As the name suggests, baseball caps were born for the sport of baseball. Initially, baseball caps were non adjustable and mostly made of wool material.
Baseball is a highly collective and competitive ball sport, known as the combination of competition and intelligence. It is particularly popular in the United States and Japan, and is known as the "national ball". Due to the great influence of baseball, baseball caps have also developed and flourished. It is said that baseball originated in England.
In 1839, Doubleday, an American, organized the first game very similar to modern baseball. At the beginning of the game, the players wore hats to block the sunlight. Due to its special nature, the brim of the hat was longer to block the sunlight from shining on the eyes and achieve better results. This is the earliest baseball cap.
After World War II, baseball quickly gained popularity in various European countries and five continents. Along with it, baseball caps also became popular, but at that time they were only limited to athletes. People did not consider them as a daily necessity, and baseball caps were seen as a symbol of athletes.
During this period, with the continuous development of baseball, an influential organization called MLB, which was founded in 1881, also continued to grow.
The real milestone change came with the establishment of NEW ERA in 1922, which began mass producing baseball caps after producing hats for the Cleveland Indians team in Major League Baseball in 1934. In 1950, it officially became the only manufacturer and distributor of official Major League Baseball caps.
He added fashion elements to the professional baseball cap for the first time and renamed it 5950 (59fifty series), which quickly became the best-selling product
From then on, although it was still an unadjustable style, baseball caps were no longer just exclusive logos for athletes. Baseball fans and some hip-hop musicians also loved this series of hats.
You must have seen logos like this for the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago White Sox
As one of the earliest companies to produce Fitted baseball caps, New Era's white small logo almost covers the sides of all products (so trendy people also consider reversible caps as fashion), and he also brought a standard size chart to the hat industry.
Supporting one's favorite team or choosing one's desired logo, wearing the 59fifty sticker on the brim without tearing it off, is a recent street fashion trend.
The most classic fitness baseball cap is undoubtedly the New Era's 59fifty series, consisting of 6 pieces of fabric and brim, also known as the 6-piece cap.
The birth of adjustable baseball caps truly popularized to the public, and since 2009, the Snapback baseball cap, which can be freely adjusted in size, has replaced the Fitted baseball cap. Its characteristics are very obvious: there is no size problem at all, and it is relatively cheap.
The rise of Snapback cannot be separated from the fervent pursuit of a group of hip-hop stars, as well as the NBA mobile logo. When the Bulls won the championship, the three giants, including Michael Jordan, collectively wore Snapback
Up to now, various branches of Snapbacks have emerged: Velcro - Velcro felt, StrapBack - belt buckle are both adjustable extension forms.
