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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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Zephyr 'Grey Popsicles' ZDL Hockey Fitted Series

Zephyr ZDL is back with their latest, custom hockey series dubbed Grey Popsicles.  The caps utilize grey wool crowns popped off with bright accents such as cyan, neon green, and others.  Each team logo is colored up in combinations of black, white, grey, and specific bright color threads.  Along with the NHL teams, Zephyr brings out their custom hockey ZDL teams as well.  Look for this style through select Z dealers and HatMonster.com.

Images: Zephyr Fitted

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Late November ECAPCITY Custom Color 59Fifty Update

ECAPCITY has another batch of custom color fitteds in store for the holidays, beginning with this late November update featuring NBA, NHL, and MLB 59Fiftys.

ECAPCITY
and MishkaNYC team up once again to collaborate with New Era for another set of custom fitted colorways, this time representing the East Coast. The first pair feature New Jersey based teams, namely, the NJ Nets, in all navy with orange and turquoise embroidery on a white front, and the NJ Devils in gray on black, with deep blue and red accents. The next two colorways take it back to New York, with the Brooklyn Dodgers in white on kelly green with black embroidery, and the New York Mets in red on black with white accents.
New Jersey Nets Fitted Hat
New Jersey Devils New Era Cap
Brooklyn Dodgers Fitted Hat
New York Mets New Era Fitted Hat

Shades of teal blue and black persist as popular colorways well into the winter season. Here, the Seattle Supersonics throwback wordmark is embroidered in process blue and gray on a black and light gray two-tone. In similar fashion, the San Jose Sharks two-tone is aqua blue on black, with matching embroidery and silver and purple accents.
Seattle Supersonics Fitted Hat
San Jose Sharks 59fifty fitted hat

The next two custom color 59Fiftys feature the Hardwood Classics Logos of the Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic. The Rockets black on red two-tone sports the team's 1995-2003 throwback logo in red, silver, sky blue, and navy. The Orlando Magic fitted features the team's alternate logo from their 1989-2000 seasons in black, white, and graphite embroidery on a solid black 59Fifty.
Houston Rockets Fitted Hat
Orlando Magic Fitted hat

Sneaker heads will appreciate these NHL 59Fiftys colorways synced to the latest iteration of Nikes making the rounds. The Montreal Canadiens 59Fifty hooks to the Nike Air Force 1 Kiwi's colorway in lime green, yellow, orange and white. The Minnesota Wild fitted hooks to the Nike Dunk SB Spiderman's in red, blue, black, and white.
Montreal Canadiens Fitted Hat
Minnesota Wild Fitted Hat

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

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Mitchell & Ness NHL Vintage Hi-Crown Snapback Caps, Pt:2

Mitchell & Ness continues to take it back to the old-school with more snapback caps in NHL Vintage teams.  These new caps utilize the hi-crown shape just as the NFL/NHL Trucker Meshback Caps released earlier this year.  These new styles are all wool with foam backed white front panels and contrasting top button, eyelets, and top visor.  Most vintage teams available now through Mitchellandness.com and authorized dealers.  

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Mid-October Custom Color 59Fiftys @ ECAPCITY

ECAPCITY is serving up another handful of custom color 59Fiftys for mid-October.

With the fall season well underway, ECAPCITY has another version of their New Jersey 'Garden State' fitted hitting shelves in dark brown with red, white, and silver embroidery. A New Jersey Devils custom two-tone in gray melton wool with red and white accents will also see release for Devils and Jersey fans alike.
NJ State Fitted
New Jersey Devils Fitted

Bringing vintage NBA logos back strong for October, this Buffalo Braves custom color 59Fifty features the Los Angeles Clippers former identity in black, seaglass blue, and bright magenta with matching embroidery. In similar fashion, the Atlanta Hawks get a brown and yellow two-tone with a yellow on white embroidered logo.
Buffalo Braves New Era Fitted
Atlanta Braves Fitted

A pair of MLB custom colorways, this time, the Arizona Diamondbacks in navy on teal, with copper yellow and teal embroidery, and the New York Mets in team color with a National League woven patch on the back.
Arizona Diamondbacks Fitted
New York Mets Fitted

A Baltimore Orioles MLB custom color two-tone in Baltimore Ravens colors, black, purple, and red has also been released, along with a team color Los Angeles Dodgers 59Fifty with a vintage green undervisor acknowledging the team's appearance in this years playoff series against the Phillies.
Baltimore Orioles Fitted
Los Angeles Dodgers Fitted

