Involvement: Commonwealth x Crooks and Castles x New Era
Type of caps: Fitteds
Colorways: (Cardinal and Black)
Drops: May 21st
Overview: This is a very… very special collab. The kingpins over at Crooks and Castles have done something “for the greater good.” Commonwealth and Crooks have teamed up to bring you these two brand new 59Fifties. The front “C” logo is a combination of Commonwealth’s “C” logo with Crook’s “Chain C” logo. The back of the cap reads “Crooks & C’mon.” The underbill is kelly green with olde english text reading “”Every Saint Has a Past, and Every Sinner Has a Future.” This is an amazing collab, especially for someone like me who’s a DMV (DC/Maryland/Virginia) resident. Don’t sleep on these caps. Come May 21st, be at either one of Commonwealth’s two locations.

Address (DC): 1781 Florida Ave. NW Washington DC, 20009 #: (202) 265-1830

Address (Norfolk):         717 W. 21st Street         Norfolk, VA 23517         #: (757) 622-3372

(Images source: Commonwealth news post)

Involvement: Burn Rubber x New Era
Type of cap: Fitted
Colorway: (Gray/Black/Orange)
Drops: Saturday, May 15th
Overview: Burn Rubber drops another “Chef” 59Fifty this Saturday, May 15th. The cap has all the staple Burn Rubber designs and such, but with new colors donning the cap. Gray dome, black brim, and an orange button to go with Chef’s new orange chef hat. Predicting this is gonna go quick. Don’t sleep…

Burn Rubber
202 West Fourth Street
Royal Oak, MI 48067
#: (248) 543-3000

(Images source: Burn Rubber’s blog post)

Involvement: Fully Laced x New Era
Type of cap: Fitted
Colorway: (Black/Green)
Drop date: Unknown
Overview: Wiz Khalifa has been seen with this Fully Laced New Era 59Fifty that’s so rare his fans would think that Fully Laced made this cap just for him. While that WAS the case a while ago, the Fully Laced blog has stated that the cap will be dropping for the public soon. A specific date would have been nice, but all we got were the words “next week.” So I guess all we gotta do is keep an eye out and let Wiz have his moment with his one of a kind cap. Cause it won’t be one of a kind for long. Keep an eye out…

(Images source: Fully Laced’s blog post)

Just in from Wip! This is the first cap from the Fundraiser Series line from Wip. The Fundraiser Series is a line which the Wip team has dedicated to donate a percentage of their proceeds to go towards different relief efforts and community programs.

Inspiration of this piece came from the devastation of Typhoon Ondoy (western name Kitsiana). Manila was flooded with 36 inches of rain in a span of two days.  The people of Manila helped their affected neighbors during a time of desperation. Months later disaster struck the nation of Haiti and the Wip team decided to fast track this project. The look of this piece was inspired by sacks of rice, which are common relief donations during times of catastrophe.

The MNL Rice cap has a very clean look of beige and white. It uses a beige acrylic weave that gives the cap a very nice texture to complement the subtle colorway. The textile is quite breathable while the classic MNL Logo and the Flagship Logo are in crisp white. The under bill of the cap features a quote by Tony Meloto, founder of Gawad Kalinga Foundation to which the proceeds of the cap are going to. The quote states, “Rise as a nation help ourselves, dream our own dreams, care for those among our people who have lost their capacity to dream.”  done in an elegant white script.
 
Wip is having a volunteer build event on May 1, 2010 in Manila followed by a pre-sale session at Commune MNL. This cap will only be available after the pre-sale at www.wipcaps.com after the launch.  The first run is limited to 100 pieces and proceeds will go to the GK fund.
 

