All good things must come to an end. And for Jeremy Allen White, that means retiring his beloved New York Mets cap.
Back in 2022, he told GQ the hat was something he simply couldn’t live without. “A lot of people ask me if this was pre-distressed and very expensive. It wasn’t, it’s a normal hat,” he said. “I wear it a lot and I wash it a lot… I’m really gonna wear it until it’s all done.” After its final public appearance at the end of July, it looks like that day has finally arrived. A moment of silence, please.
While at his go-to farmers’ market in LA, The Bear actor swapped out his old faithful for something far fresher: a hand-stitched baseball cap from downtown designer Emily Dawn Long. While she isn’t a household name (just yet), she’s long been a cult favorite among New York’s arty fashion crowd.
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Her pieces are rough around the edges on purpose – more like something you’d find at a thrift shop than a luxury showroom. And if she sounds familiar, it might be because she was behind one of 2022’s biggest accessories: a crocheted “grandma hat” that went viral after Kendrick Lamar wore it during his Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers tour. Other famous guys like Adam Driver, Brad Pitt, and Joe Jonas quickly followed suit, and the hat became a shorthand for a new kind of anti-luxury luxury—handmade, oddball, and proudly lo-fi.
White’s new cap channels the same vintage vibe. Known as the Swan Shadow Puppet hat, it looks like a classic piece of Americana, but as soon as you take a closer look, you’ll find irregular stitching, pre-washed cotton, and the kinda charm you only get from something that’s made slowly, by hand. It’s also available in three other color combos, just in case the brown isn’t your thing.
For Jeremy Allen White, who has spent the past few years hovering between Calvin Klein billboards and corner store anonymity, this feels like a natural evolution. The Mets cap told the story of where he came from. The Emily Dawn Long cap hints at where he’s going next. And yes, you can get your own right now.
Emily Dawn Long
Swan Shadow Puppet Hat
This story originally appeared on British GQ.
