The gavroche cap for men and women made its appearance in France at the end of the 19th century.
Its name comes from the famous character Gavroche, taken from the emblematic work Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

Gavroche, a free and cheeky Parisian child, a symbol of revolt and independence, is often depicted wearing this soft and puffy cap that has become iconic.

Victor Hugo is said to have been inspired by the painting of Eugène Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People (1830), a pictorial tribute to the Revolution.
Thus, borrowed from the imagination of the child of the people, the gavroche cap becomes a symbol of audacity and freedom.

In its early days, the gavroche was a Peaky Blinders-style cap-beret, worn by the working classes.
At the beginning of the 20th century, it was adopted by the French upper classes, particularly during elegant leisure activities such as golf or tennis, thus embodying the fusion of rebellious spirit and bourgeois refinement.