These days, everything Ryan Gosling wears turns to gold in menswear. The bomber jacket he wore in Drive he’s a now-famous grail, the running sunglasses he wore to a recent press junket sold out faster than you can say “your seats” and his obsession with King & Tuckfield polos contributed to transform the brand into one of the most important knitwear experts in Hollywood.
So when Gosling appeared in a promotional video for the episode of Saturday Night Live last week, which he co-hosted with musical guest Chris Stapleton, we thought his bright blue trucker cap, curiously featuring the logo of the American construction company Caterpillar, was a vintage one-off. Luckily, we were very wrong and this isn’t the first time Gosling has fooled us.
As it happens, the actor’s cap SNL is part of a vintage-inspired collection that CAT has designed for The Fall Guy, the action film starring Gosling and Emily Blunt, which will hit theaters in early May. Gosling is always very available when it comes to singing for his projects, but his commitment to CAT’s retro truckers goes well beyond the usual promotional duties.
We first saw him wearing one in November, but we were too distracted looking at his boots to notice. Then we noticed what she was wearing another CAT hat at this year’s Oscar rehearsals and our interest was piqued. It’s clear the guy loves them, a passion that’s just a little strange for a star who’s probably never set foot on a construction site, considering his colleagues’ infatuation with double-knee trousers and work jackets.
Apart from the retro hats that CAT designed for The Fall Guy, the brand’s hats are a bit mixed bag. Some have a microbrewery feel (and not in a good way), and we’d stay away from the ones with the American flag. But many others are as simple and no-frills as you would expect, an authenticity that has made the brand a surprisingly frequent presence in the fashion world thanks to collaborations with designers such as Heron Preston and John Elliott.
If Ryan Gosling’s track record is any indication, The Fall Guy might inspire the “Literally Me” crowd to swap their Yankees caps for CAT truckers, and for once, you might make a wise choice by following their lead.
Article originally published on GQ US
2024-04-17 06:10:16
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