Shelby Great Warsaw Race | Sterkowski x Służewiec

Shelby Great Warsaw Race

Linen
Limited New Arrival
$85.00
  • Limited Series: created especially for the most important race of the season.
  • Material: the crown is made from 100% linen from the renowned Irish mill Magee.
  • Timeless Shelby Newsboy Style: eight panels and a soft, full silhouette that never goes out of style.
  • Visor: equipped with shape memory, allowing you to adjust its curve and maintain the desired shape.
  • Anniversary Pin: highlights the story behind the cap.
  • Details: printed cotton lining featuring a motif inspired by a story from one hundred years ago.
  • Fit: a full range of precisely selected sizes, suitable for different head shapes.
  • Polish Craftsmanship: 100 years of experience in creating the highest-quality headwear.

Color:

Green and cream herringbone

Size:

54 cm Ships from EU 55 cm Ships from EU 56 cm Sold out - notify me when it's available 57 cm Ships from EU 58 cm Ships from EU 59 cm Ships from EU 60 cm Ships from EU 61 cm Ships from EU 62 cm Ships from EU

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Służewiec Racecourse

It all begins with a photograph from 1926, hidden inside the lining of this cap. It shows horse racing at Pole Mokotowskie, where a park stands today. Back then, horses galloped across the grounds, while elegant Warsaw society arrived in carriages and hats to place bets on the races and be seen in the grandstands.

Horse races had been held there since 1841 and for nearly a century they were one of the most important social rituals of the capital. By the end of the 1920s, Warsaw was growing rapidly, Mokotów was filling with new buildings, and the expanding airport at Okęcie was taking up more and more land. There was simply less and less room for horses in the heart of the city.

And this is where the founding story of today’s racecourse begins. In 1926, the Society for the Encouragement of Horse Breeding acquired around 150 hectares of land at Służewiec with plans to create a new, modern home for horse racing. The first race at Służewiec would not take place for another thirteen years, but it is 1926 and the photograph hidden inside the lining of this cap that mark the moment when the story of the old racecourse begins to lead toward the new one.

Timeless Classic

The Shelby is a classic eight-panel newsboy cap with a full, rounded silhouette. Eight individually cut sections of fabric meet at the center beneath the characteristic top button, giving the cap its volume and relaxed shape. The crown falls softly over the short, structured visor, creating the iconic line of this style.

It is one of those designs that easily finds its place in different styles. In the right fabric, it can complement a suit or a more formal outfit, but it looks just as good with a jacket, sweater, or simple T-shirt. More than a century of history means the Shelby no longer has to choose between elegance and everyday wear.

A Celebration of Warsaw

The history of the Wielka Warszawska dates back to 1895, when Count August Potocki established a race that would eventually become one of the most important events in the history of Polish horse racing. This prestigious race has survived changing eras, wars, and the transformation of the city itself.

Over the following decades, generation after generation of Warsaw residents came to Służewiec. Elegant outfits, hats, the buzz of the grandstands, and horses making their way onto the track created a tradition that continues to this day. The Wielka Warszawska represents more than 130 years of history written to the rhythm of horses’ hooves and remains one of those days when Warsaw once again turns its attention toward Służewiec.

Passion

A jockey is not someone who simply gets on a horse from time to time and rides for victory. A jockey is a craftsman who devotes an entire life to weight, discipline, and instinct, developed over years in the morning cold, on empty tracks, long before the crowds arrive.

A horse senses the confidence, calm, and tension of its rider just as well as a person does. Jockey and horse must learn to understand one another. For spectators, a few minutes of racing are a spectacle for which the rider has worked for many months.

What connects us most of all in this collaboration is the belief that true craftsmanship cannot be faked.

Pin

The cap comes with a small metal pin featuring three numbers. They are our lucky numbers. Every time we stand by the track, they are the first ones that come to mind, even though common sense often suggests otherwise. We will not explain why those particular numbers. Those who know the story will smile to themselves. For everyone else, we leave a small mystery to wear pinned to the cap.

