# Spike Lee's Red Yankees Hat Origin

> Spike Lee created the red Yankees hat that Fred Durst wore for Limp Bizkit.
- Title: Spike Lee's Red Yankees Hat Origin · Consequence | Shortify
- Summary: Spike Lee created the red Yankees hat that Fred Durst wore for Limp Bizkit. Spike Lee invented the red Yankees hat after George Steinbrenner helped New Era…
- Keywords: spike lee, fred durst, limp bizkit, new era, yankees, george steinbrenner, world series, 1996, music, culture, entertainment, Spike
- Source: Consequence — https://consequence.net/2026/11/spike-lee-invented-red-yankees-hat-fred-durst
- Published: 2026-11-02T22:15:35+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: spike lee, fred durst, limp bizkit, new era, yankees, george steinbrenner, world series, 1996, music, culture, entertainment
## Spike Lee's hat idea
Spike Lee invented the red Yankees hat after George Steinbrenner helped New Era make it for him.

> During the 1996 World Series, the Yankees lost the first two games to the Braves. I'd bought this New Era Yankees jacket and it had a red stripe, so I wanted a red Yankee hat. I called up New Era and they said, 'We don't do that.' So, I got Steinbrenner on the phone. I told him what I wanted, he called New Era, and they made me a red Yankee hat.
## Limp Bizkit's signature style
Fred Durst wore the backwards red Yankees hat as his signature look during Limp Bizkit's late 1990s and early 2000s fame.
## Lee's claim about the hat
Lee said the red Yankees hat started everything because teams only had hats in their team colors before.

> It's not only red. Before that, teams only had hats in their team colors. The red Yankee hat started everything!
## Key takeaway

Spike Lee invented the red Yankees hat after George Steinbrenner helped New Era make it for him.