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Universal Article Archives
Reintroducing the original Universal Article blog from 2006-2011.
OFFICIAL Spring-Summer 09 Fitted & 5 Panel Caps
Official has released 2009 Spring / Summer headwear on their branded site and through select dealers. This new collection offers fresh colorways to their Effers Flipped, LA, and Neu SF fitteds along with the Neu Chief skull design by Hydro74. Official expands the collection with linens, plaid 5 Panels, snapbacks, and their painter caps. The added feature of satin linings, printed undervisors, and tight embroidery completes each piece. Check the full line here.
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Upper Playground April Release Custom Fitteds
The Upper Playground April series of New Era caps includes two new styles – one featuring the art of David Choe, and the other a variation of the Upper Playground logo. The David Choe Mural fitted features a sublimated print of various David Choe illustrations on satin. The Choe Mural 59Fifty hooks to a matching hoodie featuring the same illustrations on the shoulder panels. The second release is the Walrus Crowd custom fitted, featuring walruses embroidered all over the crown in regal purple, with matching undervisor and lining. This custom fitted also hooks to a hoodie and messenger bag with the walrus crowd graphic in print. Both fitted caps, mens and womens hoodies, and bag are available at Upper Playground stores in San Francisco, Berkeley, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, and New York as well as the Upper Playground Web Store. 
Boston Celtics Irish Flag Colorway @ Rock-N-Jocks
Rock-N-Jocks just released this Irish flag inspired NBA Boston Celtics 59Fifty by New Era. This custom pinwheel colorway sports the Celtics shamrock logo embroidered in green and orange on a white front, with orange sides, and green back panels. An orange shamrock finishes the look on back. Visit rocknjocks.com for more info. 
Custom 59Fiftys dropping in April @ ECAPCITY
ECAPCITY has a new batch of 59Fifty customs for the first week of April in a variety of leagues and colorways. New Jersey is first up this time around with a New Jersey Devils two tone colorway in white, aqua blue, and hot pink on gray and aqua. Rutgers University also shows up for spring with a school color 59Fifty featuring their ligature in black embroidery on a red crown and visor. 
New Jersey Devils Fitted hat
Rutgers University New Era Fitted hat
Chicago is next with an NHL Chicago Blackhawks fitted in purple with team color embroidery, as well as this Chicago White Sox two tone custom in red, green, and yellow, on black and red. 
Chicago Blackhawks Fitted hat
Chicago White Sox New Era hat
Just in time for baseball season, the Minor League's Clearwater, Florida Threshers get a green metallic, white, and black embroidered logo on a gray and green two tone, while the MLB Pittsburg Pirates get a lime, deep orange, and black custom colorway. 
Clearwater Threshers Fitted hat
Pittsburgh Pirates New Era hat
More Minor League colorways in the form of New Jersey's Trenton Thunder in electric blue, navy and yellow on a charcoal gray crown and navy visor, as well as this Las Vegas Area 51s in deep purple and lime for all the aliens out there. 
Trenton Thunder New Era hat
Las Vegas Area 51s New Era hat
Last of the bunch is an NHL Vancouver Canucks two tone custom colorway in black, white, deep purple, and gray embroidery on teal and black, and this ABA Memphis Pros custom fitted in red, white, and blue on a white crown and blue visor. 
Vancouver Canucks New Era hat
Memphis Pros New Era hat
Visit ecapcity.com for more information on these and other custom colorways.
Mitchell & Ness Montreal Canadiens 100th Anniversary Fitted Caps
Mitchell & Ness commemorates Les Canadiens de Montréal 100th season with two fitted caps sporting Stanley Cup Centennial patches. Les Canadiens and Los Angeles Kings wore these patches through out the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals, which Les Canadiens won 4-1 and picked up their 24th championship. Aside from the side patches, these caps feature crisp embroidered team logos and Mitchell & Ness script on the backs. Both the navy and red caps are now available at Mitchell & Ness.com and select fitted dealers.
