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Zephyr Design Lab : 'Masterblack Lime' Fitted Caps

Zephyr Design Lab has released their latest Masterblack Lime fitted series.  This collection of caps is colored up in the famous black, grey, and lime green combination made popular by numerous sneaker styles.  The Masterblack fitteds feature black wool crowns combined with dark grey contrast visors. The lime green comes into play for embroidered highlights.  Only select teams from NHL and NCAA have been produced in limited runs.  Available now at HatMonster.com and other select retailers.

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ECAPCITY Late September Custom Color 59Fifty Releases

ECAPCITY closes out September with another serving of custom color 59Fiftys, complete with sneaker hooks, rare logos, and the hot colorways heading into October.

First up, the Wu comes through once again, with a revisit of the Major Threat x U-GOD custom 59Fifty, in black and white this time as a follow up to the previous black and gold release. This cap is dropping Thursday, October 1st @ 7PM EST, so be on the lookout.
Major Threat x U-GOD Fitted Hat

Eager Pacquiao fans can look forward to his upcoming fight with another Phillippine Crest 59Fifty custom in all black with the crest embroidered in white, royal blue, red and yellow. This fitted is also scheduled for release on October 1st @ 7PM EST.
Phillippine Crest Fitted Hats

ECAPCITY also received a new shipment of MISHKA NYC x ECAPCITY City Pack 59Fifty customs which dropped this week. The pack is comprised of New York based teams featuring the Knicks, Rangers, Islanders, and Yankees. The New York Knicks fitted is black on black, while the New York Yankees fitted is royal blue, orange, and white, both with green undervisors.
MishkaNYC x ECAPCITY New York Rangers Fitted
MishkaNYC x ECAPCITY New York Islanders Fitted

MishkaNYC x ECAPCITY New York Knicks Fitted
MishkaNYC x ECAPCITY New York Yankees Fitted

Two Nike SB sneaker hooks featuring Minor League Baseball teams also hit shelves. The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes fitted hooks to the Nike SB Dunk Low Hawaii, while the Augusta Green Jackets two-tone matches the Nike SB Dunk Low Mosquito.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Fitted Hat
Augusta Green Jackets New Era Fitted Hat

The Los Angeles Kings 59Fifty below features silver and black embroidery on a solid black crown. The Charlotte Hornets throwback is a black on teal two-tone with purple undervisor.
Los Angeles Kings New Era Hat
Charlotte Hornets Fitted Hat

The Calgary Flames get a white on black two-tone, with a red on white and black embroidery. Another Minor League 59Fifty custom features the Charlotte Stone Crabs, with similar red embroidery on a matching red and black two-tone.
Calgary Flames Fitted Hat
Charlotte Stone Crabs New Era Fitted Hat

The Detroit Red Wings get a sneaker hook to the Nike SB High Send Help Editions in black and process blue. The Colorado Avalanche can also be found in process blue, with lime green and hot pink accents.
Detroit Red Wings New Era Hat
Colorado Avalanche Fitted Hat

More two-tone fitteds featuring the Montreal Canadiens in red, kelly green, and metallic gold, and the Minnesota Wild in the highly popular black, purple, and neon green colorway, as well as the Detroit Tigers in royal blue on black, and the New York Mets with black, white, and silver embroidery on a process blue crown and black visor.
Montreal Canadiens Fitted Hat
Minnesota Wild Fitted Hat

Detroit Tigers Fitted Hat
New York Mets New Era Hat

Last of the bunch is a vintage logo Hartford Whalers NHL 59Fifty that was released last week for those who missed it.
Hartford Whalers New Era Fitted Hat

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

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ECAPCITY Mid-September Custom Color Fitteds

ECAPCITY is on point once again with another release of custom 59Fifty colorways and sneaker hooks  for mid-September.

