# Pilot Headwear Black Leather Aviator Caps by Oak Navigate You Through Winter Style By Summer Luu | Published 2010-09-02 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leather-aviator-cap-oak References: [highsnobette](http://www.highsnobette.com/news/2010/08/31/oak-black-label-leather-aviator-cap/) & [oaknyc](http://www.oaknyc.com/women/new-items/black-leather-aviator-cap-pre-order.html?enlarged) Tuques, fedoras and trapper hats are all so common for the winter season. Clearing the (run)way, however, is a new hat style, the aviator cap, which is navigating its way to a stylish new look for the [fall and winter months](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fall-and-winter-line). Oak NYC recently designed an aviator cap in [all black leather](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/leather-motto-jackets) with a textured look. It even has toscana shearling lining to keep our heads warm, and there is also a strap with a simple silver buckle that goes around the chin to hold the hat in place when it gets too windy. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 58% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Hip Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/hipfashion) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Aviator Cap Trend:** The rise of the aviator cap as a stylish new winter look presents opportunities for innovative and unique designs. - **Leather Hat Trend:** Leather hats, specifically aviator caps, are becoming a popular and fashionable choice for the winter season offering potential for new and innovative textiles and fabrics. - **Winter Headwear Diversity Trend:** As consumers continue to look for unique winter styles, alternative headwear options such as aviator caps are becoming more diverse in order to meet consumer demand. ### Who This Affects Most - **Fashion Industry:** The aviator cap trend presents the fashion industry with a new winter style that can potentially set trends and offer new designs. - **Textile Industry:** With the rise of leather aviator caps, the textile industry can focus on developing innovative fabrics and materials to create unique designs for winter headwear. - **Winter Sports Industry:** The aviator cap trend, along with other alternative headwear options, offers the winter sports industry opportunities to develop stylish and functional headwear for outdoor activities. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Winterized Woolen Ball Caps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melin-agame-scout-thermal.md) - [Leather Streetwear Caps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/synthetic-leather-collection.md) - [Winter Sports Event-Inspired Hats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/new-era-cap.md) - [Futuristic Headgear Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moonveil-collection.md) - [Aviation-Inspired Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/air-racing-club.md) - [Slope-Ready Winter Helmets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beanie-helmet.md) - [Extreme Environment Hat Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vollebak-planet-earth-hat-v2.md) - [Updated Military Outerwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/l2b-flight-jacket.md) - [Hybrid Open-Ear Headphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oleap-pilot.md)