One Hundred Years of Passion and Craftsmanship

In 1926, Anna Sterkowska opened her workshop in Warsaw. She could not have known then that four generations later, her great-grandchildren would be making caps for people all over the world.

She was certain of one thing. A good cap begins with excellent materials and craftsmanship.

For one hundred years, that philosophy has remained unchanged. Every cap that leaves our workshop is the result of knowledge and experience passed down from generation to generation. We are proud to continue this tradition every day, creating caps and hats for you that find their way to customers around the world.

Służewiec Racecourse

It all begins with a photograph from 1926, hidden inside the lining of this cap. It shows horse racing at Pole Mokotowskie, where a park stands today. Back then, horses galloped across the grounds, while elegant Warsaw society arrived in carriages and hats to place bets on the races and be seen in the grandstands.

Horse races had been held there since 1841 and for nearly a century they were one of the most important social rituals of the capital. By the end of the 1920s, Warsaw was growing rapidly, Mokotów was filling with new buildings, and the expanding airport at Okęcie was taking up more and more land. There was simply less and less room for horses in the heart of the city.

And this is where the founding story of today’s racecourse begins. In 1926, the Society for the Encouragement of Horse Breeding acquired around 150 hectares of land at Służewiec with plans to create a new, modern home for horse racing. The first race at Służewiec would not take place for another thirteen years, but it is 1926 and the photograph hidden inside the lining of this cap that mark the moment when the story of the old racecourse begins to lead toward the new one.

Timeless Classic

The Shelby is a classic eight-panel newsboy cap with a full, rounded silhouette. Eight individually cut sections of fabric meet at the center beneath the characteristic top button, giving the cap its volume and relaxed shape. The crown falls softly over the short, structured visor, creating the iconic line of this style.

It is one of those designs that easily finds its place in different styles. In the right fabric, it can complement a suit or a more formal outfit, but it looks just as good with a jacket, sweater, or simple T-shirt. More than a century of history means the Shelby no longer has to choose between elegance and everyday wear.

A Celebration of Warsaw

The history of the Wielka Warszawska dates back to 1895, when Count August Potocki established a race that would eventually become one of the most important events in the history of Polish horse racing. This prestigious race has survived changing eras, wars, and the transformation of the city itself.

Over the following decades, generation after generation of Warsaw residents came to Służewiec. Elegant outfits, hats, the buzz of the grandstands, and horses making their way onto the track created a tradition that continues to this day. The Wielka Warszawska represents more than 130 years of history written to the rhythm of horses’ hooves and remains one of those days when Warsaw once again turns its attention toward Służewiec.

Passion

A jockey is not someone who simply gets on a horse from time to time and rides for victory. A jockey is a craftsman who devotes an entire life to weight, discipline, and instinct, developed over years in the morning cold, on empty tracks, long before the crowds arrive.

A horse senses the confidence, calm, and tension of its rider just as well as a person does. Jockey and horse must learn to understand one another. For spectators, a few minutes of racing are a spectacle for which the rider has worked for many months.

What connects us most of all in this collaboration is the belief that true craftsmanship cannot be faked.

Pin

The cap comes with a small metal pin featuring three numbers. They are our lucky numbers. Every time we stand by the track, they are the first ones that come to mind, even though common sense often suggests otherwise. We will not explain why those particular numbers. Those who know the story will smile to themselves. For everyone else, we leave a small mystery to wear pinned to the cap.

One Hundred Years of Passion and Craftsmanship

In 1926, Anna Sterkowska opened her workshop in Warsaw. She could not have known then that four generations later, her great-grandchildren would be making caps for people all over the world.

She was certain of one thing. A good cap begins with excellent materials and craftsmanship.

For one hundred years, that philosophy has remained unchanged. Every cap that leaves our workshop is the result of knowledge and experience passed down from generation to generation. We are proud to continue this tradition every day, creating caps and hats for you that find their way to customers around the world.

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Data sheet

Color
Beige
Green
Multicolor
Size
Large
Medium
Small
XLarge
Fabric
Linen
Type
Newsboy
Subtitle
Linen
Products Lines
Classic
Label
Limited

Specific References

EAN13
5904353906093