Why Wear a Flat Cap?

Flat caps are considered the more affordable formal headwear, when compared to top hats or fedoras. They're your everyman kind of style so those with lower incomes could still look put-together back in the day. They fit further down the head compared to other hats.

What is the point of a flat cap?

Supposedly, the flat cap first became popular after a short-lived law passed in England in 1571 that obliged everyone to wear a woollen hat to boost the wool trade, which does perhaps explain its utilitarian form.

Can flat caps get wet?

Avoid getting the brim or visor wet because many are constructed with cardboard and will crack and lose their shape when wet. If you must clean the brim, do so with a small amount of water and a clean towel.