It's All About the Baker Boy Hat

June 2024 ยท 2 minute read
1

The Icons

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Leave it to the French, like Brigitte Bardot and Jane Birkin, to make anything chic, even a hat was once traditionally worn by men. 

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The It Brits

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The hat became synonymous with glamorous supermodels like Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss in the '90s keeping an air of incognito. 

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From Paris to New York

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Whether she's sitting from row at a Chanel Haute Couture show, or running around the streets of Manhattan, Kruger relies on this cap for the ultimate sartorial statement. 

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Festival Style

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Skip the flower crowns, Elsa Hosk made the leather newsboy hat the hottest new accessory at Coachella, and summer music festivals to come. 

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On Repeat

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Bella Hadid has become the biggest champion of this headwear as of late. From all over camo to coordinating denim and leather, Hadid demonstrates that this hat can be worn with just about any outfit. 

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Hey Mama

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Candice Swanepoel proves she's not a regular mom, she's a cool mom, using her leather baker boy to elevate her jeans and t-shirt routine. 

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How Bazaar

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A model poses in luxe monochromatic camel in a 1992 editorial. 

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Sittin' Sideways

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The newsboy cap doesn't always have to be worn straightforward, Suki Waterhouse tipped hers to one side, giving it a little French flair with her cocktail dress. 

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Let's Link Up

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Rita Ora used a chainmail topper to bring some edge to her sexy suiting. 

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On the Runway

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Patent, corduroy and fur baker boy hats took the runways during the Fall 2017 collections, solidifying its spot as the accessory du jour. 

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Chrissy Rutherford is a contributing editor at HarpersBazaar.com

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