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The newsboy cap, also known as the Gatsby, typically has six or eight panels that form a larger, rounder version of a flat or ivy cap. It often has some kind of button on the top. Young boys delivering newspapers in the 1920s wore these caps.

Written by AmandaInVermont

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1920s newsboy cap - Courtesy of cmpollack

1920s newsboy cap

Courtesy of cmpollack

1950s Burberry newsboy cap - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1950s Burberry newsboy cap

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1960s Adolfo feminine newsboy inspired hat - Courtesy of memphisvintage

1960s Adolfo feminine newsboy inspired hat

Courtesy of memphisvintage

1960s newsboy cap - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1960s newsboy cap

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1960s newsboy cap - Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1960s newsboy cap

Courtesy of alleycatsvintage

1970s newsboy inspired cap - Courtesy of royalstarvintage

1970s newsboy inspired cap

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1980s newsboy inspired cap - Courtesy of decotodiscovintage

1980s newsboy inspired cap

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1980s Kangol plaid newsboy cap - Courtesy of thespectrum

1980s Kangol plaid newsboy cap

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