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ECAPCITY Custom Color 59Fifty Update - June
Here's a recap of recent custom color fitted offerings from ECAPCITY with more to come soon.
With the NHL conference finals well underway, ECAPCITY has released a San Jose Sharks custom color two-tone, sporting a black denim crown, light gray visor and aqua blue highlights. For the Sharks opponents in the finals, the Chicago Blackhawks get a black on process blue colorway, with hot pink embroidery.
San Jose Sharks Fitted
Chicago Blackhawks Fitted
A Montreal Canadiens custom colorway below in graphite on black with lime green accents. To the right, a Boston Bruins team color tone in black and yellow.
Montreal Canadiens Fitted
Boston Bruins Fitted
Two updates to previous ECAPCITY releases below. To the left, the Orlando Magic pinstripe two-tone gets flipped in black and red with silver pinstripe. On the right, a twist on the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes custom with a teal on burgundy plaid crown, silver visor, and matching embroidery.
Orlando Magic Custom Fitted
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Fitted
Two more retro MLB custom colorways. One features the Montreal Expos in green on yellow with matching embroidery. The other features the Philadelphia Phillies throwback logo in white on hunter green.
Montreal Expos Fitted
Philadelphia Phillies Fitted
Last of this batch of releases, a New Jersey Cardinals Minor League offering in black and red with yellow accents, as well as an old english ligature G custom 59Fifty in solid black, with the word Raiders embroidered on back in white.
New Jersey Cardinals Fitted
Raiders G Custom Fitted
For more information visit ecapcity.com.
ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093
Images : ECAPCITY
New Era "Denim Overdye" 59Fifty @ Capz.ca
Universal Article is glad to start showcasing new headwear releases from Canada's Capz.ca. Capz.ca is based out of Calgary with an on-line website and many stores located throughout Alberta, British Columbia and Sask.
Setting things off, Capz.ca just received a new stash of New Era "Denim Overdye" 59Fifty caps in NY Yankees and LA Dodgers. These Denim Overdye fitteds feature a heavier-weight denim fabric with extra dye to give it a deeper, richer color. The team logos are filled in black thread with either purple or teal pop outlines and under visors. They are currently available at Capz.ca, check them out today.
Image: Capz.ca
New Chicago 59Fifty Sneaker Hooks @ Rock-N-Jocks
Two new sneaker hooks from Rock-N-Jocks within the last week. Their latest release is a custom color Chicago Blackhawks 59Fifty hook to the Nike Copper Foamposite colorway. The cap is solid black, with the Blackhawks logo in black and metallic copper thread, with matching accents on the sides and back. ![]()
Rock-N-Jocks also released a Chicago Bulls custom colorway for the Nike Air Jordan VII Retro DMP's. The graphite gray on black two-tone has the Bulls retro logo embroidered in red, purple, and black thread on front, with red and black embroidery on the back of the crown.
Limited quantities of each available while supplies last.
For more information visit rocknjocks.com.
Images : Rock-N-Jocks
WIP Caps "Black n Gold Pac-Q" Hat Club Exclusive
WIP Caps continues their success here in the States with the knockout, Pac-Q, fitted cap style. This time around, WIP serves up a nasty black and gold version exclusively for Hat Club. Below is a quick teaser, straight from the box. This latest Pac-Q fitted starts off with black wool for the foundation and metallic gold thread plus a slick, gold appliqué for the boxing gloves. Stand by for more details. This one is sure to sell out quick!
Image: Hat Club
ECAPCITY Custom Color 59Fifty Recap - May 2010
Here's a recap of the latest custom color fitted releases from ECAPCITY for May.
Black and silver color combinations are alive and well, with a Los Angeles Kings release built in homage to the original Starter Cap incarnation of the colorway. The Kings logo is embroidered in black and metallic silver thread with matching accents on the side and back. Flipping it out to white on black, the San Jose Sharks get a similar black and metallic silver embroidery on front.
Los Angeles Kings Fitted
San Jose Sharks Fitted
Two graphite gray visor combinations are also currently available. On the left, a Los Angeles Dodgers custom in red, black, and graphite gray, a sneaker hook to the Nike Air Jordan X Shadow release. On the right, a custom for the Air Jordan V Green Beans, featuring the Seattle Mariners in gray, graphite, and lime green.
Los Angeles Dodgers Fitted
Seattle Mariners Fitted
Following up with two retro logo offerings, a team color Orlando Magic two-tone was released, with blue crown, black visor, and white on black embroidery on front, alongside a Baltimore Orioles black and purple custom with matching black and purple thread.
Orlando Magic Fitted
Baltimore Orioles Fitted
In white and black with tan embroidery, a Buffalo Sabers custom, as well as a Tampa Bay Rays teal, maroon, copper, and mint custom for the Nike Dunk High Undefeated sneaker release.
Buffalo Sabers Fitted
Tampa Bay Rays Fitted
The Chicago Blackhawks get a red crown, black visor two-tone with team color logo. To the right, a solid gray Vancouver Grizzlies 59Fifty with the logo's outline in black thread, an orange ball, neon green claws, and sky blue fur.
Chicago Blackhawks Fitted
Vancouver Grizzlies Fitted
Playing up on red and black this time, a Chicago White Sox pinstripe fabric release can be found, with black crown, red visor, and white on red logo. Throwing gold into the mix, the Toronto Blue Jays get a two-tone in black, metallic gold, and red custom colorway with white accents.
Chicago White Sox Fitted
Toronto Blue Jays Fitted
Another retro logo Vancouver Grizzlies two-tone, this time with graphite gray crown and dark purple visor. For fans of the New York Islanders, a navy blue and teal colorway with the team color logo.
Vancouver Grizzlies Fitted
New York Islanders Fitted
Two black crown, silver visor custom colorways, one featuring the Philadelphia Flyers with an orange and white embroidered logo, the other, the New York Rangers with red, silver, white, and black embroidery.
Philadelphia Flyers Fitted
New York Rangers Fitted
As seen below, the sneaker hook to the Nike Air Jordan Piston 6's, on the left features a mysterious Eagles baseball team logo in black, blue, red, silver, and white embroidery. To the right, a solid teal Montreal Expos fitted with black, white, and teal embroidery.
Eagles Air Jordan Piston 6 Fitted
Montreal Expos New Fitted
The final release in ECAPCITY's series of NICE customs for the time being can be found in khaki on navy, with a navy blue embroidered wordmark and red stripe running through the middle. Last but not least, a Cleveland Cavaliers sneaker hook for the Nike Red Carpet LeBrons in a black and process blue. The Cavs retro logo is embroidered in red, with matching blue accents and white trim.
NICE Custom Fitted
Cleveland Cavaliers Fitted
For more information on these and other custom color releases, visit ecapcity.com.
ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093
Images : ECAPCITY
CA4LA x Andy Warhol "One Offs Headwear Collection"
Japan's CA4LA headwear boutique has released a very special collection celebrating the work of Andy Warhol. The One Offs Collection focuses on a printed pattern of hat drawings made by Warhol. The pattern features hats from various periods of history in pen details and colors. The collection utilizes the cadet, snapback cap, and fedora silhouette as a canvas for this unique work. The One Offs Collection was released this past Thursday along with a book campaign featuring the hat drawings, which was given out with purchase. Contact CA4LA for more info on these special hats.
Image: CA4LA