Saw It On Social: Chord Baseball Caps

I typically share a Foundations post on Monday afternoons but this week’s is not written (collage’d, but not typed up), and I do not have time to throw it together before I use my lunch break to go get a blood test. Adulthood, everything I dreamed it would be and more. So I thought I would share a longer review of my Chord caps experience.

If you saw my Mother’s Day Gift Guide, then you read the short version of this post. Since I know not everyone caught it, I will post it here and then add a bit more content at the bottom.

A few weeks ago, I purchased this Chord baseball cap for a Saw it on Social post.  Mary Orton is a longtime follow for me, and I trust her recommendations.  But a $135 baseball cap?  Come on, girl.  Entrepreneurship be damned if it pushes me to spend a billable hour on a hat.  But, you know me, I’m a sucker for good marketing, so I decided to spend my own money to give it a try.

First, this is the best, most well-made baseball cap anyone has ever made.  I own hats from Anine Bing, Favorite Daughter, Clare V., designers who sell hats for $40-$75.  I bought the Chord hat in a washed denim and it is made of much stronger material (the pale denim is 100% cotton), the construction is better, it holds its shape better, and the details are nice.  

Also, I’m not sure how to describe the fit, except to say it sits lower on the head than most hats I own, and so it has a more fitted appearance.  Somehow that gives a more feminine and more stylish look.  

Am I still skeptical that a $135 baseball cap is a must-have?  Yes.  But I am constantly surprised by the number of women who stop me on the golf course and in the grocery store to ask me about it.  

If you wear hats frequently and you’re looking to upgrade this basic piece, I can confirm that everything the other influencers have said about the hat is true.  It’s well-made, fits great, and holds shape.  I asked for the black one for Mother’s Day.  

This weekend, Sloane my dearest, sweetest darling, threw Mommy’s hat in the duck pond.  I maintained my composure long enough to rescue the hat, but it needed a wash.  So I tossed it in a garment bag and washed it on cold, delicate.  Then, I placed it on a flat surface after pressing it back into shape, so it could dry.  It looked just as good post wash as it did pre-wash.

Also, because I was slow getting my laundry done, I was without the hat for one walk, one unwashed hair day, and one visit to the playground.  So I had to wear another baseball cap.  A baseball cap that I previously loved.  A baseball cap that I now only like, such was my disappointment at not having the Chord cap at the ready.

So I bought a second one.  Don’t judge me.  I like the hat that much, and with the number of washes my hair is missing these days as I try to keep up with a toddler, it’s getting more wear than my favorite sneakers.

If you need a baseball cap, buy the hat.  You will not regret it.

{this post contains affiliate links that may generate commission for the author; all products reviewed were bought by me with my own money, and yes, I know the hat is stupid expensive and I can buy cheaper hats that are perfectly good, but I love this damn hat.}