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Pennant Race 'Pasteur' Cuffed Knit Beanie Hats

Pennant Race is now geared up with new knit hats for Fall/Holiday 09.  Below is the PR Pasteur Cuffed Knit Beanie Hats with multi-colored top poms.  The hats feature PR's signature Pasteur striping against a solid background.  The cuffed section features a fold-over label.  Both green/gray and red/navy/royal color ways are now available through Pennant Race online.

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Concepts x Mitchell & Ness "CON-OPS" Knit Hats

Concepts is set to release their first military inspired collection, named Concepts Operations or CON-OPS this Friday, the 23rd.  For this collection Concepts connected with Timberland on the 6" inch Field Boot built with technical materials.  For headwear, Concepts links up with Mitchell & Ness for winter knit hats and a fitted cap.  The knit includes a two-tone cuff with CONCEPTS jacquard on the crown and special labels stitched on the front and inside.  Only a limited amount of hats were produced for this release.  Stay posted for info on the fitted cap.

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Penfield Knit Hats @ Black Rainbow Shop

Get your Penfield knit game up at the Black Rainbow Shop.  BKRW is now stocking a bunch of Pen winter gear apparel and the below hats.  First is Penfield's Sanford cuffed knit hat.  This piece is made of acrylic wool blend with jacquarded stripes, official word mark, and top pom.  It is also available in a purple, sky blue, black option.  Following through next is the Richter tight beanie with pom.  Real basic, straight up two color combo with jacquarded Penfield logo, bright pom, and is also offered in a purple/white combo.  These special color ways are now available through BKRW Shop.com.  For those of you in the states, you can find these same styles in other colors through Penfield USA.com.

Images: Black Rainbow Shop 

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Jo Gordon Handmade Knit Hats @ Arth

With cold winds approaching quickly, there is always space for some extra knitted headwear pieces.  Hat store, Arth, has just received a nice shipment of handmade knit hats from independent knitwear designer Jo Gordon.  Based out of Scotland, Jo Gordon handcrafts and finishes knitted hats spun with Scottish wool.  Arth is now stocking Jo's tight fitted beanies, which come in solid or stripe options.  Also added to the mix are some striped berets in various color combinations.  All hats are now available at Arth Soho in NYC.

Arth Soho
75 West Houston St.  /  map
NY 10012

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The Hundreds Fall 09 2nd Delivery of Caps & Knit Hats

The Hundreds will be releasing their F09 2nd delivery tomorrow at both Rosewood and Post stores.  The release starts off with their staple Adam Bomb fitted caps by New Era, for those who can't get enough of the primary 'bomb' logo.  The F09 headwear assortment expands with more snapbacks and beanie options including cable knit hats.  Keep in mind that that each silhouette below will come in extra color ways that will be available tomorrow (17th).  If you are in the area, definitely hit them or wait till it hits their web store.

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Vans 59Fifty Fitted, Trucker, & Beanie Hats @ Urbanexcess.com

London's UrbanExcess.com continues to expand their offering of Vans product.  Besides Vans' time-tested classic shoes, UE also carries some of their various hat styles.  Starting off is the official, home team New Era 59Fifty fitted cap.  This black on black cap is full wool with front, raised, embroidery and grey under visor.  Next up is the Vans Westcoast graffiti Kings of Custom trucker cap.  The front panels and top visor are laced with a sublimated print, top stitch, and Vans logo embroidered on the back.   With winter approaching, UE is stocking Vans Pomcentirc Reversible Beanie Hat.  This is a fully reversable beanie, including the pom that gives you a second color option.  This beanie is made with soft, 100% acrylic and tight fitted.  Below is just a small selection of Vans' headwear styles available at UE.  Check their site for more.

Images: Urbanexcess.com

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