Beanie

Beanies are small brimless caps, a type of skullcap, worn tightly on the head. Seamed beanies are constructed from fabric or leather triangles and may be topped with a button or a pom-pom. The name “beanie” may be derived from the slang term for head – bean.

They can be made from contrasting colors and this type of beanie was often worn by fraternities or other school groups to show off their “school colors”. Another type of schoolboy beanie was called a whoopee cap, it was made of felt and had a scalloped or zigzag narrow brim which was worn flipped up. These were often decorated with pins or buttons.

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1930s beanie

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1940s beanie

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1950s felt beanie

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1950s Lynn Brooke velvet beanie

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1960s beanie

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1960s cream wool beanie

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1980s Laura Ashley Beanie

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