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ECAPCITY Custom Color 59Fifty December Mega Post

Just in time for xmas, we have another ECAPCITY mega post and recap of their custom fitteds releases for December. ECAPCITY dropped the first eight custom color 59Fiftys featured below this past Thursday.

We begin with two ECAPCITY favorites, a NICE brand custom two-tone in gray Melton wool with red visor, and a new Garden State 'NJ' script fitted, in solid purple with white embroidery. The NICE two-tone colorway features a navy and red stripe pattern in the logo for all that should be just right for the GUCCI heads out there.
NICE Fitted Hat
Garden State Fitted

Black is back for the holidays, as evident with this Arizona Diamondbacks solid black fitted with hot pink  embroidery, an easy hook to any number of sneaker colorways out now. Sneaker heads can also look forward to a Tampa Bay Devil Rays custom made for the Air Jordan Space Jam XI's. The two-tone features a black crown and blue visor with black, metallic silver, and blue accents.
Arizona Diamondbacks 59Fifty
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Fitted Cap

The next custom fitted is a Los Angeles Kings NHL 59Fifty made to hook to NIKE SILVER HALF CENT's as well as the starter snapback caps that were staple headwear back in the day. The two-tone features metallic silver pinstripes on a black crown with matching gray visor.  Another NHL two tone that was released is a Florida Panthers fitted in a dark brown on black, with metallic gold embroidery.
Los Angeles Kings New Era Cap
Florida Panthers Fitted Hat

Following up in the custom color MLB 59Fifty category, the Chicago White Sox can be found in navy, red and white, while the Detroit Tigers get a navy blue and orange treatment hooking to the NFL's Chicago Bears team colors.
Chicago White Sox New Era Hat
Detroit Tigers New Era Hat

Another NICE 59Fifty Gucci color way, this time red and green on black with matching striped embroidery, and an NBA Hardwood Classics logo Vancouver Grizzlies two-tone in team color teal and black.
NICE Custom 59Fifty
Vancouver Grizzlies 59Fifty Fitted

A Tampa Bay Rays custom color 59Fifty in orange, black and sparkling purple, and a classic Pittsburgh Pirates two-tone in yellow on black.
Tampa Bay Rays 59Fifty Fitted
Pittsburgh Pirates 59Fifty Fitted

The Seattle Mariners fitted below is black and teal with a navy wordmark and teal accents, while the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks get the classic camouflage treatment, with a full color logo on an all camo cap.
Seattle Mariners 59Fifty Fitted
Chicago Blackhawks 59Fifty Fitted

Keeping in line with the darker colors of the season, the Milwaukee Brewers 59Fifty features gray, white, and royal blue embroidery on a solid brown fitted, but for those who find a brighter palette more appealing, heads will find this St. Louis Cardinals two-tone in stone and camel brown the perfect fit.
Milwaukee Brewers 59Fifty Fitted
St. Louis Cardinals 59fifty Fitted

And finally, after numerous requests from fans and headwear afficionados alike, Minor League Baseball's Staten Island Yankees will get a customized fitted featuring a full color logo on a solid crown with gray undervisor. Minor league fans can also find the Ottawa Lynx in black, red, navy, gray, and white embroidery on a black and red two-tone.
Staten Island Yankees 59Fifty Fitted
Ottawa Lynx 59Fifty Hat

For more information on the custom fitted colorways featured above, visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

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Rock-N-Jocks December Custom 59Fifty Update

Rock-N-Jocks recently released a couple of hot 59Fifty custom colorways for the month of December.

Just in time for the holidays, the ever popular Gucci inspired colorway is paired with a Baltimore Orioles 59Fifty. This custom color two-tone is hunter green and red, with the Orioles mascot logo embroidered in matching hunter green, and red and gold. The next offering is an NFL Oakland Raiders inspired colorway for the Los Angeles Dodgers in black and silver, with matching embroidery and a silver undervisor.
Following suit, Rock-N-Jocks also released a Florida Marlins custom color two-tone in Florida Gators royal blue and orange. The Marlins ligature logo is embroidered in orange, blue, white, and green with matching accents in across the remainder of the cap.
Last of the batch is a Miami Heat NBA custom colorway in hot pink on black. This two-tone 59Fifty has a hot pink crown and black visor, with white, hot pink, and black embroidery on front, and matching black and white embroidery on the back.

Visit rocknjocks.com for more info on the exclusives featured here, and other custom colorways available now at Rock-N-Jocks.

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Hella Tight's 'Trolley' Fitted Cap Re-Up

Hella Tight is back with re-up on their black n orange Trolley fitted cap style.  The Trolley fitteds are made with 100% wool featuring a combination of raised and flat embroidery for the front graphic along with satin, inside taping. Cop yours now through Hella Tight.com and Hall Of Fame LA.

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Upper Playground New Era Fitteds by Sam Flores & OBLVN

Upper Playground finishes the year off by releasing two New Era fitted caps designed by Sam Flores and OBLVN.  The first cap, dubbed Heads, features Sam Flores staple illustrative work, fully embroidered across the front panels.  The Heads fitted cap is also part of Sam's new line, Twelve Grain.  The next cap is the Air Graff by OBLVN, which features clean front panels with an orange embroidered walrus offset to the left. The side panels are printed with a pattern of OBLVN’s handstyle, which is also used for the under visor.  Both caps are now available through all Upper Playground shops and online store.

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Casio G-Shock x Globe Fitted Cap

Australian based, progressive boardsports brand, Globe has connected with Casio America to bring forth the G-Shock x Globe Pack.  Due to drop April 2010, the pack consists of Globe's Destroyer an 80's retro high-top white sneaker, the classic square shaped DW5000C G-Shock (the very first G-Shock model), and a black on black tonal fitted cap.  This special cap is made of a wool crown and leather perforated visor.  The front features the G-Shock logo while the left side panel dons the Globe logo, both in black embroidery.  Additional details include a gold visor clip and inside lining.  This exclusive pack will hit select fashion/skate retailers worldwide starting in April 2010.

Image: G-Shock / Globe

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New York Yankees '27 World Series' Special Fitted Caps @ Onspotz.com

New Era has released a series of fitted caps recognizing the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship.  The first cap is the double whammy style, which features the interlock NY on one panel and The Commissioner's Trophy on the other.  Next up is the World Series Ring style rocking a fully embroidered ring over the 27, which is executed in a double, textured stitch line.  The last cap shown is a two-tone fitted with large WS Champions graphic and trophy embroidered on the back.  All three styles plus others can now be found through New Era flagship stores and Onspotz.com.

Images: Onspotz.com

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