Folke Donegal Salt & Pepper Dots Black
The Folke cap is a traditional 8 piece oversized Newsboy cap. Handmade in Sweden using a heavy Donegal Tweed salt & pepper multicolored pattern fabric from the weaver Magee 1866.
The cap can be matched with the Edmund Donegal Salt & Pepper Dots Black scarf.
Detailed information:
- Color: Black & Grey with multicolored dots
- Classic 8-Panel cap design
- Roomy fit compared to contemporary Newsboy caps
- Large peak with a old school snap brim
- Made of 100% pure new Wool
- Black quilted lining
- Dry clean only
- Made in Borlänge Sweden
Magee 1866 - a fifth-generation Irish family business with over 150 years’ experience in designing, weaving and tailoring luxurious fabrics in Donegal.
Magee was founded 1866 on handwoven tweed when John Magee first established a small drapers shop in Donegal, Ireland. This hardwearing, course fabric was handwoven across Donegal by part-time fishermen and farmers as the perfect fabric for dissipating the damp and cold weather, so often found in North-west Ireland.
The weaving mill in Donegal Town, on the banks of the River Eske, is still the beating heart of everything at Magee. A tweed from Magee is made to stand the test of time. Their dedication to slow fashion is just one of the ways we hope to protect our future for generations to come.
To measure your hat size, wrap a tape measure around your head just above your ears. The tape should fit comfortably – not too tight. Round up to the nearest size.
If you have no tape measure, you can measure with a string, which you then measure with a ruler.
| Head Size (cm) | Head Size (Inch) | Generic Hat Size |
| 54 | 21 1/4 | XS |
| 55 | 21 5/8 | S |
| 56 | 22 | S |
| 57 | 22 1/2 | M |
| 58 | 22,75 | M |
| 59 | 23 1/4 | L |
| 60 | 23 5/8 | L |
| 61 | 24 | XL |
| 62 | 24 1/2 | XL |
| 63 | 24 3/4 | XXL |
This product is made in Sweden and built on a tradition that started already in the year 1885, when Carl Theodor Ericson, fourth generation hat maker, founded the C.Th Ericsons Hat Factory in Borlänge, Sweden.
Over the years, CTH’s high-quality headwear would become a part of Swedish cultural and industrial heritage. Today, almost 140 years later, we are still a family business, our hats are still manufactured by hand and we are still creating modern classics for future generations.
Not much has changed, really. And in that we take a lot of pride.
Design: Sweden
Manufacturing: Sweden
Fabric: Ireland
Shipped from: Sweden
The name comes from the boys who worked selling newspapers on the streets in the late 19th century. In the UK, the model was called Baker Boy cap, but the truth is that the cap was used by more than just "Newsboys" and "Bakerboys". All men, especially from the working class, could wear this type of cap during the heyday of the early 20th century.
The Newsboy cap has a rounder, more generous and bolder shape than, for example, a Flat cap. The iconic shape of the cap is sewn from eight pieces of fabric and has a button in the middle.
Our caps have a handmade quality and timeless style. We always start from traditional shapes, patterns and materials and then adapt them to a contemporary expression.
