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In Russian, the words “baseball cap” and “cap” are often used randomly. However, these terms are not at all interchangeable. Our article will help to understand how the cap differs from a baseball cap, and also tells about the main features of these hats.
Where did the confusion come from?
The word "baseball cap" is associated with a sports uniform. This item has been designed to protect the player’s eyes from the sun. The cap performs almost the same function. This can confuse someone who is trying to understand what kind of headgear in front of him is a baseball cap or cap? What is the difference between these wardrobe items if both are for the same purpose?
It was because of baseball that confusion arose. In our country, this game is not very popular, so such details as details of the players ’uniforms are unknown to the general public. Here are many people who confuse a baseball cap with different types of caps. Moreover, errors are usually one-sided: a baseball cap is called a cap, and not vice versa.
What is a baseball cap
The main clue is in the title. It will help you find the answer to the question of how a baseball cap differs from a cap.
The baseball cap has a pronounced sporting character. One glance is enough to determine its origin. This headdress today is used not only in sports fields, it has also taken root on city streets. As it was originally, it has a hard visor and is sewn from a soft, but dense, non-stretch fabric. And so that each member of the team could adjust the baseball cap for themselves, the developers came up with an adjustable strap at the back. A similar detail is on the vast majority of baseball cap models.
Cap and its varieties
This headpiece is also sewn of soft material. The peak, as a rule, does not have a hard seal. In order to keep his shape, doublerin is most often used.
Pay attention to the shape of the caps. This will help to visually see how a cap differs from a baseball cap. The variety is so great that some styles are highlighted in separate subspecies. The most popular are the following:
- The eight-blade cap is a universal option that has been adored by mods of both sexes for decades. Suitable for both a romantic and a business look. At the top, at the junction of the wedges, it often has a decoration in the form of a tone button.
- The cap - "duck" is intended mainly for men. Although more than once this silhouette was used by designers of women's clothing. The model has repeatedly returned to fashion. It got its name due to the resemblance of a visor to a duck beak. The visor may not be isolated at all, often it is connected to the cap as a whole.
- The cap - "airfield" broke all records of popularity after it appeared in the film "Mimino". Its upper part is flat.
- A German or a cadet stepped into the city streets from the barracks. Today it is part of the uniform of the military around the world, but the style is popular not only among adherents of the military style. It has a top in the shape of a cylinder and sits tightly on its head.
- The "cap" also came from a military headdress - a cap. It has a low tulle and a voluminous upper part. It can be decorated with a strap or embroidery on the site of the cockade.
- Cloche cap - a female version of the headgear with a tight fit on the head and a small soft visor.
- Gavrosh is a voluminous soft headdress, sometimes asymmetrical in shape. Reminds equipped with a visor beret. This wardrobe item has been popular and loved for decades.
As you can see, even someone who has never thought about how a cap differs from a baseball cap will certainly not get confused. It is unlikely that someone would seriously call a cap or a cloche cap a baseball cap.
What baseball caps and caps are made of
Differences also apply to fabrics. If you have a hat made of tweed, knitwear, knitted fabric - this is most likely a cap. For baseball caps, thick cotton, linen, denim are more often used.
However, modern fashion is so democratic that fabric should not be considered the main criterion. Many designers today embark on all sorts of bold experiments.
The main differences
Summarize. The following photo will help us with this.
The difference between a baseball cap and a cap is clearly visible. The first headdress (on the left) sits tightly on the head, has a hard visor, an adjustable strap on the back. This is a baseball cap.
On the right is a cap: its visor is not sealed by anything, it has a more loose fit and is sewn from soft fabric.