The fitted baseball cap is an key part of many men’s wardrobe. Its versatility unrivaled, its utility invaluable. Up until today I thought the fitted hat had no limit on what it could do, but as of this moment that belief has been shattered. While perusing the Internet I stumbled upon a picture of Oakland A’s outfielder Coco Crisp donning a fitted hat with a ginormous fro, it was a travesty to say the least. Now I know we’ve all had bad hair days in which a fitted hat was just what the doctor ordered but it looks like Coco is trying to use the fitted to cover up a bad hair year! Or maybe he jumped into the hot tub time machine and brought the seventies back with him. My heart goes out to the hat as it holds on to Coco’s Afro for dear life. Somebody call the FPS (Fitted Protective Services) this is clearly fitted abuse!

Pause. Pause. Pause. AYOOOOO! Classic comedic material from Cabbie on The Street.

Call me a sucker for pet bulls. Not that I need an excuse to post anything fitted related, but this is a bit of a stretch. Regardless, let’s put some context to the photo above. Taken by photographer, CHRIS STANFORD this is a close up of a photograph shot for Rolling Stone’s latest feature on ATLien, Big Boi (1/2 of the Mighty Outkast). The editor could have chosen a better title for the piece in my humble opinion. We might just do a series on Pitts and fitted baseball caps.

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I figured T-Pain’s Big Ass Chain piece was the pinnacle of straight gaudy flossy foolishness, but clearly Teddy “Pin-her-ass-down” is not alone. PLIES newest piece is a diamond encrusted fitted cap medallion the size of a fist. Apparent this came as a set with matching “blinged out” hand cuffs. No words on the Karats or cost. Granted, there are much better ways of spending money, but I’m not in the business of counting another man’s money. To each his own. Plies can be seen sporting this “trinket” on his latest video She’s Got It Made. We’re not taking this lightly. We’re about to commission a 1 to 1 scale fitted cap laser cut from a solid piece of Platinum. Take that … take that ….

photos: BOXDEN, SANDRA ROSE

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Every so often we run into an eatable delight that not only pleases our sweet tooth but also feeds our pleasure for fitted baseball caps. Luckily these variety of cupcakes do both by providing a frosting like no other that features different caps such as an UNDFTD strikes cap, THE HUNDREDS Adam bomb cap, ALIFE Script cap and a Raised By Wolves cap, to name a few. We must give this baker, Hanna Jo from a Korean restaurant in Ottawa, Canada, lots of props for getting the details spot on and for making our mouths water.

Via: Peter Williams / RAD COLLECTOR

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Our social experiment continues. After a days of rain, New York has been blessed with beautiful weather. It was only right to return to 5th Ave and visit our new friend Phil, a sculpture by UK artist, ANTHONY GORMLEY. According to eyes on the ground, the original Mitchell & Ness 1986 NBA cap “dissappeared” within 4 hours after it was left. We decided to “refresh” with a New York Yankees Performance NEW ERA 59Fifty fitted baseball cap (minus stickers and tags). Within seconds of placing it on Phil, snapshot happy tourists were clicking shutters. We’ll see how long this one lasts.

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He’s relentless. He holds down the corner of 26th and 5th Avenue like a man possessed. He’s tougher than leather and stronger as steel. He’s motionless. We call him “Phil”. In actuality, this solitary sculpture of a standing male figure cemented in the sidewalk is part of a public art installation by renowned British artist ANTHONY GORMLEY. We literally ran into his Event Horizon art piece in Manhattan’s Flatiron District Friday with Madcapsules. We won’t resist a good photo op, and with the 5D in hand the first shot was taken. Later over a few pies at Gruppos the plan was hatched. The next day I returned with another cap. After a second shot, “Phil” had one of his own. And so our small social experiment begins. We’ll see what becomes of his trusty cap. In closing, we’ll leave you will a fitting theme song for our new friend. (Click the link below to play)

Man On The Corner by GENESIS
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Brought to you by graphic designer and sports aficionado CRAIG ROBINSON.

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