Jughead's Hat

Posted by Miss Cellania in Cartoon & Comic, Fashion on April 29, 2009 at 12:55 pm


What do they call that weird cap with the ragged spikes and various decorations attached? You’ve seen it in old movies, TV shows, and advertisements. It’s been called by many names: a fedora beanie, jagged beanies, Whoopee cap, palookaville caps, devils caps, clubhouse hats, and Kingpins. I’m Learning to Share takes a look at how the style developed in the early part of the 20th century. Link -via Metafilter


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13 comments to "Jughead's Hat"

  1. Skipweasel
    April 29th, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    What a splendidly regional thing. Apart from paper crowns in Christmas crackers I can't say I've ever seen anything like it in the UK.

  2. Mouserz
    April 29th, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    Haha captain hero.

  3. zav
    April 29th, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    Skip, I've lived in America for 43 years and I've never seen anything like it in real life.

  4. SenorMysterioso
    April 29th, 2009 at 3:30 pm

    I've knitted a Jughead hat three times now and I always end up giving it away to someone that goes crazy for it when I wear it out for the first time. I have another one cast on but It's been sitting unworked for months.

  5. Skipweasel
    April 29th, 2009 at 3:47 pm

    zav:- I'd not even noticed in in the American media we get over here. Perhaps not watching the telly has something to do with it?

  6. Leon
    April 29th, 2009 at 3:58 pm

    Goober wore a hat like that on the Andy Griffith show.

  7. Video Game Dork
    April 29th, 2009 at 4:02 pm

    I really think it was an 'early 20th centuray' american thing. Like 1920-1960ish? I'm just guessing though (I was born late 1970s, but the Archie comics seems to be set in the 50s or 60s. Also, I thought that hat was exclusiveto Jughead).

  8. Tempscire
    April 29th, 2009 at 5:15 pm

    Wow. I always assumed it was a paper crown thing. I have never, ever seen a real-life analogue (or a picture thereof, nor any other cartoon/comic representation) before. I even do a fair amount of reading up on vintage fashions (admittedly mostly women's fashion, but still). =\

  9. Frau
    April 29th, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    I had always seen it in the Archie comics until I saw it on a Norman Rockwell print and wondered what kind of hat it was. Mystery solved.
    Now someone needs to find out about that circle on Dagwood Bumstead's chest. Is it just a one button shirt or what?

  10. DaveL
    April 30th, 2009 at 1:00 am

    Great post! I love obscure americana stuff. Neat, neat, neat.

  11. seefish3
    April 30th, 2009 at 4:21 am

    Thalia wears one of these in the first few episodes of "Maria la del Barrio", a telenovella.

    And , no, I cant speak Spanish...you know why I watched it!

  12. Bonnie
    May 19th, 2009 at 5:19 am

    I always thought it was a crown >_<

  13. Cryptomecanic
    July 13th, 2009 at 2:22 pm

    I think originally they were felt hats modified by auto mechanic's to keep their hair out of their face when they were working,I've seen base ball caps worn by mechanics with the brim cut off, so that when you walk under the lift to change the oil etc,you dont catch the brim and knock your hat off all the time


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