Universal Article Archives

Universal Article Archives

Reintroducing the original Universal Article blog from 2006-2011.

Highsnobiety x Mishka "Keep Watch: World's Largest New Era Cap" Giveaway

By now you've heard all the news/images on the World's Largest New Era Fitted Cap produced in collaboration with Brooklyn's Mishka. Well, now Highsnobiety and Mishka have gotten together to giveaway one giant Keep Watch New Era in size 16!  Yes, SIZE 16! Click here to get the full download on what you need to do for a shot at this special piece.

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The Clink Room 'Clearwater Threshers Phase IV Edition' 59Fifty Fitted Cap

The Clink Room has released their latest fitted cap based off their design process for the Clearwater Threshers; Class A minor league, baseball team.  The Phase IV Edition features one of Clink's concept designs offered to the team when they changed their name and logo back in 2004. For this new version, Clink Room goes with a navy base with light blue for most of the logo, eyelets, and top stitching.  The bottom features CR's signature cork under visor.  Each cap is also individually hand numbered and personally signed by the designers.  Get a piece of the design process while supplies last.  Only 150 pieces were produced.

Images: The Clink Room

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Seattle Mariners and Chicago Bulls Custom 59Fiftys @ Rock-N-Jocks

Rock-N-Jocks recently released two custom 59Fiftys, one a Seattle Mariners two-tone in Washingtion Huskies colors, the other, a melton wool Chicago Bulls fitted in charcoal gray on black. The Mariners two-tone features a Huskies purple on gold colorway with purple undervisor and  purple, gold, and white embroidery. The Bulls custom 59Fifty has a melton wool crown with a full color, retro Bulls logo on the front and red undervisor.  A second bulls logo is embroidered in red and black thread on back. Both are available while supplies last and a special markdown in price on the Mariners-Huskies colorway for a limited time only. For more information visit rocknjocks.com.

Images : Rock-N-Jocks

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February ECAPCITY Custom 59Fifty Update

Back again with another review of the latest custom 59Fifty releases at ECAPCITY.

It seems renewed interest in melton wool fitteds have spawned the release of these flannel 59Fiftys in charcoal gray, the first of several expected to drop via ECAPCITY as the year progresses. The Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings fitteds below a feature full color logos on charcoal flannel fabric.
Flannel NHL Custom New Era Fitteds

Two Cleveland Indians variations on the same cap. The first is a revisit of the popular Gucci inspired color hook previously released and brought back due to high demand. The other is the sneaker hook to the Nike Air Foamposite 1 Copper. The cap features a black crown and metallic gold visor with matching metallic gold embroidery.
Cleveland Indians Custom Fitteds

Next, a black on orange St Louis Blues 59Fifty with white and orange embroidery and metallic silver accents. Followed up by a New York Mets custom colorway in white on black, with red on black embroidery.
St. Louis Blues Fitted
New York Mets Fitted

Two more custom Jersey fan pieces, the first is the Garden State NJ custom script fitted made exclusively for ECAPCITY in royal blue with white embroidery. The next tribute to 'Jersey is a New Jersey Nets NBA two-tone in light gray on royal blue with matching embroidery on front.
NJ Garden State Custom Fitted
New Jersey Nets Custom Fitted

The remaining sneaker hook to be offered finds the Philadelphia Flyers in a white on grape two-tone story made for the popular Jordan V Grape colorway. Keeping the NHL custom fitted category healthy, the Colorado Avalanche get a red on sky blue two-tone featuring matching red, sky blue, and white embroidery and accents.
Philadelphia Flyers Fitted
Colorado Avalanche Fitted

Last in this round are two San Jose Sharks custom colorways, one featuring the team's Shark logo, the other the team's ligature. The first 59Fifty takes on a silver on graphite gray color scheme with black and silver embroidery. The other flips the Sharks 'SJ' logo in the dark brown and forest green colorway so popular of late.
San Jose Sharks Fitteds

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

Images : ECAPCITY

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Rock-N-Jocks Custom 59Fifty Update

Rock-N-Jocks recently dropped a a pair of two-tone colorways as well as a re-release of the 'script' fitted familiar to fans of N.W.A. The first of the two-tone colorways is a San Jose Sharks custom 59Fifty in gray on aqua with black white and aqua embroidery and matching accents on back. The next release was brought back by popular demand, the Los Angeles Kings 'script' fitted is solid black with white embroidery and hints of silver. The last two-tone colorway featured is a white on teal Florida Marlins fitted with gray undervisor. The Marlins logo is embroidered in teal, black, white, and silver with matching accents in back.

For more information, please visit rocknjocks.com.

Images: Rock-N-Jocks

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Cranium Fitteds: New Customs for 2.14.10

Here is the latest round of custom New Era caps from Cranium Fitteds.com for 2.14.  This new selection covers MLB, NBA Hardwood Classics, and two Minor League Baseball teams.  Some of my personal favorites are the Arizona Diamondbacks olive duck/brown combo with white highlights, Toronto Huskies beef n broccoli edition, Houston Rockets aqua tint two-tone, and the St.Louis Cardinals black/red/metallic gold two-tone cap. Head over to CF and take a closer look at these plus the hundreds more customs in stock. US customers get free priority shipping on all orders over $50.

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