A baseball cap is a universal headdress that has become the most popular in the whole world. What is the difference between a baseball cap and a cap? The name. In our country it is customary to call caps baseball caps. After all, we are not very common baseball, much less than baseball caps. Some connoisseurs of these hats try to find differences in the cut, in the form of a visor, the material from which caps or baseball caps are made. But these differences are not so significant. What kind of headgear is this - a cap-baseball cap?
This headdress appeared around the middle of the twentieth century. In the beginning of its existence, kepi was worn by players in baseball, hence the name. Before the appearance of the cap, baseball players wore straw hats or jockey hats during the game. Only in 1954 appeared a modern baseball cap. The company "New Era" offered baseball players this headdress, the peak of which protected players from the blinding rays of the sun. The first model of the baseball cap was called "59Fifty".
Since that day, kepi has spread throughout the world. In the beginning, only the fans wore baseball caps. This was a distinctive sign of commitment to a particular baseball team. And with the increase in the number of baseball fans around the world, the popularity of the cap has also increased. This accessory began to adorn the heads of not only ordinary people, but also many celebrities.
Today, a baseball cap is not just a comfortable cap or an attribute of a baseball fan. Cap - the leader among the headgear. In his wardrobe, the baseball cap is worn by men, women, and children. Even people of advanced age are increasingly choosing caps.
The baseball cap came to Russia relatively recently. Only after the collapse of the USSR, in the early nineties, many things became available to Russians. Among them were baseball caps. They have gained immense popularity. At first they were cheap caps that had nothing to do with stylish, expensive things. It was a fairly cheap and not always high-quality headgear. But, nevertheless, thousands of boys and girls, men and women did not part with a baseball cap. A little later in our country there were high-quality, expensive stylish models of caps. Today, headdresses are treated with the same attention as shoes and other clothing. Quality, style, beauty - everything is important.
1995 became significant in the history of baseball caps. The production of this headdress was opened in Korea. Now cheap, but high-quality caps come out into the world. In addition, there were so-called promo baseball caps. These are caps with logos, trademarks or company characters on them printed on them. Such promotional baseball caps are an invariable attribute of many advertising campaigns. The modern advertising industry does not do without this attribute.
The next significant date in the history of cap development is 1999. For the first time began to share baseball caps by types. Baseball caps with rounded visors appeared. Previously, the visor was rounded off by hand. After that, baseball caps with various forms of visors began to appear. Also, production of dimensionless baseball caps began. Fashionable clothes designers paid attention to this headdress. Caps were decorated with embroidery, rhinestones, prints. Now this is not just a comfortable piece of sportswear. Kepi appear in the collections of clothes Haute Couture and Pret-a-porter.
Today, a baseball cap is a folk headdress. But the caps are worn by celebrities. World style icons, pop divas, such as Madonna, Paris Hilton with pleasure put on this headpiece. Among men who love baseball caps, you can name Bruce Uilis and Steven Spielberg. And many American politicians believe that it is possible to achieve more popularity among the population by wearing this folk headdress. Even with a strict suit. So did George Bush and John Kerry during the election campaign.
The most democratic and versatile type of clothing today is jeans and a baseball cap. This headdress is very fond of athletes. And in the clothes of sports style cap occupies not the last place. You can put on a simple cap of various shapes, with a round or rectangular visor that can be straight or curled inwards. A baseball cap can be decorated with a logo or a print, and you can even put your own name. Fervent, open people wear caps hood back. This gives their image even more noteworthy.
Today, among the youth are very popular movements hip-hop, rap and r'n'b. Representatives of these stylish trends do not remove baseball caps, which are distinguished by a flat visor and bright prints.
A baseball cap will fit the clothes of any style, the main thing is to choose the right model and material. Today, there are more than a thousand types and models of caps. A baseball cap can be worn always and everywhere.