The 'Sailor Hat Cougar' has made a comeback of late, a team logo brought back by BYU Athletics as part of the branding campaign that emphasizes tradition in Cougar sports.

To preserve the cap’s cachet, Mount Gay makes far fewer hats than sailors at its regattas. The caps are so popular, the 40,000 produced this year were not nearly enough to satisfy demand.

As a fashion editor, my in-built trend radar has been picking up signals of a nautical renaissance ever since I spied sailor hats and stripes at the Simone Rocha for Jean Paul Gaultier couture ...