Heavy washed cotton, vintage finish, soft from the first wear. The cap is built, then put through the wash as a finished object — which is why it looks lived-in on day one and only gets better from there.
Most caps come off the line stiff. Crisp panels, sharp peak, fabric that feels like it's still got something to prove. It's efficient, consistent, and a little bit boring.
Ours is made from 100% heavy washed cotton — a thick fabric that goes through the wash as a finished cap, not as a roll of cloth. That single step is what gives it the vintage hand-feel: the fibres relax, the structure softens, and the colour settles into something quieter than it started.
It also means no two caps come out quite identical. Colour can shift half a shade between dye baths — that's the nature of the finish, and it's the whole point.
Over time, a washed cotton cap keeps softening in a way a stiff, untreated one doesn't. The fabric moulds to your head. The peak takes its own curve. By year three, your cap will look like it belongs to you and nobody else.
That's the trade. A little inconsistency at the start, in exchange for a decade of character.
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