Modern flat cap made of 100% wild silk with a cotton check lining. Red, blue, white check. 100% wild silk 100% cotton check lining Made in Germany Wild silk is characterized by an elegant sheen and high fabric strength. In addition, silk is particularly skin-friendly and leaves a pleasantly cool feeling on the skin. Wild silk has a temperature-balancing effect and therefore warms in winter and cools in summer. In British popular culture, the flat cap is typically associated with older working-class men, especially those in Northern England,[4] and the West Country, as personified by Fred Dibnah (Lancashire) and comic strip anti-hero Andy Capp (Teesside). The flat cap's strong connection with the working class and the East End of London is illustrated by Jim Branning of the television soap opera EastEnders and Del-Boy Trotter of Only Fools and Horses. Taxicab and bus drivers are often depicted wearing a flat cap, as comedically portrayed by Gareth Hale and Norman Pace's (Hale and Pace)