Universal Article Archives
Universal Article Archives
Reintroducing the original Universal Article blog from 2006-2011.
New Brooklyn Custom 59Fifty Fitted Caps @ Wealthy Hostage
BK boutique, Wealthy Hostage, just received a whole new stash of Brooklyn custom 59Fifty fitted caps. These are the BK fitteds from New Era in fresh new colorways on two-tones. For those not familiar, Wealthy Hostage is loaded with New Era, custom colored team fitteds along with other brands such as Mishka, 10 Deep, Yote, and others. Definitely check this connection out for the full BK color offering online or in store.
Wealthy Ho$tage
1924 Church Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11226
Tel. 718-856-3043
Custom Color 59Fiftys dropping @ ECAPCITY in March
ECAPCITY is back with a plethora of new color customs for March. Beginning with the MLB fitted selection, the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets each get custom colorways, the Dodgers in blue, black and red, and the Mets with white embroidery on tan and wheat. The Toronto Blue Jays go teal, gray, and neon yellow, while the Seattle Mariners get a similar color up in navy on gray with white accents. 
Los Angeles Dodgers fitted hat
New York Mets fitted hat
Toronto Blue Jays fitted hat
Seattle Mariners fitted hat
Following up with NHL, College, as well as Major and Minor league baseball offerings, the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Pittsburgh Penguins, New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders all get custom color two tone visor-crown combinations, as do the Florida State University Seminoles and Minor League Clearwater Threshers. The MLB's Anahiem Angels also get an eye pleasing wheat on charcoal brown colorway with yellow, white and slate blue embroidery. 
Buffalo Sabers fitted hat
Carolina Hurricanes fitted hat
Florida State University Seminoles fitted hat
Pittsburgh Penguins fitted hat
Clearwater Threshers fitted hat
New Jersey Devils fitted hat
New York Islanders fitted hat
Anaheim Angels fitted hat
Hooking to the Crooks and Castles apparel line for Spring 2009, the NHL's Colorado Avalanche gets popped in a Gucci inspired color-way, while the MLB's Houston Astros gets done up in the popular Air Jordan Aqua 8 coloration shown below. 
Colorado Avalanche fitted hat
Houston Astros fitted hat
Visit ecapcity.com for more information on these and other fine custom color fitted caps.
The Hundreds Spring 2009 New Era 59Fifty Fitted Caps
The Hundreds is set to release their Spring / Summer 2009 New Era fitted caps this Thursday, March 5th. This new batch of fitteds includes some fresh fabrics, graphics, and more Adam bomb interpretations. All styles will be available at both TH LA & SF locations.
The Hundreds LA
7909 Rosewood Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
The Hundreds SF
585 Post St.
San Francisco, CA 94102 
Mitchell & Ness "Super Bowl Champs" NFL Throwback Fitted Caps
Mitchell & Ness continues their roll out of NFL Spring 09 with this latest edition of Throwback, Super-Bowl Champions fitted caps. This special collection focuses on Super Bowl Championship teams of the past. With the recent SB game played in Tampa, Mitchell & Ness starts this off with the first two games played in Tampa back in 1984 and 1991. These first two caps represent the Raiders "Black Sunday" win over the Redskins and the Giants "power defense" over the Bills. Each cap features a heavy woven, left side, Super Bowl patch, with an NFL shield on the back and the game's final score and date printed on the undervisor. The Raiders and Giants are the first teams to be released followed by all Super Bowl Champion teams for this summer. These caps are now available through the Mitchell & Ness flagship store plus regional areas specific to the team. 
ELM Company Designer Music No.2 : Fight The Power Fitted Cap
ELM Company is all set to release their next collaborative project with Chace Infinite of Self Scientific and Kevin Sanchez under the Designer Music umbrella. For the second round they pay homage to one of HIP-HOP's most influential groups, Public Enemy. This cap is inspired by PE's Fight The Power track, which first appeared on Do The Right Thing soundtrack. The cap is started off with the X in raised embroidery then woven taping down each panel seam followed by a printed undervisor. The African inspired taping is present on the inside along with a black satin lining. The cap appears to be made in black denim fabric. The back right is embroidered with the a black fist and a quote from the song: "Our Freedom of Speech is Freedom or Death, We Got to Fight the Power That Be". The Fight The Power fitted cap goes on sale real soon through ELM and select dealers. 
Upper Playground "UPLB" New Era 59Fifty Fitted Caps
Just in time for baseball's Spring Training, Upper Playground releases twelve, custom-branded teams of their own on New Era 59Fifty fitted caps. The UPLB collection plays off pop culture legends and characteristics of twelve cities. The cities and teams represented are: Los Angeles Diablos, Seattle Hoods, Brooklyn Brawlers, Oakland Outlaws, San Francisco Panhandlers, Chicago Racketeers, New York Pickpockets, Cleveland Slingshots, Portland Vipers, Philadelphia Players, and Boston Stranglers. All caps are made in wool and feature front and back embroidery. For this special collection, Upper Playground reached out to Morning Breath to create each individual logo and color selection. All teams have a corresponding tee for men and women and are now available at Upper Playground stores and UP online shop. 