The Chicago White Sox get two sneaker hooks this month to the infamous Nike Air Yeezy's. The first custom colorway is medium grey on graphite with orange embroidery, while the other features the team's sock and wing logo on a black and graphite two-tone fitted with pink accents.
Chicago White Sox Fitted Hats

The Sox also have two additional two-tone colorways dropping, one in white on blue, and the other light gray on black, both featuring the teams vintage logo embroidered on front. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays get a deep purple 59Fifty colorway with a gray undervisor, and the San Francisco Giants two-tone features metallic gold embroidery on navy and red, with white accents.
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Fitted
Chicago White Sox New Era Hat
San Francisco Giants Fitted
Chicago White Sox Fitted

ECAPCITY is also dropping a Chicago Bulls pinstripe colorway that hooks to the Air Jordan Orlando VII's, as well as a Pittsburgh Penguins 59fifty in white and black with purple accents, to match up with the Air Jordan 6 Rings model.
Chicago Bulls Fitted
Pittsburgh Penguins Fitted

This Denver Nuggets fitted is grey on safety red with lime and orange highlights, which hooks nicely to the Air Jordan Hare I's or VII's. The Milwaukee Brewers also get a sneaker hook to the Nike Air Max 95 Mint Greens which dropped in June.
Denver Nuggets Fitted
Milwaukee Brewers Fitted

Minor League Baseball fans can look forward to this Gwinnett Braves two-tone in black and red, while sneaker heads can look forward to a St. Louis Cardinals two-tone in black on gray, with red, blue, and neon green embroidery to match the Nike Dunk SB Hi Twin Peaks.
Gwinnett Braves New Era Hat
St. Louis Cardinals Fitted

Last of this round of custom color 59Fiftys, the Boston Red Sox get a black on hunter green fitted with red and white accents, while the Los Angeles Dodgers  get a green, red, and white colorway to match the Nike Dunk Low Heineken or Dunk Hi Big Gulp SB's.
Boston Red Sox Fitted
Los Angeles Dodgers Fitted

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

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ECAPCITY September Custom Color Fitted Update

ECAPCITY recently dropped another round of custom color 59Fiftys to kick off the fall season.

Graphite gray two-tone 59Fiftys are going strong as evident by these Golden State Warriors and Calgary Flames custom colorways in royal blue with white, and midnight purple, white, and black on gray respectively.
Golden State Warriors New Era Hat
Calgary Flames Fitted

This month's sneaker hooks include a New York Mets custom colorway made for the Nike Dunk low SB 720's in black on light gray with pink, orange, and yellow embroidery and checkboard undervisor, as well as a Los Angeles Angels two-tone which hooks to the New Castle Nike Dunk SB Lows in mustard yellow and caramel brown, with red, white and bright blue embroidery.
New York Mets New Era Hat
LA Angels Fitted

ECAPCITY
is also revisiting their popular NJ customized script fitted in orange on black with a green undervisor. Another fitted slated for release is this USSR 'Hammer and Sickle' custom color 59Fifty in olive drab with red embroidery.
NJ GARDEN STATE hat
USSR New Era Hat

The Houston Rockets get an NBA Hardwood Classics logo two-tone fitted in red and navy blue. Another sneaker hook for September features the Seattle Mariners in aqua on black, made for the Nike Air Griffeys.
Houston Rockets Fitted
Seattle Mariners New Era Hat

White visor two-tone colorways keep it fresh and clean this fall, with the New York Rangers in red on white, and Cincinnati Reds in black on white, with metallic gold and bright red accents.
A Tampa Bay Lightning fitted in solid baby blue also makes the round, as does another Boston Red Sox 59Fifty in graphite on black, with black and neon green embroidery.
New York Rangers Fitted
Tampa Bay Lightning Fitted
Cincinnati Reds New Era Hat
Boston Red Sox Fitted

The last of this edition of ECAPCITY offerings find the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in royal, orange, white, and baby blue, while the Toronto Blue Jays get a similar colorway in blue on red, with a  green undervisor.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Fitted
Toronto Blue Jays Fitted

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave
West New York, NJ 07093

Images : ECAPCITY

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California Angels x LA Lakers Custom 59Fifty Colorway @ Rock-N-Jocks

Rock-N-Jocks has just released a California Angels custom color 59Fifty in Los Angeles Lakers colors, as a sneaker hook to the Kobe Bryant Nike Zoom Kobe 4's. This black on purple two-tone features the Angels ligature and halo logo embroidered in purple, yellow, and white on front with matching embroidery on back and a yellow undervisor.

