Monday, November 27, 2006

SSUR Explosion!!!



SSUR just let out pictures of their new Fall/Winter line and it came along with some crazy New Era caps. The one you see above is, by far, the most tame piece in the new line. The hat features a design that may or may not be embroidered (its hard to tell...) of the Coney Island landmark Wonder Wheel.



I would like to think that this one is a commentary on the overusage of camo in streetwear, but I don't know for sure if that is the case. The hat features different camo prints on each panel of the hat. I believe the written embroidery on the front says "War of the Worlds". The most interesting part of this hat, I believe, is the camo pattern that is on the bill of the hat. New Era came out with a hat that had a camo print on the bill earlier in the year that had this horrible felt material that was creating the camo look. I really hope that isn't the case with this hat...



This is one of those hats that I can respect for it's design aspect, but dont particularly dig all that much. The hat features a woodgrain looking pattern on the hat, but the real (huh?) factor on this hat is the embroidered boat on the front of the hat. The embroidery is gold and has some serious detailing with, not only the boat being embroidered, but the waves as well. This hat just makes me feel like some dudes are really trying to think outside the box, and that's great...I just don't know if I'd wear it.



Now this is the hat that made me go WTF?! and WHOA!!! at the same time. I am not 100% sure what's going on here. This hat features a print that reminds me of a seat cover my great grandma had in 1979...This is insane! The worst part is, is I don't know if I hate it or like it. It definitely makes me WOW! at it, cause its so left field that I don't know what to think...It may be ahead of its time, or it may never have a time. Either way, once again I can definitely respect the creativity behind the hat, but man...really have no clue what to think about this one...

Leave a comment and tell us what you think.

All these hats will be dropping this coming February.

Info: High Snobiety

Subware Gets Simple


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I was relieved to see that Subware was putting out a simpler version of their New Era cap after seeing their previous attempt on a New Era fitted that was basically ADD on a hat. This hat features the Subware Arrow design in orange on a brown hat. "Subware" is embroidered on the back of the hat in a lighter shade of brown. This hat is currently available over at CaliRoots

Info: High Snobiety via CaliRoots

Recon Goes Suede


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Recon recently dropped this hat with their fall/winter line. I am always a fan when companies along with New Era decide to use materials outside of the usual wool they are most known for. This hat is suede with the fence design "burned" into the hat. The New Era (side) and Recon (back) logos are embroidered in brown to match the underbill. This hat is now available over at CaliRoots.

Info/Image: High Snobiety via CaliRoots

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Freshjive Marble Burst



Here's a new cap from the heads over at Freshjive. The hat features what is called a "marble burst" pattern with a 3-D Freshjive logo on the front. I am definitely digging what New Era and all other companies have been doing with the exploration of new patterns for their 59/50's. Im glad they are not resting on an already great product, but instead continuing to push the envelope. Great job here from Freshjive. In Stores Now!!!

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

aNYthing Beanies


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aNYthing has a good history of putting out good products and these beanies are no different. The ball on the top is a nice touch to an already awesome beanie that features the aNYthing name on a striped pattern. The beanie is available in a few different colors as you can see. They are available over at the aNYthing Score.

Info: aNYthing

Mike Beanies




So it's starting to get cold and sometimes you need a little more than your run of the mill 59/50 to get you through those frigid days. Luckily Mike recently released these beanies. They are available over at Mike.

Info: Mike

Monday, November 20, 2006

UNDFTD Crackle Print


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Following suit behind Mike and the Air Jordan III's, Undefeated leaked their new crackle print fitted over on their website. As you can see they didn't want to let the whole cat out of the bag just yet, so they gave us this sneak peek. The hat is grey with a lighter grey crackle print pattern throughout the hat and features the 5 strike UNDFTD logo in black. I wonder if they will have this hat in any different colorways...? Anyway, these should be available soon. More info to come.

Info: UNDFTD

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

Capitalize on Tragedy!




From Wikipedia
The 12th Street Riot in Detroit began in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 23, 1967. Vice squad officers executed a raid at a blind pig on the corner of 12th Street and Clairmount on the city's near westside. The confrontation with the patrons there evolved into one of the deadliest and most destructive riots in modern U.S. history, lasting five days and far surpassing the 1943 riot the city endured. Before the end, the state and federal governments sent in National Guard and U.S. Army troops and the result was forty-three dead, 467 injured, over 7,200 arrests and more than 2,000 buildings burned down.

This hat and shirt combo was displayed on Hypebeast today and is set to be released along with the Fall line from Poets & Thieves. The hat was made to match the shirt you see below it. I normally wouldn't show shirts on the site, but I needed it to provide context.

As you have hopefully read above, the Detroit riots in 1967 are one of the bloodiest ordeals in American history. We at CapHappy, find it ridiculous that a company would be exploiting such an event in clothing form. While I'm sure that Poets & Thieves would rush to give us all a rundown about how the shirt and hat was made in remembrance of those who were effected by the event, the fact of the matter is that they are making money off of this. What's worse is that streetwear kids are going to rush to the stores to pick it up because "It's that new shit I saw on Hypebeast", without knowing the story behind what they're wearing and that they are, in essence, celebrating the death or injury of 500 people.

