Distressed Embroidered Dad Hats & Trucker Caps

Distressed, embroidered, broken-in. The kind of cap you reach for on the way out.

A good cap should look like you've owned it for three years on the day it arrives. Ours are washed and distressed before the embroidery goes on, so the brim curves easily, the crown sits low, and the color has already given up its brand-new sheen. The designs stay small on purpose. "So it goes" stitched in a corner for the Vonnegut readers.

A Lone Wolf mark for the people who'd rather not explain themselves. New York City Ballet and Paris Opera Ballet caps for the dance crowd — quietly the most complimented hats we make. And the Metallifukinca cap for people whose sense of humor arrives before they do.

Most styles are unstructured six-panel dad hats with an adjustable metal or buckle closure, which fits roughly 21–24 inches. The trucker options are five-panel foam front with a mesh back and snapback closure — better in summer, better at a show. Embroidery is stitched, not printed, so it survives the wash and the glovebox.

Hats are the easiest thing on this site to gift: one size, no fit anxiety, no returns over sizing. They also pair well with a tee from the band or literary collections if you want a set. Every cap ships through our Etsy shop with secure checkout and full measurements on the listing.