The baker boy hat, also known as a newsboy cap or flat cap, has its origins in 19th-century Europe, particularly in Britain and Ireland. Initially worn by working-class men, especially young ...

Also known as a baker boy hat or 8-piece ... and when in the 16th century the government mandated men and boys to wear flat caps to support England’s declining wool trade, they soon became ...

A hat, when worn without uniform ... a walking cliché. This means men must avoid padded jackets or head-to-toe tweed should East End barrow boy or the chauffeur from Downton not be their style ...