For more information on this custom color fitted, visit rocknjocks.com.

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ECAPCITY September MEGAPOST

ECAPCITY custom color fitteds are in full effect for September, with another round of 59Fiftys in multiple leagues and flavors. Two-tone colorways are prevalent, and sneaker hooks as well, which continue to thrive in popularity with sneaker head and fitted enthusiast alike.

The New York Islanders get a red on black colorway with yellow and white accents, while the Florida Marlins get a colorway hook to the popular Nike SB Skate or Die Dunk Low's.
New York Islanders Fitted Hat
Florida Marlins New Era Hat

The Columbus Blue Jackets get a gray on lavender NHL two-tone with matching embroidery. The Florida Marlins fitted is a solid teal blue MLB 59Fifty with a black, white, and teal team logo on front.
Columbus Blue Jackets Fitted Hat
Florida Marlins Fitted

Hot two-tone sneaker hooks to look for in September feature the New Orleans Jazz in white on black with a hot pink logo to match the Nike Air Max Lava 95's, and the Chicago Bulls in white on red with metallic silver embroidery, hooking to the Air Jordan Retro Metallic 1's.
New Orleans Jazz Fitted
Chicago Bulls New Era Hat

The Los Angeles Kings script fitted below features the NHL Logo on the right side of the cap this time around, followed by an assortment of custom and team color 59Fiftys.
Los Angeles Kings New Era Hat
San Jose Sharks New Era Hat

UC Berkeley Golden Bears Fitted
Boston Celtics New Era Hat

San Diego Padres New Era Hat
Philadelphia Phillies New Era Hat

Chicago Blackhawks Fitted
New York Rangers New Era Hat

The New Jersey Devils two-tone is gray on black with red accents to match the Nike Air Max 95 Sport Reds. The Baltimore Orioles get a camouflage on bright orange custom color hook to the Brian Anderson Dunk Hi SB's.
New Jersey Devils Fitted
Baltimore Orioles Fitted Hat

The Orlando Magic can be found in yet another sneaker hook to the Nike Air Penny Atlantic Quickstrikes in white on black, with blue pinstripes, while the San Antonio Spurs 59Fifty below is black on silver with metallic embroidery, in a clean hook to the Tim Duncan Nike Air Total Max Uptempos.
Orlando Magic New Era Hat
San Antonio Spurs New Era Hat

The burgundy on orange Arizona Diamondbacks 59Fifty seen below hooks to the Nike Air Force 1 Kiwi's.
Pittsburgh Pirates Fitted Hat
Arizona Diamondbacks Fitted Hat

Two Seattle Supersonics offerings, one in metallic gold and black, the other in purple on black in a nice color hook to the Nike Air Max CB94's.
Seattle Supersonics Fitteds

Detroit Tigers Fitted Hat
Seattle Mariners New Era Hat

Buffalo Sabres New Era Hat
New York Rangers Fitted

The last of this round of ECAPCITY customs features the Minor League Fresno Grizzlies in black on red, while the Pittsburgh Penguins get a light gray on graphite, NHL two-tone with bright green accents in a hook to the Green Bean Air Jordan V colorway.
Fresno Grizzlies Fitted Hat
Pittsburgh Penguins New Era Hat

For more information visit ecapcity.com.

ECAPCITY
5806 Bergenline Ave.
West New York, NJ 07093

Images : ECAPCITY

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