Cap

The cap we are all familiar with is not just a headdress. This accessory has an interesting history that goes back hundreds of years. However, even in the modern world, the cap does not lose its relevance; on the contrary, many different interesting models are known today.

It is noteworthy that a cap is a type of cap. Its distinctive features include a wide visor and a soft band (top part).

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Story

This accessory appeared at the beginning of the 19th century. At that time, the French headdress, the shaco, became popular. Outwardly, it looked like a modern cap. Shako was most often sewn from felt, and initially its shape was truncated. After 1850, this headdress was modernized - it was made not as high and heavy as before. Thanks to this modification, the shako was practically no different from a cap, but for a long time the place of the soft band was taken by a hard crown, which held its shape well.

In 1852, the world first saw a cloth cap.Such a significant event happened in France, where such a headdress became an attribute of the military uniform and was used mainly for non-combatant affairs and during long hiking trips.

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Kinds

There are a great many varieties of this wardrobe item. Conventionally, they can be divided into winter and summer, men's and women's, classic and sports. In short, there are many division options, so let’s take a closer look at the most basic types.

So, the cap can be winter, demi-season and summer. The first option is the warmest. Such a headdress is often sewn with a lining and from natural materials (wool, fur, leather, suede). The second option also perfectly protects from the wind and retains heat, but only during the off-season. Such a cap can be leather (a particularly relevant model for rainy weather), wool or made of synthetic materials.

Finally, the summer cap is light, most often textile. Its task is not to warm, but to protect from the sun.

There are also male/female cap options. Note that initially this item of clothing was worn exclusively by men; beautiful ladies “noticed” it only in the 20th century.

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A modern men's cap is a discreet, very practical accessory, which does not have decorative elements in the form of rhinestones or embroidery (although sometimes such extravagant models are found). The following styles are distinguished:

• eight-blade - a classic option when the headdress is literally assembled from wedges of the same size;
• cap - a headdress with a small visor, a crown that holds its shape well, but is not too hard, and a soft cap;
• gavrosh is a type of eight-piece (here the upper part of the wedges is not strictly fixed on the visor, and therefore can be laid in different directions);
• English cap with a small visor and a raised back;
• French cap - a model with a high crown that has come to us since the time of Napoleon;
• a baseball cap is a sports accessory with a hard visor and a fairly soft upper part that fits the head;
• Coppola is almost an analogue of the English cap, which is popular in Italy.

Women's models are practically no different in cut from men's. But they are often brighter and bolder, although classic options are also available. Among women's styles, the following are popular:

• cap - a model with a completely flat bottom and a miniature visor;
• bell - the name of the model speaks for itself: it is a cap with a high, hard, domed crown and a small visor;
• jockey - a model borrowed from the equipment of jockeys;
• German - a headdress with an almost square straight visor.

In addition, models that many consider masculine, such as a baseball cap, cap, and eight-piece cap, are popular among women.