself has been about since the 50s or 60s IIRC

 

[Zakk Wylde]

 

[ozph1870]

Lucky I have my trusty Akubra

well if it had a big bold power logo in front.

 

[finbarr]

how old are you? i can tell you when i look back and see what i wore in the 80s, 90s geez yesterday, i think what was thinking then, you are kidding yourself if you think you wont do the same. everyone does it.

Speak for yourself. I'm 46 and I don't cringe at the stuff I'm wearing when I dig out old photos. Must just be you.

 

[RangaInTeal]

Won't last, no neck protection, ugly buttons on top.

Or this is a recent photo, just filtered... Damm Smart Phones!

 

[TeeKray]

one of those things when you look back in few years time and think what the hell was i thinking looking like that. they will date very quickly.

Seriously? The New Era caps are the height of simplicity. Simple equals classic equals timeless.

Aside from kids, most people wouldn't wear that cap in El Scorcho's post anywhere except to the footy. The New Era caps are inconspicuous and can be worn anywhere. That's gonna make sales, especially amongst the hardcore BigFooty types who would love to wear Port gear everywhere they go in life but don't want to look like 12 year old fanbois.

Don't get me wrong, there's a place for the colourful, obvious, out there merchandise. It's good for the kids and good to wear to the games. But it costs very little to think outside the square and expand the merchandise range a little further from the basic, bread and butter, match day apparel.

 

[finbarr]

Don't get me wrong, there's a place for the colourful, obvious, out there merchandise.

The Goodwill bin?

 

[RangaInTeal]

Seriously? The New Era caps are the height of simplicity. Simple equals classic equals timeless.

Aside from kids, most people wouldn't wear that cap in El Scorcho's post anywhere except to the footy. The New Era caps are inconspicuous and can be worn anywhere. That's gonna make sales, especially amongst the hardcore BigFooty types who would love to wear Port gear everywhere they go in life but don't want to look like 12 year old fanbois.

Don't get me wrong, there's a place for the colourful, obvious, out there merchandise. It's good for the kids and good to wear to the games. But it costs very little to think outside the square and expand the merchandise range a little further from the basic, bread and butter, match day apparel.

I have a similar cap, use it for fishing... In the boat, with my old man... Would never catch me on the Largs or Semaphore Jetties with that abortion on my cranium, my red locks are a better look!

 

[Doctor Feel]

The last few pages of this thread:

 

[Stromageddon]

Lucky I have my trusty Akubra

You're a ****ing genius Dylan

 

[Dylan8]

You're a ******* genius Dylan

For all the noise made in this thread, this is probably the idea they'll end up putting into practice.

 

[Doctor Feel]

You're a ******* genius Dylan

I love my akubra when i'm out camping and 4wding, 10/10 would buy.

 

[tribey]

You know if you bend the brim then it stops being a flat brimmed hat and becomes a regular baseball cap that has been around for generations? Crazy, I know.

This. Goodness mwah.

 

[Doctor Feel]

This. Goodness mwah.

Is there a chance the brim could bend? Not on your life my hindu friend.

 

[tribey]

As has been pointed out before, the New Era 5950 is the official cap of MLB, modelled here by recently-retired 40yo Derek Jeter.



Just because certain peeps choose to leave the brim flat and/or stickers on doesn't make the whole freaking line ripe for cultural cringe any more than Seb and Wills of St. Peters sporting popped collars means polo shirts have been ruined for everyone.

 

[Slammer]

At the risk of offending....you must be old?

I'm "old" at 73 and I wear the New Era PA cap with pride. They are great.

 

[Doctor Feel]

I'm "old" at 73 and I wear the New Era PA cap with pride. They are great.

You sir are a gentleman and a scholar.