Letter Embroidered Baseball Cap

The letter embroidered baseball cap is Monarch Millinery doing the classic version of the classic. A single letter stitched onto the front panel, a curved brim, a low crown, and nothing else asking for your attention. Caps like this have been worn more or less unchanged for a century because the shape was right the first time and nobody has improved on it since.

The material is cotton, made up as a single piece. Cotton is what separates a cap you keep from a cap you lose interest in. It lets the heat out on a long afternoon, it softens a little more with every wear, and over a season it stops being a hat you bought and starts being your hat. The letter is embroidered rather than printed, so it stays put through wash after wash instead of cracking and lifting at the edges. The crown measures 5.1 inches in actual height, which keeps the profile low and close rather than tall and boxy.

Five colorways cover a lot of ground. Black and navy blue are the ones you will reach for without thinking. Cream white is the summer answer, worn with linen and bare ankles. Army green sits beautifully with denim and with anything khaki or tan. Red is the one with an opinion, and it is worth having. Wear it with a tee and jeans on a Saturday, over a ponytail on the way to the gym, or against a tailored coat when you want to take the seriousness out of an outfit that is taking itself too seriously.

Why you will love it

• Letter embroidered detail on the front panel
• Classic low profile baseball cap shape
• Pieces: 1-piece
• Material: cotton
• One size fits most
• Offered in Cream White, Army Green, Red, Navy Blue and Black

Care

• Care instructions are not specified by the maker for this cap.