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Universal Article Archives
Reintroducing the original Universal Article blog from 2006-2011.
New Rebel8 Caps @ High Point
Arizona's High Point has just received a new stash of Rebel8 snapbacks and New Era fitteds. This new stash includes R8's Below The Rim snapbacks by Starter and the Doomsday ballistic nylon caps. Also part of the new shipment is their New Era fitteds. See High Point's blog to check the rest of the R8 caps and tees.
High Point
The Scottsdale Waterfront
7135 E. Camelback Rd. STE 175, Scottsdale,AZ
480.949.0500
Images: High Point
Dickies Fall 2010 Headwear
Below is a small showcase of Dickies Fall 2010 headwear available now through Ellum Supply Co. and other shops within the coming weeks. The collection offers several styles such as flat brim fitted, truckers, fedoras, cadets, and ivy's to name a few, all maintaining Dickies recognized roots of quality workwear. You can see the full offering of Dickies headwear at DickiesHats.com.
Images: Bioworld
The Ampal Creative x JOYRICH LA Headwear Collaboration
The Ampal Creative is excited to introduce they're upcoming collaboration with LA clothing brand/boutique, JOYRICH. This special collaboration brings together Ampal Creative's fedora and porkpie silhouettes and merges them with custom JOYRICH prints and special leathers used for the hat bands. The video showcases a quick preview to the collection due to drop within the coming days. The hats will be sold at JOYRICH Melrose store with a select few offered up through Ampal's website. Stay posted for more.
Untitled from Ampal Creative on Vimeo.
Attica Jailhouse Ball Caps: Custom Sharks Fitted Caps
Attica Jailhouse Ball Caps has released two custom, Sharks 2Tone fitted caps. These exclusive pieces are one-of-kind styles featuring the Sharks word mark in a custom die-cut and printed felt patches. There is something special about Sharks teal when combined with gray, black and a touch of white. Contact Attica Jailhouse through email to find out about availability.
Images: Attica Jailhouse Ball Caps
Custom San Jose Sharks / Silver on Black LA Kings Script 59Fiftys @ Rock-N-Jocks
Rock-N-Jocks recently released two custom NHL fitted colorways. In light gray, black and yellow, the San Jose Sharks 59Fifty below presents a nice sneaker hook to the matching Nike Air Jordan colorway beside it. In silver and black, a twist on the Los Angeles Kings Script 59Fifty in LA Raiders colors, with the cap featuring metallic silver embroidery on a solid black crown. Limited quantities available, while supplies last.
For more information, visit rocknjocks.com.
Images : Rock-N-Jocks
Inside Label: American Football League Officiating Crew Fitted Caps
Autumn is the season in which Sunday, a day holy amongst itself; replenishes the mind of a religion whose basis is shaped by the brutality of play. Autumn is the time in which American football takes center stage within the guts of our social sphere.
This autumn, when the first down is played, the establishment of the American Football League will enter its post Golden Anniversary era. At the time of its establishment, the American Football League served as a competitive force toward the goliath stature of the National Football League. The desire of the AFL to expand into different cities, as well as broadcast televised games, allowed them to reach a broader fan base. With the NFL feeling the pressure of the AFL’s success, a merger was brought to the table. The talk of a merger sparked an annual title game know as the Super Bowl. The merger was completed after the 1969 season, with both leagues playing under the NFL umbrella in 1970.
The American Football League left an indelible mark on the game of football. The unique, bright, stylized uniforms popped beyond the colorized television screen. Player identification was taken to another level as names began appearing on the backs of the uniform. The officiating crew did away with the traditional black shaded, zebra striped uniform. Instead, they exchanged that look for a vibrant orange tonal stripe. This was a very appealing characteristic of the AFL and it remains as one of its most distinct characteristics.
Posted below are two definitive examples of the AFL and its impact on the game of football. These two uniquely designed caps were worn by the officiating crew during the time in which the AFL operated independent of the NFL. Both hats were crafted from wool material, black and orange. They were both shaped through the structure of six individual panels. Braid is stitched down each panel edge. The braid scheme for the black cap is orange, black, and orange. The braid scheme for the orange cap is reverse, black, orange, black. On the front two panels rests the AFL official logo. The logo is directly embroidered onto a piece of white felt. The logo rests atop the braid and is stitched in a single needle style. The logo on the orange style cap is stitched down in black thread while the logo on the black cap is stitched down in white thread. The eyelits, which rest on each panel, are threaded in unison with the color of the cap. At the top of the hat is a button wrapped in black wool. Further research indicates that the under visor consisted of a green material while the sweatband was of a soft leather. The manufacturer of these caps is unknown.
These unique artifacts are protected within the vaults of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, serving as an educational tool of the AFL and its legacy within the game of football.
Text: Jared E. Wheeler