As many of you know, we are fans of all sorts of caps, at times, we will even post hats that we don't like simply because we can respect the design, idea, or story behind a product, but this is something we simply cannot support. While I'm sure that Poets & Thieves could give two shits about what we think, our hope is that one or two of you faithful readers will follow along in not supporting projects like this.

If not, then open the doors wide for the upcoming Holocaust all-over print Hoodie to match your Hurricane Katrina Dunks...

Info/Pictures: Hypebeast

Monday, November 13, 2006

King Stampede Loves Girls!


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King Stampede turned heads last season when they decided to release their take on the famed New York hat. They're doing it again this season, not only by providing us with a hot colorway of the cap, but also by releasing it in a women's 59/50. I don't know the specifics of what a women's 59/50 entails, but its great to have a clothing company thats giving the ladies some shine. Pick this up for your girl/mom/sister/myspace crush and get the men's version for yourself if you are into matching your significant other...(which I am not...)

Info: Boundless NY

King Stampede Sneak Peek


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King Stampede recently let High Snobiety have a sneak peek at their new fall line, which included these New Era hats. King Stampede has a history of releasing nice collabos with New Era. The line will also feature new colorways of their Most Benevolent Kings hat, as well as their Ole hat. According to the King Stampede website, their new fall line is set to drop November 20th.

You can read the full High Snobiety interview HERE

Info/Pictures: High Snobiety

Friday, November 10, 2006

J Dilla New Era Release Info



We've gotten a ton of requests for info surrounding the J Dilla New Era hat we featured last month, and now we finally have release information regarding this cap.

The release date has been scheduled for Black Friday, November 24th. The hat will be released in two different colorways (crimson/black) corresponding to "The Shining" album, as well as the instrumental album. They will be released exclusively at Union, Goodfoot, and online at Okayplayer.com.

Each colorway will be limited to 144 pieces and all proceeds from the caps will go to the J Dilla Foundation, which which contributes to Lupus research and education for underprivileged children.

Info: INQMND

Thursday, November 09, 2006

DQM Goes Plaid



DQM let out this picture of their upcoming New Era hats over at Chris Keefe's Blog. I am liking the road that both New Era and DQM are taking in exploring new patterns for their caps. My favorite is the flannel-ish red/blue/yellow cap. The hats all feature the DQM logo on the front. These hats will be released this Friday, November 10th at Dave's.

Info: Chris Keefe

Reason at Reed


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The new Reason line just dropped over at The Reed Space, which includes these hats. The use of cross patterns seems to be a trend this fall, as other lines, most notably 10 Deep, are using it in their designs. The hats feature polka dot, checker, and plaid patterns. I think the hats might be trying to make a statement considering the current state of streetwear and its blatant overusage of polka dots. Reason may have just said, "kids dig these patterns seperately, why not throw them all on the same hat?". This thought actually makes me like the hat alot more. Nice work from Reason.

Info: The Reed Space

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Helly Hansen Headgear



I was checking out Jeff Staple's blog To Darrin Hudson and caught this piece from Helly Hansen. From what Staple says on the blog, the "LOVE" program involves Helly Hansen sending out free articles of clothing that they produce for the campaign. They have done a zip-up hoodie before and now this collaboration with New Era.

The stitching on the hat is obviously the most interesting part on the hat. The grey color on the inside makes me wonder if it is lined, as Helly Hansen is quite well known for their extreme weather products. The riveted Helly Hansen band on the back of the hat is something I haven't ever seen on a New Era cap. I'm not sure of many other details around the hat but I will update if anything new surfaces.

Info: To Darrin Hudson

Monday, November 06, 2006

Orisue Sneak Peek


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Up and coming LA clothing brand Orisue recently let out this picture of their soon to drop New Era Fitted. Hardly any details can be seen other than the fact the liner looks like its satin and the underbill has a leopard print. But as far as speculation goes, to me it seems like the hat will be a denim type material, looks like a grey-ish black color. I would imagine the Orisue logo will be on the front of the cap (maybe gold?). Who knows? Either way, this is set to drop soon and the heads over at Orisue have done a great job stirring up the imaginations of cap lovers everywhere.

Info: Orisue

Friday, November 03, 2006

Grey One Fitted!!!!!


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Finally, another hat to get excited about...Grey One and New Era collaborated on this piece. The hat looks great, first of all, the hat is made of suede and features the Grey One logo on the front of the hat. The side is what really got me diggin this hat, It has Grey One in a great lacy font in raised 3-D embroidery. The underbill also seems to have a nice pattern on it and if we're lucky the inside of the hat will have a satin liner. Real nice work from Grey One.

Info: Grey One

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Jack Spade Gets Fitted



Jack Spade recently collaborated with New Era to produce this hat for Spade's Chinatown Collection. The hat is made of the plastic they use to make fake straw bags. I'm not really sure what to think about this one. I really dig the colors, but I dont know how woven plastic would feel on my head...Regardless, it's an interesting and innovative idea from both New Era and Jack Spade. This hat is limited to 50 pieces and will be released this Saturday, November 4th at Barney's.

Info: Complex