Take It From a Woman: I Am Once Again Asking You to Wear Your Baseball Cap Backwards Way back in the year 2021, TikTok was brazenly thirsting over men wearing their hats backwards. I reported on the viral trend then and agreed with those aroused users, as I still do now: the simple, unpretentious backwards cap is quite sexy. To understand the modern allure of this laid-back (and arguably uncouth) style, you’ve got to go back to its origins. The backwards cap was first popularized by baseball catchers who flipped them around so the hat’s brim wouldn’t intrude on their protective masks. Then, ‘80s and ‘90s stars like Sylvester Stallone and Will Smith helped usher in its youthful, rebellious connotations. To put it plainly: athletes are hot, and so are edgy bad boys who refuse to conform to society’s forward-facing standards. The backwards ballcap’s inherent athleticism and defiant nature give the style a level of sex appeal that’s notably higher than its face-shading counterpart. There’s no hiding under a backwards baseball hat — it’s a brasher, sexier look that bares it all. (Not to mention, it’s way easier to make out in.) | 