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Rock-N-Jocks Late January 59Fifty Update

We've rounded up the latest Rock-N-Jocks custom colorways for the latter half of january.

Rock-N-Jocks most recent drop is an Atlanta Braves custom 59Fifty in purple and lime green with an orange undervisor. The Braves ligature logo is embroidered in lime green with an orange outline with similar embroidery in the back as well.

The next release featured is a Tampa Bay Devil Rays custom color two-tone, in black on varsity purple with a full color vintage team wordmark on front. Black and varsity purple embroidery with white accents adorn the back.

Another release which dropped earlier this month is a royal blue on black Chicago Blackhawks custom color 59Fifty. A full color Blackhawks logo is embroidered on front, while the back features the NHL shield embroidered in matching royal blue and black thread.
For more information, visit rocknjocks.com.

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ECAPCITY Custom Color 59Fifty January 2010 Update

Our first major ECAPCITY update this month brings in the year will a nice selection of custom color New Era 59Fiftys in various leagues and colorways.

First on the plate is a San Diego Padres two-tone adorned with the team wordmark in their throwback colors of brown on orange, with white accents. Knowledgeable MLB fans can also find a Milwaukee Brewers fitted featuring the team's previous incarnation, the Seattle Pilots, in royal blue and yellow.
San Diego Padres Fitted Hat
Seattle Pilots Fitted Hat

Bay Area fans can look for a San Jose Sharks NHL custom done up in black and purple with orange accents. Similarly, the San Francisco Giants get a twist on their team color two-tone, this time with an orange crown and black visor, with the team's ligature in white on black.
San Jose Sharks Fitted Hat
San Francisco Giants Fitted Hat

Two Chicago White Sox offerings were released, the first a white on hunter green two-tone fitted with red on hunter green embroidery. The second, a kelly green on royal blue number, featuring the Sox' vintage logo embroidered to match.
Chicago White Sox New Era Hats

ECAPCITY continues to capitalize on sneaker hooks this month, up first is a Toronto Blue Jays hook to the Air Jordan Aqua VIII's that was re-released, having sold out within the first two days of dropping. Featuring the Jay's maple leaf logo, the cap is black on aqua, with black, white, teal, and purple embroidery on the front. Keeping the canadian theme going, fitted enthusiasts will also find a Montreal Expos custom colorway in gray on black, with the team's famous 'M' logo in black, white, and red.
Toronto Blue Jays Fitted Cap
Montreal Expos 59Fifty

NHL fitted fans will find a Detroit Red Wings team color 59Fifty in solid red available this month, while the sneaker heads looking for a fitted to match the DJ Clark Kent Pack Nike Air Max 1's can now rejoice with an NBA Phoenix Suns two-tone in black, gray, and neon yellow colored to match the collection, which consists of the Air Max 1, Air Force 1, and the Air Trainer 1.
Detroit Red Wings Fitted Hat
Phoenix Suns Fitted Hat

Two more sneaker hooks with black crowns, one, a Cleveland Indians fitted in black, gray, and red matching the Air Jordan Retro IV's. The other, a Quad City River Bandits minor league baseball fitted made for the Air Jordan Retro Space Jam's in black and bright blue.
Cleveland Indians Fitted Cap
Quad City River Bandits Fitted

Bright colored offerings continue to enjoy popularity with the Boston Celtics in black on hot pink with neon aqua embroidery, as well as a Seattle Mariners custom colorway in orange on teal.
Boston Celtics Fitted Hat
Seattle Mariners Fitted Hat

Two more NHL custom colorways, one is a Dallas Stars two-tone in gray and orange, with white, orange, and black embroidery, the other a Winnipeg Jets 59Fifty in navy on red.
Dallas Stars New Era Cap
Winnipeg Jets Fitted Cap

Another sneaker hook, this time a Cleveland Cavaliers Hardwood Classics logo two-tone, in black, process blue, and red colored to match the Angel and Demon NIKE Dunk SB's. The Atlanta Hawks also get a vintage logo fitted in white on gray with matching embroidery.
Cleveland Cavaliers 59Fifty Fitted Hat
Atlanta Hawks 59Fifty Fitted Hat

And lastly, two more minor league offerings featuring California's Fresno Grizzlies and Modesto A's. The Fresno Grizzlies two-tone fitted is burgundy and graphite gray, while the Modesto A's get a 59Fifty in the Oakland A's colors of kelly green on yellow.
Fresno Grizzlies New Era Fitted Hat
Modesto A's 59Fifty Fitted Hat

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

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Rock-N-Jocks Custom Color 59Fifty January Update

Rock-N-Jocks enters the new year with three custom color fitted releases in MLB and NBA flavors which dropped this past week. Their latest release is a team color Montreal Expos 59Fifty. The fitted is royal blue with a red undervisor and New Era logo, with team color embroidery on the front and back.

This familiar Orlando Magic custom colorway also dropped via Rock-N-Jocks last week. The cap is solid black with the team's city wordmark embroidered in hot pink, neon green and yellow, bright orange, aqua, and purple, with the star in the center embroidered in metallic silver. This edition features no logo on back and the new era logo on the side embroidered in black thread.

