Whoopee cap
A whoopee cap is a style of headwear popular among youths in the mid-20th century in the United States. It was often made from a man's felt fedora hat with the brim trimmed with a scalloped cut and turned up. In the 1920s and 1930s, such caps usually indicated the wearer was a mechanic.[1] In addition, the hat was popular amongst the youth of the time, many of which would decorate the hat with buttons, badges, or bottle caps.[2] Once the trend caught on, the hat began being manufactured and sold.[3]
Popular depictions of the hat include the ones worn by Goober Pyle of The Andy Griffith Show, multiple characters in the films of the Dead End Kids, and most notably, Jughead Jones from the Archie Comics series. The latter of these became so closely associated with the hat that it is also referred to as a Jughead hat. In addition, it is also known as a palookaville cap, devils cap, clubhouse hat, dink cap, rat cap, or Kingpin.
While the style of hat does not remain as popular as it once was, it is still referenced in some forms of media. One of the most recent depictions of the hat is in the television show Riverdale, a modern reimagining of the Archie Comics series. In it, Jughead Jones wears a modernized version of the hat made out of a knit beanie.[4]
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References
[edit]- ^ Jughead and Friends Digest Magazine. Archie Comic Publications, Inc. February 2008.
- ^ "I'm Learning To Share!: Search term: "Jughead's hat"". 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ Cronin, Brian (2008-12-19). "Comic Book Legends Revealed #186". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ Soo Hoo, Fawnia (2017-01-26). "How the 'Riverdale' Costume Designers Dress Betty and Veronica in a Mix of Vintage and Contemporary Fashion". Fashionista. Retrieved 2024-10-13.