The answer is no, it doesn't make sense. Most people do not keep the tags on their new clothes especially while wearing it.
Street Culture - In street culture the gold New Era 59Fifty sticker isn't just a tag that displays the size of the fitted hat. Leaving the gold sticker on the front of the brim or even under the brim is a legitimacy thing.
It's to let your friends, family and public know that your hat isn't a knock off. The gold New Era 59Fifty sticker and the New Era flag threaded on the left side of all New Era hats are the two legitimacy check-points This way of thinking isn't exclusive to New Era caps. This train of thought applies to other areas of fashion such as high end sneakers. In street culture if its a very high end, top quality sneaker some people leave the price tag on their sneakers to show others what they've paid.
Same for glasses, watches, purses, jackets etc. It's all about legitimacy and braggadocio in street culture.
The one negative about keeping your 59Fifty sticker on is that you will never be able to take it off later on. If you decide to take off your sticker at a later time you will notice the dark circle of the original color bill on your hat. See photo below for example. This mark is almost impossible to get out. The cultural difference is actually quite interesting when it comes to baseball caps. A nearly-three year old conversation, but I have to reply.
All caps I own are either historically accurate where the actual team has worn them or they at least match team colors. The reason why I leave my stickers on is because its annoying when people come up to you and say its a fake hat!!!!
When you know its real and yes there are other ways to tell but the main thing is to keep the hologram sticker on I just personally like the tops sticker. I take my stickers off and no one has ever questioned the authenticity of my cap.
Leaving the sticker on looks more like you just stole it. Swag is the stuff that everyone wants to have but many do, its a form of style and choice of clothing.
But why do we need to add a sticker on? When did this begin? The word swag is actually a slavery word, the swag was the space between one slave to the other when they were all chained together. I still do not understand why black people insist on bitching about slavery but go around sing slave words and terms. Makes no sense to me. You see the cap and you know who manufactures it. Half the time the logo is on the side. Sticker on and mint shape means hat is fresh and worthy to wear to a club.
Sticker off or tarnished means hat is not fresh and worthy of taking to the park of gym. Hey man look in all the videos of rappers. Yo know whats youtube, right? Well since you asked, New Yorkers wanted to keep everything new.
Pant new, shoes new, etc, etc. The only way to ensure that other people new the hat was new, was to buy it from the store and keep the tag on it.
That was the genesis of the fad. Originally it was a sign to others that the hat was brand new and thereby indicating that you can keep up with the trend. Other cities followed the trend later. Atlanta, L. A, etc. Today people just wear them without know why they do it.
But now you know why that trend started. What you should ask is; Why are people keeping the tag on the fitted cap, when the cap is clearly old. The sticker is a representation that your cap is legit. But also, you can easily identify fakes without stickers. There is no swag in leaving on the stickers, new era caps do suck and you will look pretty ghetto.
People leave the sticker on because it shows its value. It is not the same as leaving the price tag on your shirt. Thing is it a matter of choice. Skinny jeans are in style but i dont wear them cause i dont like how they feel. I take my stickers off because i feel too. Its choice. If you dont like or understand you have made your point.
Now you can stop trying to go all christian on everyone. By going chrisitan i mean forcing your views or beliefs on others and downing them for not readily accepting your mantra. So I think a couple of you are over thinking it all. Urban people have often bred trends or fads, which originate from a certain geographical demographic, true to thier lives.
Eventually the trend spreads. Yes the sticker is a material symbol. In the hood there are all kinds of swap meets etc. You can just as easily buy a fake Louis Vuitton bag. So as CabyJD, gave us a little history…it came from the hood, now everybody does it. Do what you want to do. Be different or the same as everyone else!
Its not the same thing as those of pants, shirts etc. U shud keep those stickers on cuz that makes ur hat look better in all those fake ones.. I shud say its like the holograms on ur laptops warranty or something, but definitely not like Ur clothing stuff!!! I feel those on field big stickers are like the vinyls u put on ur car doors.. Get a life man!! Y fight for stickers????? Thoz r just the stickers, some likes them, others not!!
Ppl eatin fish, ham, jerkys?? Brother live n let live!! The stickers were made to identify the size. People then decide to give it a whole different meaning by thinking it adds to fashion and freshness. Brother, theres no point of squabbling upon stickers lol!! I could say.. Peace brother!! Sensible answer is to remove thoz stickers!!
Thats it!! Y look different in d crowd where all of them wear these hats!! If u want to wear them in thailand, u may keep them on!! Samuel at the start you asked why people keep the stickers on?. I asked for an explanation and reasoning. And as I get the responses, I disagree with the reasoning for it.
I know why people do it and I disagree with the purpose of doing it. People say it sends a message of being fresh. I say it sends a message of being stolen. It serves no purpose, but it makes the person feel better. Keeping the sticker on serves no purpose, but like that superstitious person, they do it because of what they distort from reality.
I understand what you mean but its something you have asked that will never truly be answered, alot of these people dont know why they do it, but because some1 famous did it first they followed suit. I do everything with reason. And leaving stickers on without reason will never make sense to me. If you did that, they just fall off once you put them in a washing machine.
Why do people watch movies? Are any of those things really necessary, or do we just make up excuses to justify our reason for doing those things, making those things ok to do but leaving a sticker on a hat unacceptable? You say leaving the gold new era sticker on a hat is the same as leaving a price tag on a shirt. That gold sticker is more like an emblem on a car.
So I ask you, do you take off the emblem on your car? Or if you have a mercedes, do you take the 3-pointed star emblem off your hood after buying the car? And if not, why? The sticker on the shirt and pants are used to help shoppers identify the sizing. People watch movies because movies are form of entertainment. Movies are made so people can watch them. Movies and video games are created for that reason.
Stickers are created for the reason to help shoppers. The gold sticker is not like an emblem. What makes you think that a cheaply applied sticker used for shoppers to identify size has the same value and meaning as an emblem that was intended to be placed on a hood of a car for design purposes? If you want to use a car reference, how about the paper that they have on the window with the price, gas mileage info?
U think it looks stolen others think its fresh. All subject 2 opinion. It is funny reading about the reasons to and not to wear stickers on their hats. My first New Era hat I got was from Topps in an online baseball card contest, and it has the adjustable buckled back, came with a round sticker on the bill. However, it does not belong on your hat. I know the trend today is to wear hats that are several sizes too large, but this is not a practical way to go through life.
The thing is, companies have provided us with an opportunity to get hats that are geared for our particular heads. Imagine that. Either adjust that snapback, or buy a hat that fits snugly over your dome. That is the size of your head. The nice thing about a baseball cap is that it can keep the sun out of our eyes.
However, this is maximized when you keep the bill facing forward. What does your angle say? I do not really care if popular celebrities are doing this. Point your hat in the direction that you are going. Now, if the sun happens to be at one o'clock and you want to maximize the functionality of your bill on a long walk, go for it.
Otherwise, noon.
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