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Carmel California Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

Carmel California Vintage Retro Embroidered Cotton Cap - Black Logo

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The Carmel-by-the-Sea cap, for the town that has no streetlights, no house numbers and a hundred years of artists. An unstructured cotton dad cap with the Carmel-by-the-Sea vintage retro logo embroidered on the front in black thread.

The cap is the easiest Carmel-by-the-Sea piece to wear every day and the easiest to give: one size, breathable cotton, a curved visor and an antique-brass buckle. It softens with wear and stays on the hook by the door. Order one for the beach bag and one for the glovebox.

Our unisex embroidered dad cap pairs a low-profile, unstructured 6-panel fit with a Permacurv visor and durable four-row visor stitching. Made from breathable cotton with a matching undervisor and a self-fabric hideaway strap with antique-brass buckle. All colors are 100% cotton (camo: 65% polyester / 35% cotton). The classic embroidered finish is durable and vintage-inspired; because embroidery uses thread rather than ink, slight differences from the digital product image are normal. Full details are explained in our Embroidery footer.

Mission San Carlos Borromeo was founded in 1771 and holds Junípero Serra’s grave. The Carmel Development Company founded the art colony in 1902, the 1906 San Francisco earthquake sent the bohemians south, by 1910 about sixty percent of the houses had been built by artists, and the village incorporated on October 31, 1916.

Hugh Comstock’s storybook cottages of the 1920s gave the one-square-mile village its fairytale look, Robinson Jeffers built Tor House by hand from 1918, and the white-sand beach is fringed with wind-bent cypress, with Point Lobos just south. No streetlights, no house numbers, no mail delivery: that village is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA CA EMBROIDERED COTTON CAP

Town: Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

Founded: 1902; incorporated Oct 31, 1916

Known for: A one-square-mile fairytale village; the Comstock storybook cottages; the 1771 Carmel Mission; Carmel Beach and its cypress

Art: Carmel-by-the-Sea vintage retro logo, black (embroidered)

Blank: Unstructured 6-panel low-profile dad cap, Permacurv visor

Fabric: 100% cotton (camo variation 65% polyester / 35% cotton)

Decoration: Front embroidery, black thread; four-row visor stitching, matching undervisor

Closure: Self-fabric hideaway strap, antique-brass buckle

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Product FAQs

How does your sizing work?

Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

How do I send a gift?

Enter the recipient's address as the shipping address and your own as the billing address at checkout. Nothing ships with a price; the package includes a plain packing slip. Tracking goes to your email, not theirs. For birthdays and holidays, order two weeks ahead to be safe.

What's the return policy?

Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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The village has had its famous residents since — a film star served two years as mayor in the late 1980s — but the identity was set by 1929 and has barely moved. A hundred years on, Carmel-by-the-Sea is still the storybook California coast: bohemian, salt-aired, dog-friendly, and impossibly pretty, with Carmel Beach curving in pale sand below Ocean Avenue and Point Lobos guarding the granite coast just south.

What do you do when your city falls down? If you were a San Francisco poet in April 1906, you followed George Sterling — the "uncrowned King of Bohemia" — south to a beach with no streets. This week's stories on our social archive follow that exodus: the ten-dollar lots that lured the artists, the 1963 ordinance that put high heels behind a permit, and the village that went a century without a single house number.

Why People Visit Carmel-by-the-Sea

  • Relax on Carmel Beach, a broad crescent of pale sand backed by wind-flattened Monterey cypress and famous sunset silhouettes.
  • Stretch farther south along Carmel River State Beach to where the Carmel River meets the Pacific — a quieter dog-friendly stretch with bird-watching at the lagoon.
  • Explore Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, with granite coves, sea lions, otters, and easy trails above turquoise water.
  • Find the Comstock storybook cottages — Hansel, Gretel, and the Tuck Box — on a self-guided fairytale walk through the village lanes.
  • Tour the Carmel Mission Basilica (Mission San Carlos Borromeo), with its basilica, museum rooms, and gardens set within sandstone and adobe walls.
  • Visit Tor House and Hawk Tower at Carmel Point, the hand-built stone home of poet Robinson Jeffers, open for docent-led tours.
  • Browse Ocean Avenue's courtyards, galleries, and flower-lined passages, then walk Scenic Road along the cliffs above the surf.

Carmel-by-the-Sea California Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring California bear and star motif and 1850 statehood reference