A hot sneaker hook for the Houston Rockets hit ECAPCITY's shelves in light gray on red, with matching red, blue, and neon green embroidery to match Nike's Transformers Pack.
Houston Rockets Fitted
Seattle Mariners New Era Hat

Rounding up the last handful of custom color two-tones in this update, the Seattle Mariners get a black, cardinal and metallic gold colorway. Two ligature logo releases also dropped, one featuring the Georgetown Hoyas in black on green with orange embroidery. The other, a Washington Nationals custom in light gray, black and yellow.
Georgetown Hoyas New Era Fitted
Washington Nationals Fitted Hat

Last but not least, the Chicago Blackhawks get an off white on red colorway, while fans of the Portland Sea Dogs can find a black on baby blue and yellow custom 59Fifty fit to rock on any occassion.
Chicago Blackhawks Fitted
Portland Sea Dogs New Era Fitted

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

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ECAPCITY Custom Color 59Fifty October Update

ECAPCITY has dropped another selection of hot custom color 59Fiftys for the first half of October.

Mets fans can look for this New York Mets two tone featuring Mr. Met in navy on kelly green with a gray undervisor, while the D gets some love in this round with a Detroit Tigers fitted in gray on navy blue with orange embroidery.
New York Mets Fitted
Detroit Tigers Fitted

NHL fans can represent the D with a Detroit Red Wings navy, cyan, and royal blue colorway, and
for the windy city, this Chicago Blackhawks two-tone in wheat and khaki with matching embroidery is a must have.
Detroit Red Wings Fitted
Chicago Blackhawks Fitted

The Anaheim Ducks in sky blue and burgundy and the Utah Jazz in brown and orange.
Anaheim Ducks Fitted
Utah Jazz Fitted

This Baltimore Orioles two-tone in black, light gray, and baby blue, hooks to the Jordan XII Nubucks, while the Los Angeles Angels neon colorway is cyan, yellow, and magenta on black.
Baltimore Orioles Fitted
Los Angeles Angels Fitted

The Cincinnati Reds get a team color two-tone in black and red featuring an arched wordmark across the front, while the Baltimore Orioles fitted is black, hunter green and red with metallic gold accents.
Cincinnati Reds Fitted
Baltimore Orioles Fitted

Two more sneaker hooks, one, a Toronto Blue Jays 59Fifty in black, purple, and red matching the Jordan Retro VII Raptors. The other, a Seattle Mariners two-tone for the Nike Volt Griffeys in black, royal blue, and neon yellow-green.
Toronto Blue Jays Fitted
Seattle Mariners Fitted

A Carolina Hurricanes NHL 59Fifty in black, purple and aqua, and a Chicago White Sox two-tone in royal blue on yellow.
Carolina Hurricanes Fitted
Chicago White Sox Fitted

A new Orlando Magic pin-stripe hook to the Nike Air Pennys in black, royal blue, and metallic silver.
The Phoenix Suns also get a sneaker hook in black and varsity purple for the Nike CB94's.
Orlando Magic Fitted
Phoenix Suns Fitted

Two more NHL 59Fiftys; the Los Angeles Kings get a white on black script wordmark colorway with green undervisor, while the New Jersey Devils get a solid black fitted with red and white embroidery, as well as a 25th anniversary patch on the side.
Los angeles Kings Fitted
New Jersey Devils Fitted

A Seattle Mariners sneaker hook to the Nike Air Griffeys in a graphite, black and red.
The New York Mets get a khaki on black two-tone, with red and hunter green embroidery.
Seattle Mariners Fitted
New York Mets Fitted

Two Minor League Baseball offerings, the Columbus Clippers in gray, black and mint green in a sneaker hook to the Nike Mint Air Max 95's, and the River City Bandits in a similar gray on black with orange embroidery to match the Nike Safety Orange 95's.
Columbus Clippers Fitted
River City Bandits Fitted

Last in this update, another Chicago Blackhawks two-tone in black, light gray and neon pink, in a hook to the Nike Air Max 95 Lava's. And the Pittsburgh Penguins get a custom colorway in gray and teal hooking to the Nike Freshwater Air Max 95's.
Chicago Blackhawks Fitted
Pittsburgh Penguins Fitted

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

Images : ECAPCITY

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