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Clearly baseball caps are not a priority for the shoe giant. That’s a shame considering the unspoken bond between fitteds and sneakers. We’ve got mixed feelings about the NIKE 6.0 Buffalo Bone fitted. The embossed logo patch is a “borrowed” a feature from popular backpacks. Interesting placement on the front panels, but - why? The printed pattern is a alternate take on Buffalo plaid. The Beef and Brocolli color way matched to a Red underbill isn’t something to be mad at, but the product write up on Nike’s site certain is:

“The perfect lid that’s got it all going on, the Nike 6.0 Buffalo Bone Fitted Hat boasts a standout print to top things off.”

Really? Press Shift+Alt+Delete, please! Here’s hoping that the mighty N recommits their resources to their headwear program in “oh” Ten. Pleasure seekers can find this available now at store.nike.com

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AFTER MIDNIGHT (AM) releases their first New Era fitted at the top of the new year. AM is a lifestyle clothing company that takes pride in developing fresh new styles to fit those skating the streets and indulging in activities of new york city “after midnight.” Brand owner, Akira, traveled overseas from Japan at age 12 and has been skating NYC ever since. He has kept relationships across the globe strong, and is now creating limited collections of tees to cut and sew including this New Era Fitted and more headwear styles coming this Spring Season. The AM brand can be found at finer retail locations worldwide, including Supreme and COA in New York City and at Lafayette locations in Japan. Check more from the AM brand at www.aftermidnightnyc.com

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The year has come and gone and its time to make those oh so hard top 5 picks of fitted baseball caps. Click below to check out my selections for 2009.

1. St. Alfred x New Era “A” 59Fifty Fitted Cap

The way that the A was executed got me because its just so artsy. I love the hat because its the first initial in my name. St. Alfred never disappoints, always releasing quality goods. It was sold at Kicks/Hi and St. Alfred.

With the holiday season just around the corner NEW ERA will be hosting a friends and family sale at their flagship stores. If you can’t make it out to the stores and prefer to do your shopping at home you can receive 30% off on your order by entering the code “ne35off.” This sale will be this Sunday December 13th so make your way over and enjoy the savings.

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THE HUNDREDS has given their classic Adam Bomb logo a new attitude by introducing the Badam character which they have placed on a couple NEW ERA fitted baseball caps. The caps come in a Red, Teal, and Black color way all featuring a Badam logo on the front center of the cap. Available this Friday, November 26th at both the LA and SF The Hundreds flagship store. Check for more images below.

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KARMALOOP has received fresh stock of OBEY’s The Right Field NEW ERA 59fifty fitted baseball cap. The Right Field takes inspiration from the classic baseball cap such as the Green underbrim and Obey logo embroidered on the front panels. Hurry over to Karmaloop to get your hands on this fitted baseball cap.

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DC and Sixpack, a brand from France, have come together to put together a solid collection featuring a pair of sneakers as well as a NEW ERA fitted baseball cap. The cap is done up to match the rest of the collection in a Grey cap with tonal embroidery, on the front panel and White embroidery on the back, and Purple accents on the inside limning and the under bill. This cap will be avaliable with the rest of the collection later this Spring at select DC accounts. Check out another photo after the jump.

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Don’t expect me to cosign the wreck that is the new G.I.JOE movie. I’m an old school fan boy. Certain things just don’t mix. For this post we’re taking a closer look at NEW ERA’s capsule collection of GIJOE based 59Fifty fitted caps. Fortunately for us, they stuck to the classic 80’s animated/comic book JOE version. (RIP Chris Latta) Two of the four styles make great use of original MARVEL COMICS artwork. The technique of dye sublimation makes the details pop. NEW ERA has used this before with HULK, THOR and FANTASTIC 4 drops, but this is a personal favorite. Those up on their game will spot the Serpentor cameo in the group. Cobra clearly has the advantage, 3 to 1 for this release. Great license, great execution. We’re betting that future JOE caps will be on their way to shelves soon. Where’s our Navy and Red Cobra Commander cap and Tonal Black Black Snake Eyes? More detailed images after the jump.

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Coogi Exclusive Royalty Hat is the brand’s first attempt at limited edition, luxury baseball hat. While their first at bat is no strike out, its clearly not a grand slam either. One obvious point is the swagger jacked copied packaging from New Era’s “Capture the Flag” program. We’ll play nice and call that flattery. [cough] Black and Gold is a classy color combination, and Metallic Gold only ups the ante. Unfortunately, oversized placement of the COOGI text on the front panels clashes with intricate linear details. The end result feels like an obnoxious billboard on your head. We say that to say this, the overall design would have benefited greatly if they did not take such a heavy handed approach to branding it. With this much going on visually there needs to be some nice negative space to keep your eyes from working overtime. File under “Doing too much.”

Step your game up!

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