The Cap

Caps make you interesting. Such was the stunning effect of wearing a cap, I think it is key this point is emphasised.

Caps are an item that is unique out of the trends we have experimented with so far. It not only has the ability to complete one's look but also has practical benefits the type of which are not seen in the Deep V or top button trends; head warmth and shielding the eyes from the sun.

The cap is also a trend that crosses boundaries usually not possible when delving into high fashion. Wear it during a trendy gig, playing a trendy sport, having a trendy business lunch or watching your favourite trendy TV show, no one will bat an eyelid of suspicion your way.

There's a good chance LL is doing all of the above here

So the caps in question...  It was agreed that we needed flat peaked caps as they were the most trend based style. One of the caps was a beautiful Lotus F1 team number that could be paired with any style of casual shirt, T or polo.

F1 Glory

The only cap I owned was not straight peaked so I needed to get shopping. It turned out this was even more necessary as the cap I did own sported Renault F1 team logos and this would have meant we both had F1 caps. If there was one thing we didn't want to do it was lead people into thinking we were trying an F1 trend.

A few minutes online and I came across this beauty

Brown and Diamonds

There was no way I was going to pass on a hat with diamonds all over the front.

So the night out...

Heading down Cathedral Road there was little attention, troubling or otherwise, and I made it across the river. Approaching the dingy alleyway next to Dempsys, a young lad walking the other way couldn't keep his gaze from my peak. It was pretty rude and even as we walked right past each other he carried on staring as if he had never seen a man looking this good before. There's a good chance he didn't realise jeans and a T-shirt could be complemented so successfully with a simple peak.

Once again meeting in the Gatekeeper (the keen eye will see that we are trying to keep the nights out Ceteris Paribus to ensure our results are comparable) I saw Rob when we were both at the bar. We were separated by approximately 5 metres worth of crowd, yet noticed each other instantaneously due to the peaked glory adorning our heads. That's right, the caps were a dead give away of our position, this could be a good thing or a bad thing, but at the time was a sure help. Rob was accosted by some elegant gentleman whilst he was waiting, whom lifted the hat from Rob's head and placed his own sweaty brow within it. This is a clear disadvantage of the cap, in that it is an easy article to remove from someone's body. However Rob did get the cap back, aquired his drink and swiftly got away.

Whilst having a beverage in the Gatekeeper I noticed that there were a couple of other groups with blokes in flat peaked caps, and also a group of Gothic ladies wearing trilby type hats (possible creating their own less trendy blog). However the reaction in the Wetherspoons was low if not non-existant, and we decided that we needed to get ourselves to Buffaloes, but not before a couple 'buccas each.

Now Buffaloes is a place where flat peaked cap wearing is not out of the usual, and we were expecting a warm welcome. However when ordering our first drink, the barman had a cheeky chuckle to himself over our choice of attire.

Nothing but Peak

However we shrugged this gesture off as jealousy and got ourselves to the dance floor to really make the most of the hats. There were clear signs of lust, but probably nothing out of the usual, so I couldn't say whether that was due to the hats. But by no means were there any signs of dislike or even hatred.

When we were in Live Lounge (finishing the night in our trusted Trend Neutral arena) the caps were an utter hit. Not only were they versatile in the fashion department, but they also managed to keep ones brow from showing signs of sweating. A group of ladies took a real shine to the caps, showing interest in the cap bearers as well as the caps themselves. No one in Live Lounge was put off by the cap, no one cared what shoes we were wearing or how ironed our T-shirts were. All that mattered to them was who the hell these men in caps were and how they could get involved in all the interesting things they had to say and do.

Look, this lady can't get enough of the cap action and had to capture it for eternity on her phone:

TTC image rights will be enforced soon

To conclude the cap trend, all that can be said is that if you don't feel you get your due attention on a night out wear a cap and it will all be about you. There's nothing you can't get away with and no one that won't try and get a minute in your company.

The Cap; adoration, brow mopping; trend diverse and pure interest.