By: Ask Bill
Submitted: 2009-12-08 13:43:21 | Word Count: 426
When Styles Collide
The Baseball Cap: The most common trend in embroidered hats is with the traditional style of baseball cap. Most popular with these embroidered hats is the favorite sports team logo. Official team caps are embroidered on the bill, front and back and boast the team name, logo, and/or franchise year.' You can walk proudly into a Boston bar donning your Red Sox embroidered hat from the family of official MLB embroidered hats.
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For the brand conscious man, the trend in branded baseball caps by designer labels is a stylish spin off this traditional top. Hurley's 'Gambler' is styled with an off centered embroidered logo on top of the swirly 'H' design, with embroidered 'H' on the back of the FlexFit cap. Embroidered hats by skate and surf companies look great with jeans and your favorite hoodie!
The Beanie: Embroidered hats also come in the form of the increasingly popular beanie! Not only used for cold weather, beanies are a fashion statement for young men and the branded embroidery personalizes the look. These embroidered hats look ruggedly handsome when worn with dark jeans, a vintage tee and a blazer.
The Ivy Hat: Who doesn't love the prep-inspired look of an ivy hat? We love that the trends have included the ivy hat into the family of embroidered hats! Of course, at the top of our list is Kangol. Their 'Box Argyle Stripe 507 Ivy' gives of a hip-hop-prep attitude and dons an embroidered 'K' on the back for the brand savvy man.
The Military Hat: Although many confuse this style with the traditional baseball cap, the military hat is a boxier shape with a flat top and shorter brim. Embroidered hats in this family include the Quiksilver 'O Nine Hat' with both embroidered logo and brand name on the side of a handsome brown brim. This one is sure to catch a lady or two while you're out walking your dog.
As you can see, trends in embroidered hats are not limited to your dad's favorite hunting hat or your uncle's fisherman hat. These styles in embroidered hats are ready to hit the streets with funky, punk and hip-hop flavored attitude.' If you don't really have a sports team and brand names really aren't your thing, many companies will make your own design of custom embroidered hats!
But let's face it ' embroidered hats are really here to make a statement about what you like! Get bold with big logos or be subtle about your statement with discreet brand placement.
