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I wear a similar version every single day. I've posted pics of me in it several times. And yes, I am very much balding.
 
OP posted a Flat Cap, not a Newsboy.
A Newsboy is puffier, stitched more like a baseball cap with panels, and has a button on top, like this
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Pine Apple Slim said:
OP posted a Flat Cap, not a Newsboy.
A Newsboy is puffier, stitched more like a baseball cap with panels, and has a button on top, like this
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Yah Amazon doesn't know the difference. (And neither did I) You search for either, you get both. That's how I ended up with a newsboy when I wanted a flat cap.

It's been a journey of discovery
 
2manband said:
Yah Amazon doesn't know the difference. (And neither did I) You search for either, you get both. That's how I ended up with a newsboy when I wanted a flat cap.

It's been a journey of discovery
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The one I posted (and wear) is called a Newsboy Flat Cap Gatsby on Amazon. LOL
 
2manband said:
Yah Amazon doesn't know the difference. (And neither did I) You search for either, you get both. That's how I ended up with a newsboy when I wanted a flat cap.

It's been a journey of discovery
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When I retired around 2013 I grew out a long ponytail, even tho I was already getting pretty thin on top. Just because Ive never been able to have my hair long as I wanted, either because of my parents early on or my career later. By the time Covid rolled around I pretty much had nothing left up top. So believe me, I became a hat expert. Besides the basic baseball cap, the flat cap was my go to baldy covering.
Last year I went back to a reg short on the sides and back haircut for a month or 2, then I said fk it and buzzed the whole thing off. I delayed the inevitable so long because I didn't wanna look like my Dad. He wore a buzz cut and made me do the same up until high school, 1972 or 73. Theres some trauma there. A buzz cut was NOT COOL in the 60s and 70s.
But finally the long hair was just too much hassle and I surrendered to the genes. Now I cut it myself, no barber bills.
Since that time I havnt worn a hat nearly as much, only when I actually need one for sun protection, rain, warmth, etc.
 
I'm not a newsboy, interwar criminal or vintage MG owner but I've worn them since the late '90s, I think. I guess I just tend to like retro stuff.
 
DdBob said:
were you a Micheal Jordan fan in the 90's perhaps?

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No, I can't say I was. But they were very common back then. I guess the inspiration came in part from Michael Corleone and his henchmen in the Sicily scenes, you know, suspenders and slightly oversized white shirts and all.
 
I decided the newsboy is a lot better when worn at a slight angle, kinda mimicking the part in my hair. As an added bonus, wearing it that way doesn't mess up my hair. Can't do that with a flat cap.
 
2manband said:
I decided the newsboy is a lot better when worn at a slight angle, kinda mimicking the part in my hair. As an added bonus, wearing it that way doesn't mess up my hair. Can't do that with a flat cap.
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A couple years ago, before she unfriended me, I asked sister in law if she was wearing her new hat jaunty. She had never heard of the word before so I posted this. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Jaunty Cap :grin:
 
I always associate them with Sylvain Sylvain

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Now that Sylvain has passed it's up to you to carry the NY Dolls torch, 2manband!
 
They were my preferred headgear during and post college. I migrated back to ball caps, but I like them because they were also good to wear backwards and don't have those annoying snapbacks.
 
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