SPOTLIGHT / HEAD GIRLS Margot Robbie sporting a baseball cap in New York. Credit: JosiahW / BACKGRID Outside a sports arena, baseball caps were once the sole province of blokes with MPB (male-pattern baldness) or gals enduring a BHD (bad-hair day). But the baseball cap has suddenly become elevated .
At New York, Paris and Australian fashion weeks this year, It-girls paired them with everything from trench coats and chi-chi blazers to shorts and faux-fur coats. “Baseball caps are cool!” affirms The Australian Financial Review ’s fashion editor, Lauren Sams. “They suit everyone, they’re unisex, they travel well.
You can use them to dress down an outfit in a stylish way – and they’re sun-safe.” Naturally, price tags have soared. A Loro Piana cashmere cap – as sported by Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) in a Succession episode in 2023 – will set you back about $850 on mytheresa.
com, while The Row’s “Caspian” iteration (in silk-piqué) is a nifty $778 on Net-a-Porter. But you don’t have to sell a child’s kidney to embrace the look. Sams recommends Sporty & Rich, Ralph Lauren, Venroy and Cargo Crew (her cap du jour is from the latter, embroidered with “Yes Chef” in a nod to The Bear ), and Human Made versions, a favourite of Pharrell Williams, as good mid-price-point options.
“Wear your cap with trousers or with a blazer [like Margot Robbie] to balance sharp tailoring,” she counsels. Neutrals – think grey, navy, beige, khaki – are timeless but,.