Kangol hat worn by The Kangol Kid

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/746b1001cf2e7a2958bd34c04a417d3b

Title

Kangol hat worn by The Kangol Kid

Creator

Kangol, British, founded 1938
Kangol Kid, Haitian American, 1966 - 2021

Date

early 1990s

Description

An oversized black newsboy style Kangol brand cap worn by Kangol Kid. The cap is made from a textured black polyester and cholorfiber blend fabric. It has a round crown with a self-fabric button at the top center of the crown. A short, stiff, bill with rounded corners extends from the front of the cap. A cream felt logo is adhered at the center back exterior featuring a kangroo above the word "KANGOL". A horizontally-oriented oval of brown leather is stitched on the proper left exterior side of the cap with the word "KANGOL" tooled into the leather. A band of black elasticized knit tape is sewn around the underside opening of the crown. The cap is not lined. A blue fabric manufacturer's tag at the interior center back reads in cream embroidery "KANGOL" surrounded by a red embroidered rectangle. Sewn underneath the brand tag is a white tag with black printed text reading "KANGOL / CA01474 / MADE IN CHINA / 0289 / X/LARGE" with fiber content and care information on the reverse.

Subject

Hip-hop (Music)
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Advertising
Fequiere, Shaun Shiller
Kangol
African Americans
African American
Musicians

Source

Smithsonian Institution

Relation

https://ids.si.edu/ids/deliveryService?id=NMAAHC-7B721B416FD22_5004

References

http://collections.si.edu/search/results.htm?q=record_ID=nmaahc_2016.102&repo=DPLA

Subject

Hip-hop (Music)
Clothing and dress
Fashion
Advertising
Fequiere, Shaun Shiller
Kangol
African Americans
African American
Musicians

Citation

Kangol, British, founded 1938 and Kangol Kid, Haitian American, 1966 - 2021, “Kangol hat worn by The Kangol Kid,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed August 23, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/27848.

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