Universal Article Archives
Universal Article Archives
Reintroducing the original Universal Article blog from 2006-2011.
ONLY NY Snapback Caps
Original NY native, ONLY NY, is an independent apparel brand going hard on the scene since 07 with tees and caps. The snapbacks below were released back in June, offering heads raw, simple graphics focused on NYC street culture. Each cap comes in cotton twill and built on the 5-panel, short-seamed front, snapback model. Additional features include green under visors; back embroidered hits, and ONLY inside label. All caps are now available through the ONLY NY online store and official dealers.



Images: ONLY NY
The Hundreds Amsterdam Pack: Team Script Snapback Cap
The Hundreds has linked up with skateshop Ben G and Freshcotton.com of the Netherlands to produce a limited run of cap and tee shirt pieces. The Hundreds basically takes their team script cap and customizes it with Amsterdam embroidered on top and the collaborative 3X symbols on the left panels. The official release for cap and tee comes out this Saturday, the 25th at the BenG Skateshop followed up by Freshcotton.com on Wednesday, the 29th.
Images: The Hundreds
The Award Tour, Summer 09 "Born To Run" Snapback Caps
A first here on Universal Article, Award Tour is a relatively new lifestyle brand making some cool product. Shown below are their new snapback caps, which is part of the Summer 09 “Born To Run” collection. Made with wool, the caps feature tight front and side embroidery plus nice green or orange under visors. Only 30 pieces were produced for each color way, which consist of aqua/orange, maroon/aqua, and charcoal. Caps go on sale through Award Tour’s Corner Store next week plus the Candy Shop in UK, Highs and Lows in Australia, and Abakus in Philly.
Image: The Award Tour Blog
Re-Stock Foreign Family x PTA "Party Naked" Snapback Caps
By popular demand, Foreign Family is restocking a small run of their fun "Party Naked" snapback cap in collaboration with Party Til AM. The cap is rather simple compared to FF's known detailed pieces of the past. This style features bold front embroidery, custom Old English lettering on the under visor, and FF/AM connection logos in hot pink thread. Get yours now through Foreign Family online and PTA worldwide parties!![]()
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Images: Foreign Family
DQM Summer 09 5-Panels and Snapback Caps
DQM NY is about to release new caps for the Summer 09 season. The new assortment of styles consists of 5-panels and cotton snapback caps. The DQM 5-panel caps are made with custom plaid fabric, which comes in yellow, red, blue, purple, and white w/ black. The rest of the pack comes in various solid colors. Look out for these styles this week at DQM and other official dealers.
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Images: DQM New Shit
Jonathan Da Lynn 2009 SEEBEE Fitteds & HOOAH Snapback Caps
Jonathan Da Lynn hits us off with some new cap styles for the current spring and upcoming 2009 summer season. JDL continues the military inspired theme to build out the following styles. First up is the SEABEE fitted cap with a nice seersucker undervisor. The front SEABEE wordmark represents the Navy motto for "We Build, We Fight". The SEABEE are the construction battalions of the U.S. Navy. This cap is made with straight wool and front raised embroidery. Next up is the HOOAH snapback cap. HOOAH is an Air Force term with many meanings with Heard, Understand, and Acknowledge being the most common reference. This cap is made with tiger camouflage, olive undervisor, and front raised embroidery. Both caps are now available through the official JDL site in limited stock.![]()
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Images: JDL