Rihanna donned a cap at the Dior couture show in January along with a glamorous skirt suit, and Jennifer Lopez appeared in New York in February in a satin jumpsuit and baseball cap. But it was perhaps at Glastonbury at the end of June when a fashion trend was cemented – the cap seemed to replace the bucket hat as headwear of choice.
Caps have been favoured by the fashion crowd for a few years – particularly the “dad hat” trend for men to wear slightly crumpled versions, sometimes with an embroidered slogan. But in 2024 more and more women are wearing a baseball cap, using it to downplay even the most dressed-up of outfits.
