How Do You Wear A Newsboy Hat?
You don’t have to be a “news boy” to wear a newsboy hat; this traditional style of cap has morphed into a kind of headgear for everyone, from the older gentleman to the young clubber. Wearing one is not difficult, but knowing about newsboy hat styles is a little more involved, as the genre of hat expands into the marketplace. Know the difference between a “newsboy” hat and a news man’s hat. The latter is the fedora, with press card tucked neatly into the brim, that reporters wear while out in the field. The news boy’s hat, on the other hand, is the front-brimmed cap worn by young newspaper vendors back in jolly old England, before all newspapers were put into neat coin-operated kiosks. Trying to put a press card into a newsboy’s cap would be improper and difficult. Wear the newsboy’s hat in relatively good weather. The English had other headgear to wear with their Macintosh for rainy days, and so do Americans. Choose a raincoat or weatherproof hood for when it’s really coming down. For
