Universal Article Archives
Universal Article Archives
Reintroducing the original Universal Article blog from 2006-2011.
Estate "American Calligraphy" Spring 09 Fitted Caps
Estate gives us a look into one of their Spring 09 styles dubbed the American Hand Drawn Calligraphy fitted caps. These clean cut fitteds come in three colorways with custom Estate script wordmarks in raised emboidery. Look for these through Estate plus official dealers starting April 1st. 
NHL MLB & Minor League Baseball Custom Color Fitteds @ ECAPCITY
ECAPCITY hits us off with another batch of custom color 59Fiftys this week in NHL, MLB, and Minor League flavors. In the MLB category, two tone colorways are consistent bangers, as the Montreal Expos Cooperstown logo gets blue/cream and brown/wheat colorways, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim go graphite and medium gray, and the Cleveland Indians and New York Mets ligatures get red visors with black and navy crowns respectively. NHL fans get a nice two tone fitted selection as well, with the Nashville Predators in moss green and black and San Jose Sharks in black/gray with neon pop colors. Not to be left out, the New Jersey Devils get a solid purple colorway this time around, with white and gray accents. Last but not least, the minor league gets some love with the Rochester Redwings getting a solid red 59Fifty with white accents, and the Quad Cities River Bandits in team color deep red and black. Visit ecapcity.com for more info on these and other custom color fitted caps. 
Rochester Redwings New Era fitted hat
River City Bandits New Era fitted hat
Montreal Expos New Era fitted hat
LA Angels New Era fitted hat
Nashville Predators New Era fitted hat
San Jose Sharks New Era fitted hat
Cleveland Indians New Era fitted hat
New York Mets New Era hat
Montreal Expos New Era hat
New Jersey Devils fitted hat
Mitchell & Ness SP09 Hardwood Classic, Low Profile Fitted Caps
For Spring 2009, Mitchell & Ness releases their vintage, low-profile fitted caps in NBA Hardwood Classic teams. These pieces are made entirely in melton wool, trimmed panels, and with light woven buckram. The front and back is done up nice with thick yarn embroidery. These gems are richly colored and feature a nice satin green under visor. If you are looking for a true vintage basketball cap, this is the one. Most teams are available but only through select headwear spots and coming soon to the Philadelphia store and site. Stay posted for more on this style. 
New MLB NBA and NHL Custom Color Fitteds from ECAPCITY
ECAPCITY is back strong with MLB, NBA, and NHL custom color 59Fifty flavors for mid March. Along with the usual MLB custom color goodness, be sure to peep the Charlotte Hornets two tone sneaker hook to the Quest Love Air Force 1s that dropped this past August. ECAPCITY was also lucky enough to come across a few Cuban World Classic Baseball fitteds in black, which are no longer produced by New Era. These custom color fitteds and more like them can be found online at ecapcity.com or in person at:
CAP CITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093 
Toronto Blue Jays New Era fitted Hats
California Angels New Era fitted Hats
Cleveland Indian New Era fitted Hat
Seattle Mariners New Era fitted Hat
New Jersey Devils New Era fitted Hat
New York Mets New Era fitted Hat
Charlotte Hornets New Era fitted Hat
World Classic Baseball Cuban New Era fitted Hats
Goorin "Santiago" Straw Fedora Hat @ Onspotz.com
With spring vibes slowly creeping in, OnSpotz.com has stocked up on this new straw fedora hat from Goorin Brothers. The Goorin Santiago fedora features a pinch crown made with open vented, paper straw fabric. This hat comes with a pre-snap brim and triple pleated, printed retro band with Goorin pin. The final detail is the plush elastic sweatband for a nice snug fit. This is a great cool out hat that will definitely get you some comments and won't break your pocket. The Santiago hat comes strictly in brown straw and sized up in S, M, L, and XL. Cop yours now through Onspotz.com, Goorin, and other official dealers. 
California Love @ Rock-N-Jocks
Rock-N-Jocks continues the west coast love with these recent custom color fitted 59Fifty drops by New Era. With baseball season ramping up, the Oakland A's get a custom two tone colorway in yellow and green, featuring the swingin' A's retro Cooperstown logo in green, yellow, and white embroidery. Representing sunny Southern California, the U.S.C. Trojans also get a two tone custom in cardinal red and U.S.C. gold with an embroidered 'SC' logo on back, and the NBA's ever popular Los Angeles Lakers go solid purple with customized Lakers script embroidered in gold to complete the trio. Visit Rock-N-Jocks for more info. 
