At any rate, I've been wondering about something since I spied one of my old students on the streets of Mo-town a couple months back. His name was Bryce, and he was strolling along with a couple of friends wearing a caddy cap turned backwards. What was strange about that, to me, was that he wore such a cap in such a fashion about three years ago when I had him in class.
Now, back then I figured that young people at college experiment with a lot of fashions to see what best suits their new adult identities. I applaud this -- in my mind -- never out loud, of course. Go for it, I think. Push the boundaries of your personal fashions. Of course, many look artificial or forced or outright ridiculous.
Enter Bryce with the caddy cap turned backwards. I was certain that, though he looked quite comfortable, ultimately the cap would be a passing phase. Evidently I was wrong.
Then it hit me. Maybe the backwards caddy cap is something that you can't turn back from. Case in point -- Samuel L. Jackson. He's quite the changeling in movies, playing a wide range of ages and styles, etc. Yet, from what I can see, he never changes in his personal life. Regardless of interview or function, he seems to be wearing the backwards caddy cap. One thing that style does not say is "Bad Motherfucker."
To me it says something more like "stylish hacker" or "nerd who thinks he's popular" or "I want Jon Cryer to play the part of me in a movie." Or maybe other people see something I don't.
