How to Wear a Snapback Hat & Look Stylish
If you think that wearing a snapback is all about sun…
We polled hat experts and fashion lovers, asking “will baseball hats will ever go out of style?” Here is what three of them had to say:
Andrew Selepak, Ph.D.
Director – Master’s program with specialization in Social Media and Lecturer – Department of Telecommunication, UF College of Journalism and Communications
Mankind has been wearing hats for thousands of years. While certain style hats may go out of style, humans will most likely be wearing hats for many centuries to come.
Baseball hats are a relatively new addition to the long tradition of human headwear going back to the first baseball games in the 1800s when players wore head coverings that looked more like berets than what we think of as baseball hats today. But since then the design has moved away from the baseball diamond and into everyday life.
Unlike the cowboy hat which serves to shade the entire face and part of the neck, the baseball hat most covers the eyes and face making its utilitarian design useful in different weather conditions. But unlike other forms of head coverings, the baseball hat also serves an additional purpose because its design allows us to display logos on the front of our favorite sports team, politician, university, brand, or really any logo or message.
The fact that baseball hats come in any color and size makes them a useful marketing tool for companies and for individuals to show their brand, team, or political loyalty.
So long as baseball hats can continue to be used as a walking billboard and serve a utilitarian purpose, they will be worn by blue collar and white collar workers whether they are working, going out in the elements, or want to add some fashion to their wardrobe.
Baseball hats will never go out of style because of their utility.
They are the most comfortable and flattering hat to protect you from the sun. Anything that is comfortable and useful can never be pushed out of service without a better alternative. To this day, nothing has truly competed with its combination of comfort and sun blocking without disrupting the view of someone behind you.
Matt Handy
Mr. Handy is sold over 10,000 hats across platforms like eBay and Amazon.
You can stylize nearly any outfit with a baseball hat. They are both universal and personal with countless variations, which makes them the perfect accessory.
Baseball hat trends will continue to go in cycles and evolve as we have seen in the past decade with trucker hats, snapbacks, and dad hats, but they never truly go out of style, especially because of the cultural impact athletes and entertainers who wear them have.
