Papa Nui Cap Co.

Papa Nui Cap Co. is a Queensland, Australia headwear label founded by designer and vintage collector John Tesoriero, who draws on four decades in the heritage clothing trade and a personal militaria archive. The one-man operation reinterprets WWII and Korean War Pacific military caps rather than copying them, filtering utility forms through South Pacific surf culture and GI field modifications. Caps are made in Japan by John Lofgren & Co. using military-spec fabrics such as herringbone twill, frogskin camo and melton wool, alongside shirts, trunks, bags and patches.