flatcap

Brimmed wool headwear

A flatcap is a rounded cap with a small stiff brim in front, traditionally associated with working-class British men and now worn as casual fashion.

The style goes by various names—newsboy cap, driving cap, ivy cap—though purists distinguish between them.

He pulled his flatcap low against the wind.

style

tweed

Textured woolen cloth

cloth · panelled · newsboy · baker boy · ivy · duckbill · fiddler · brimless · headwear · millinery

British

working-class

Manual laborers as group

cabbie · pub · moorland · countrywear · shooting · fisherman · rustic · stereotype · whippet · docker

fashion

accessory

Supplementary addition

trendy · modern · runway · designer · styled · ensemble · tailored · silhouette · menswear · layering

vintage

retro

Evoking recent past

heritage · traditional · bygone · yesteryear · timeless · period · heirloom · throwback · antique · 1920s

Opposites
hat formality/class association

flatcaptop hat

Tall formal headwear

silk hat · opera hat · stovepipe hat · tall hat · bowler

hat structure/silhouette

flatcaptop hat

Tall formal headwear

stovepipe hat · bowler · bearskin · shako · mitre

Family

flat, cap, flats, caps, flatten, flattened, flattening, flatness, flatly

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G