the original yorkshire clothing company ltd

Quality Yorkshire Flat Caps

Made in England – 100% of our fabrics are sourced in the historic county of Yorkshire

The Original Yorkshire Clothing Company Ltd – Making a difference in rural communities

THE WHARFE

£39.00

THE SKIPTON CAP

£39.00

YORKSHIRE TERRIER

£39.00

THE MEADOW

£39.00

BLUEBELL WOODS

£39.00

THE CITY CAP

£39.00

COW AND CALF

£39.00

THE DALES CAP

£39.00

ILKLEY CAP

£45.00

LOCH BLUE

£39.00

THE WHIPPET

£39.00

THE BARNSLEY CAP

£39.00

WENSLEYDALE CAP

£39.00

THE RIPON CAP

£39.00

THE BURNSALL CAP

£39.00

COUNTRY FRUITS

£39.00

SCARBOROUGH SCARF

£29.00

HERDWICK

£39.00

BRADFORD SCARF

£29.00

GREEN PATCHWORK UNION CAP.

£39.00

HAWES SCARF

£29.00

NORTHALLERTON SCARF

£29.00

CANDY

£39.00

BLUEBELL WOODS TIE

£29.00

HARROGATE SCARF

£29.00

KNARESBOROUGH SCARF

£29.00

PONTEFRACT SCARF

£29.00

RICHMOND SCARF

£29.00

LEYBURN SCARF

£29.00

MALHAM SCARF

£29.00

REDCAR SCARF

£29.00

PICKERING SCARF

£29.00

SWALEDALE TIE

£29.00

ILKLEY TIE

£29.00

WHITBY SCARF

£29.00

THE GAME KEEPER

£45.00

WENSLEYDALE TIE

£29.00

SHEEPDOG TIE

£29.00

History of the Flat Cap 

A flat cap is a rounded cap with a small stiff brim in front, originating from the British Isles.  

The style can be traced back to the 14th century in Northern England.  In 1571 an Act of the English Parliament was enacted to stimulate domestic wool consumption and general trade.  It decreed that on Sundays and holidays, all males over 6 years of age were to wear woollen caps or pay a fine of three farthings per day, this excluded nobility and “persons of degree”.  The Act was not repealed until 1597.

Flat caps are worn around the world and referred to in different colloquial terms; known in Scotland as a bunnet, in Wales as a Dai cap, in Ireland as a paddy cap, in New Zealand as a cheese-cutter, and in the United States as a driving cap.

In Yorkshire, we just call it a flat cap!

Cap Etiquette

A gentleman should doff his cap to a lady he knows or respects by gently holding the peak and raising it slightly. 

Caps must be removed if a National Anthem is played and not worn indoors by men and boys, however ladies and girls may wear their caps in any setting. 

True gentlemen never wear their caps back to front!