This Florida Marlins custom color 59Fifty in Miami Hurricanes colors also dropped last week as a two-tone in UM hunter green and orange. The Marlin's ligature on the front of the hat is hunter green, orange, and white with the 'F' in black. The back of the hat features the MLB logo in orange, white, and yellow.
For more information, visit rocknjocks.com.

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ECAPCITY Custom Color 59Fifty December Mega Post

Just in time for xmas, we have another ECAPCITY mega post and recap of their custom fitteds releases for December. ECAPCITY dropped the first eight custom color 59Fiftys featured below this past Thursday.

We begin with two ECAPCITY favorites, a NICE brand custom two-tone in gray Melton wool with red visor, and a new Garden State 'NJ' script fitted, in solid purple with white embroidery. The NICE two-tone colorway features a navy and red stripe pattern in the logo for all that should be just right for the GUCCI heads out there.
NICE Fitted Hat
Garden State Fitted

Black is back for the holidays, as evident with this Arizona Diamondbacks solid black fitted with hot pink  embroidery, an easy hook to any number of sneaker colorways out now. Sneaker heads can also look forward to a Tampa Bay Devil Rays custom made for the Air Jordan Space Jam XI's. The two-tone features a black crown and blue visor with black, metallic silver, and blue accents.
Arizona Diamondbacks 59Fifty
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Fitted Cap

The next custom fitted is a Los Angeles Kings NHL 59Fifty made to hook to NIKE SILVER HALF CENT's as well as the starter snapback caps that were staple headwear back in the day. The two-tone features metallic silver pinstripes on a black crown with matching gray visor.  Another NHL two tone that was released is a Florida Panthers fitted in a dark brown on black, with metallic gold embroidery.
Los Angeles Kings New Era Cap
Florida Panthers Fitted Hat

Following up in the custom color MLB 59Fifty category, the Chicago White Sox can be found in navy, red and white, while the Detroit Tigers get a navy blue and orange treatment hooking to the NFL's Chicago Bears team colors.
Chicago White Sox New Era Hat
Detroit Tigers New Era Hat

Another NICE 59Fifty Gucci color way, this time red and green on black with matching striped embroidery, and an NBA Hardwood Classics logo Vancouver Grizzlies two-tone in team color teal and black.
NICE Custom 59Fifty
Vancouver Grizzlies 59Fifty Fitted

A Tampa Bay Rays custom color 59Fifty in orange, black and sparkling purple, and a classic Pittsburgh Pirates two-tone in yellow on black.
Tampa Bay Rays 59Fifty Fitted
Pittsburgh Pirates 59Fifty Fitted

The Seattle Mariners fitted below is black and teal with a navy wordmark and teal accents, while the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks get the classic camouflage treatment, with a full color logo on an all camo cap.
Seattle Mariners 59Fifty Fitted
Chicago Blackhawks 59Fifty Fitted

Keeping in line with the darker colors of the season, the Milwaukee Brewers 59Fifty features gray, white, and royal blue embroidery on a solid brown fitted, but for those who find a brighter palette more appealing, heads will find this St. Louis Cardinals two-tone in stone and camel brown the perfect fit.
Milwaukee Brewers 59Fifty Fitted
St. Louis Cardinals 59fifty Fitted

And finally, after numerous requests from fans and headwear afficionados alike, Minor League Baseball's Staten Island Yankees will get a customized fitted featuring a full color logo on a solid crown with gray undervisor. Minor league fans can also find the Ottawa Lynx in black, red, navy, gray, and white embroidery on a black and red two-tone.
Staten Island Yankees 59Fifty Fitted
Ottawa Lynx 59Fifty Hat

For more information on the custom fitted colorways featured above, visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

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Rock-N-Jocks December Custom 59Fifty Update

Rock-N-Jocks recently released a couple of hot 59Fifty custom colorways for the month of December.

Just in time for the holidays, the ever popular Gucci inspired colorway is paired with a Baltimore Orioles 59Fifty. This custom color two-tone is hunter green and red, with the Orioles mascot logo embroidered in matching hunter green, and red and gold. The next offering is an NFL Oakland Raiders inspired colorway for the Los Angeles Dodgers in black and silver, with matching embroidery and a silver undervisor.
Following suit, Rock-N-Jocks also released a Florida Marlins custom color two-tone in Florida Gators royal blue and orange. The Marlins ligature logo is embroidered in orange, blue, white, and green with matching accents in across the remainder of the cap.
Last of the batch is a Miami Heat NBA custom colorway in hot pink on black. This two-tone 59Fifty has a hot pink crown and black visor, with white, hot pink, and black embroidery on front, and matching black and white embroidery on the back.

Visit rocknjocks.com for more info on the exclusives featured here, and other custom colorways available now at Rock-N-Jocks.

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New York Yankees '27 World Series' Special Fitted Caps @ Onspotz.com

New Era has released a series of fitted caps recognizing the New York Yankees 27th World Series Championship.  The first cap is the double whammy style, which features the interlock NY on one panel and The Commissioner's Trophy on the other.  Next up is the World Series Ring style rocking a fully embroidered ring over the 27, which is executed in a double, textured stitch line.  The last cap shown is a two-tone fitted with large WS Champions graphic and trophy embroidered on the back.  All three styles plus others can now be found through New Era flagship stores and Onspotz.com.

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