ISO Specific Chicago Blackhawks baseball cap

December 17, 2021 7:46 PM

Hello to all the amazing people on Ask who just... always have the perfect answer! This one is a unicorn. Probably 20 years ago, my brother said he saw a Chicago Blackhawks baseball cap that was essentially their team colors as flannel or plaid with the mascot on top of it. I am assuming it was something like this. I have been unsuccessful finding this for that many years and my google-fu is usually good. Mad props for anyone who can help.
posted by a non mouse, a cow herd to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (6 answers total)

There is this one on poshmark. I wouldn't be surprised if the one you saw was a custom cap. Artists take branded merchandise and recover objects to make unique and one of a kind mascot/logo/branded items.
posted by tipsyBumblebee at 9:41 PM on December 17, 2021

Best answer: There are a few plaid ones online, is it this one? I searched "Blackhawks flannel hat"
posted by PaulaSchultz at 9:41 PM on December 17, 2021

On Ebay a black/gray version.
posted by tipsyBumblebee at 9:47 PM on December 17, 2021

You might have better luck searching for "blackhawks tartan".
posted by sriracha at 6:08 AM on December 18, 2021

Response by poster: If it's not the one PaulaSchultz linked to, I would bet it is this one.

Of course, both are seemingly impossible to find. Which has been the problem for decades.

Thanks to tipsyBumblebee and sriracha as well. I did buy the goofy hat with the ear flaps (because how fun is that?) and changing my search term to tartan did bring up a bunch of other stuff.

Much thanks to all so far (and so quickly!) Absolutely interested in any other help. Y'all are truly the best of the web.
posted by a non mouse, a cow herd at 6:48 AM on December 18, 2021

Although not in the team colors, I found this one allegedly for sale, but cannot vouch for the store: https://m.hatland.com/hats/blackhawks-60-minutes-strapback-black-twins-47-brand-24919/

Generically speaking, I have had OK luck creating an eBay alert on the key terms. Something like "Blackhawks plaid hat" may eventually yield a positive result.

I'm a sucker for these sorts of searches and wish you luck. My white whale is the plaid jacket worn by Robert Forster in "Twin Peaks: The Return“.

Edit: no longer for sale but another example to show these exist and to show additional search terms: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017PHO0GU. Snapback seems to be a term that's useful.
posted by bacalao_y_betun at 8:02 AM on December 18, 2021