Baseball Caps
I chose the Baseball cap as my garment not only because I rock them, but because MANY do! It is a garment that doesn't discriminate from race, to sex or age, or socio-economic status. It's not specific to just the baseball field but to all walks of life.
The first baseball caps were worn by the New York Knickerbockers in 1845 and they were made of straw. They were also the 1st sports team to wear uniforms, but that's besides the point. The caps were used to keep the sun out of the players eyes when pop-flys occurred.
Then about 100 years later when WWII happened, they formed the women's baseball league! In 1942 women traded in their formal hats for baseball caps and took to the fields in the male fashion. Also it was less offensive to see a woman in pants at this time.
Now you see forms of baseball caps everywhere! The trends touch the vast scopes of fashion. Trucker Hats became popular in fashion when Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie wore them on their reality show in 2004, but they have been known by truckers and farmers for years.
They're worn for other sporting events not including baseball. Like whenever a team wins the Superbowl, the first thing all the players do is put on their championship baseball hats!
And last but certainly not the least of all baseball cap fashions is the style that the hip hop / rap community has really started. Wearing the cap with a flat bill, often with the tags still attached.
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