The Borsalino Salvatore (a fine wool tweed ivy cap in classic styling) features drop-down earflaps, as does The Edgewater, a commissioned plaid ivy cap from JB Stetson in 100% virgin wool. There's plenty here for the headwear connoisseur to be gleeful about: The Vintage County Ivy Cap from Jonathan Richard, for instance, made of a superior quality fabric of combined spun yarns, giving it a unique feel and county sports characteristics. Similarly, The Dubliner Walking Hat is unmistakably "real Irish", in a luscious weave with plenty of heft. Same with The Gatsby, a newsboy cap from Jonathan Richard made of a rugged and beautiful pattern-matched Irish worsted wool. And when Paddy showed me The Jonathan Richard Baseball Cap a couple of months back, in a herringbone pattern made from Irish virgin wool, I sprang. Not cheap. But special.
If you're seeking something really unique, look to The Garibaldi Newsboy, a patch cap made from carefully selected scraps of the finest wools. No two are the same. Sweet. There's a wool blend patchwork ivy cap from Christys' Italian Collection, called The Piave, that is just as attention grabbing, while The Elaine, from JB Stetson of Germany, is a stand-out tweed fisherman cap, singular in its simplicity, with self-trim and slim leather bound bill.
For traditionalists, one of the purest forms of headwear (after the Greek Fisherman cap in an ultra-fine wool blend) has got to be The Original Irish Walking Hat from Jonathan Richard. Maybe I'm just extra sensitive, but I tend to lapse into a heavy brogue every time I don mine. Jonathan Richard's newsboy cap, The Dobby, is absolutely captivating with its rich texture and sparkling color mix, while the virgin wool, satin-lined Baker Boy Newsboy is sheer fun, with plenty of material to slough off to the side or wear straight on. The aforementioned County Wool Ivy Cap is similarly outstanding, so good luck to you in trying to choose just one!
New from Christys' is The Ione, a half wool and half cashmere newsboy cap, with cushion front and snap peak. I like it. There's just a hint of cashmere in The Sardinia, a handsome ivy cap, another fabulous piece from Christys' Italian Collection, and it's offered in two great plaids. You do know there's more, right? There's the checked light brown of that most wonderful Borsalino Rex, The Calabria; The Kangol Wool Flex Baseball Cap, warm and good-looking and the only ball cap with a kangaroo embroidered on it! Even that great Borsalino ball cap, The Umbria, is sans marsupial, although it is fully lined and does have the Borsalino name on it. Of course, there's no rodent on The Essex plaid JB Stetson ball cap, either, but it's got a great leather bill.
Have I touched on The Adriatic, a stingy brim wool walking hat from Christys' Italian Collection or even one of the two Hatteras men's caps offered by JB Stetson? What, no mention of The Left Bank lined newsboy, from Anthony Peto of Paris? It's far and away my favorite cap this fall, although The Versailles newsboy from the same designer boasts of the nicest herringbone patterns I've ever run across. I believe I've even overlooked that classic cap from Kangol, The 504 Wool Ivy, and for that I apologize profusely.
I suppose it's too much to expect me to remember every wool hat and cap available here at HartfordYork.com, but remind me sometime to regale you with the back story to The Basque Beret. I leave the rest to you. You've obviously got a good hat-wearing head on your shoulders.
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