Driving Cap

The driving (flat, ivy) cap is a rounded cap with a short, stiff brim in front. It may have a button or snap brim. Common fabrics are wool, wool tweed, and cotton.

This cap can be traced to the 14th century in Northern England and to this day the style is quintessentially English and Irish.

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See Also: Newsboy Cap

1930s driving cap made from Yeddo straw

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1950s flat cap driving cap

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1950s plaid driving cap

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1950s plaid flat cap driving cap

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1960s Flip-It straw Italian driving cap

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1960s flat top driving cap

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1960s British Tweedmill driving cap

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1960s L.L. Bean houndstooth driving cap

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1960 linen driving cap style hat

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1960s Failsworth Englsih driving cap

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