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Universal Article Archives

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3Sixteen "Cross Cut" Fitteds @ Become Fitted

3Sixteen’s highly anticipated “Cross Cut” fitteds are now available at select retailers & Become Fitted. As part of their Fall 2008 collection, these caps are cut from the same cloth as their flannel shirt counterparts. You know the deal – Due to the source fabric that went into making the caps & shirts, supply is very tight in each color & will never be produced again. The front features the company’s Old English "3S" logo in raised embroidery & pickaxe back logo hit. The caps are available in the grey & red wool flannel & produced by ELM Company. Get yours here.

3ixteen Flannel Fitted Caps at Become Fitted


Image: 3Sixteen / Become Fitted

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Carrot Clothing Fall/Winter 08 Fitted Cap, Pt:1

Carrot Clothing is an creative apparel company reppin' Eastern Europe. The Carrot name is a metaphor for 'strong roots’, which is used to keep its direction grounded & focused on a connection with global art, skate, & urban communities. Below, Carrot gives us an exclusive look at one of their headwear pieces for Fall / Winter 2008. This cap features the company's logo as black on black, puff embroidery over wool. The fabric is printed with a dark grey pattern consisting of their primary mark & C's inside circles. Look for this & many other cap styles from Carrot shipping to official dealers now.

Carrot Clothing Black On Black Fitted Cap


Image: Carrot Lookbook

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Undefeated / UNLV Starter & American Needle Snapback Caps

Undefeated is set to drop these exclusive, UNLV Runnin' Rebels, snapback caps starting tomorrow through their Vegas base. Using an accumulation of dead stock UNLV caps from Starter & American Needle, Undefeated embroidered their own graphics on open side panels. The finished product brings together retro sports licensed product with current sneaker boutique. During the height of sports licensed caps, UNLV was one the hottest schools out there because of their colors, mascot, & winning of the 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Championship over Duke. Now with the return of old school licensed caps here & the Magic show starting tomorrow, what better occasion but to bring this project out? Because of the rarity of the styles these are sure to be gone by midweek, so get yours now.

Undefeated UNLV Running Rebels Snapback Caps


Image: Undefeated

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The Hundreds, 5th Anniversary "Adam" New Era Fitted Caps

5 years later, The Hundreds continue their takeover of the apparel industry with classic underground aesthetics. In celebration of their 5th anniversary, The Hundreds are dropping the Adam Outline, New Era 59Fifty fitteds. This release includes crispy new colorways of the Adam Bomb outline logo in puff embroidery. Each colorway is limited to 100 pcs available at 5 different locations. Here's the breakdown: Royal with white this Saturday @ The Hundreds 5th Pop Up Shop, Oakland steez August 30th @ The Hundreds SF, black on black September 6th through thehundreds.com, purple with gold September 13th @ Hundreds LA, & finally the Miami get up available late September through select European dealers.
The Hundreds Adam Bomb Colorways
Images: The Hundreds


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X-Large x New Era "Roaring Ape" Fitted Cap @ Onspotz

Reppin' since the early 90's, X-Large has been a staple in the street wear game holding down spots in NY, LA, Taiwan, & Tokyo. Onspotz.com just dropped these new XL, 59Fifty's on their site. These fresh new styles feature an updated iteration of a roaring ape face. Using New Era's 59Fifty fitted model, the cap also features a fully embroidered "Los Angeles" wordmark on the undervisor & inside satin lining with repeating pattern. This wool style is sealed off with bright top contrast stitch & button. Both colorways are available at Onspotz.com & other official X-Large store locations.
XLarge Roaring Ape New Era 59Fifty Fitted Cap
XLarge New Era 59Fifty Fitted Cap of Roaring Ape Face
Images: ONSPOTZ.com


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New ELM & Official Fitted Caps @ FitLikes.com

FitLikes.com is based out of Edinburgh, Scotland & mostly supplies their side of the earth with fresh fitted styles from various brands. Below are two styles from ELM Company & Official that are now available through their site. First is ELM's Summer black & purple fitted styles that features script wordmark & Hibiscus flower. Second is SF's Official - Crown Of Laurel "FUCKERS" cap. Offering two colorways, this style is straightforward with the message & bright enough to get your point across. FitLikes now offers a currency converter for easy translation of cost for caps. Check them out!
Elm Summer Black Hibiscus Fitted Cap

Elm Purple Hibiscus Fitted at FitLikes

Official Fuckers Fitted at FitLikes

Official Fuckers Black Gold Fitted at FitLikes
Images: FitLikes.com


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