Primitive Shoes will be dropping 4 new colorways of their staple logo 59Fifty. With the “Crayon Pack” that’s coming up March 20th, they’ll be making the underbrim do most of the talking. The caps will be doused in black all over the cap with the exception of the stitching on the logo, New Era flag, and most importantly the underbrim. As you can see from the pic above, the 4 caps will sport a drastically loud color on the underside of the brim. These caps will be sold individually or in a pack. Sweetness… SHOP Primitive Shoes March 20th to cop yours. No word yet on online shop. Keep an eye out…

Primitive Shoes
17060 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA 91316
#: (818) 479-7171
#: (877) 479-7171 (toll free)

(Images source: Primitive’s new feed)

Manny Pacquiao has been dubbed one of the greatest boxers of all time and a major icon in the lives of Filipinos everywhere. St. Alfred is doing their part to spread his legacy with this cap/kicks matchup releasing this Saturday at the shop. The cap sports the colors of the Filipino flag along with golden St. Alfred logo and New Era flag stitching on the cap.

This Saturday, Manny puts his training to the test against Joshua Clottey in Arlington, TX. Die hard supporters of the P-Man will want to get up early to cop this limited St. Alfred cap along with the Trainers. Come this Saturday, SHOP by St. Alfred. Good luck, Manny!

St. Alfred
1531 N Milwaukee Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
#: (773) 486-7159

(Images source: St. Alfred’s blog post)

The first time Motivation‘s “Ornate M’s” three original colorways dropped, I wasn’t aware at how fast they would sell out. Little did I know the power of the mighty Motivation. As soon as I blinked, they were almost all gone. Well now I know, and I won’t make the same mistake with this soon to be sold out drop. This “Ornate M” is set to drop this Friday, the 12th and comes in this “Process Blue” colorway. Anyone who’s a fan of Motivation and has a pair of Nike Air Griffey Max 1s in the gray/teal colorway (Style 354912-004) will most likely be the first in line for this cap. Come this Friday, SHOP Motivation Boutique or SURF the online shop. Don’t sleep…

Motivation Boutique
1203 South University Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
#: (734) 769-2260

(Images source: Motivation’s blog post)

Kicks Hawaii Guam, Kicks Hawaii‘s “little brother” as they like to call it, has come out with their very first 59Fifty cap. For their very first cap, Kicks/HI Guam decided to go with a local colloquialism to express the love they have for their native land. Kicks Hawaii goes into a little more detal about what it means.

“Esta” (‘sta) : a widely used Chamorro term translated: “Okay”. Its used to conclude any conversation with good friends and family-usually, followed with the infamous “Okay” hand gesture (thumb & Index forming “O” with 3 fingers up). “Esta” is an equivalent to: “shoots”, “Aloha”, “Yup”, “Got it”, “Laters” and/or “Goodbye”.

Come Saturday, SHOP by Kicks Hawaii Makaloa to grab either one of these fine colorways. ESTA!!!

Kicks Hawaii (Makaloa)
1530 Makaloa St
Honolulu, HI 96814
#: (808) 941-9191

(Images source: Kicks Hawaii’s blog post)

Fitted Hawaii has got two brand new snapbacks for you guys that’s coming out in the near future. First, we have the staple “Aloha” snapback in this brand new colorway releasing tomorrow March 6th. The caps consists of an all-around buttery, black satin, construction with hot pink accents. This specific snapback will only be available at Fitted Hawaii.

Next we have the “Support Local Skateboarding” snapback, which is a collaboration between Fitted Hawaii and local skateshop, APB, which drops March 9th. This cap is part of a skateboard/cap combo pack. The decks themselves are limited to a VERY few 35 pieces and are an EXCLUSIVE to the APB Skateshop. The cap however can be found at either Fitted Hawaii or APB and is limited to 100 pieces.

For either one of the caps, make sure to drop by Fitted Hawaii on said dates. If you’re digging the skateboard pack, drop by APB Skateshop. Just make sure you’re not number 36 in line… Good luck!

Fitted Hawaii 1438 Kona Street Honolulu, HI 96814 #: (808) 942-3100

APB Skateshop        185 N. King St.        Honolulu, Hawaii 96817        #: (808) 585-8538

 
(Images source: Fitted Hawaii’s blog posts (Aloha; Support Local Skateboarding))

T.I.T.S. gives us all a preview of their next installment of fitted caps. Not much is known about the release date, but once I find out more about these bad boys I’ll post it up. Until then… keep an eye out.

(Images source: T.I.T.S.’ Twitpic; T.I.T.S.’ Twitter feed)