Caps

Toys ‘R’ Us‘ closure marked the end of an era and was a bitter end to many childhood memories. Bootleg streetwear specialist Chinatown Market pays homage to the defunct toy store’s mascot Geoffrey the Giraffe with this adjustable 6-panel cap.

Offcut makes caps out of discarded and unused fabric scraps from clothing factories. They’re based in New Zealand, and now they want to branch out and have a factory in Vietnam where more scraps are produced. They’re also venturing into recycled leather goods.

Parks Project has a collection of throwback caps and beanies where part of the proceeds go to programs supporting the US National Park Service, such as planting trees in Joshua Tree or restoring Yellowstone’s trails. The corduroy caps are pretty sweet.

As part of its Fall Winter 2018 collection, the minimalist rainwear brand Rains offers a water-resistant cap done in its distinctive functional style. The cap is made of polyurethane and polyester and has a curved visor and an adjustable closure. Available in three colors.

Movie and TV show merchandise shop Last Exit to Nowhere now offers caps with logos, references to and names from popular films and series such as Aliens, TRON and Stranger Things. They have flexfit caps, trucker caps and snapback caps.

Hey c’mon, c’mon! Represent one of the legends of fighting games with Fangamer’s officially licensed replica. This adjustable and unstructured cap looks just like the one worn by Fatal Fury and King of Fighter mainstay Terry Bogard.

Dad Brand Apparel makes soft and adjustable 6-panel caps with cheesy embroidery, including the viral hat-within-a-hat. They’ve also got instant classics in the Law and Order credits cap and the proper spelling cap.

Sidekick Mounts makes cap mounts for the GoPro Hero 4, 5 and 6 (and similar cameras) as well as the GoPro Session action cameras. The mounts simply clip on to the cap’s visor, and has slots that make the camera controls accessible. Sample footage here.

New Era’s limited-edition Nickelodeon collection consists of adjustable curved caps with designs based on the network’s classic shows, such as Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Rugrats and Hey Arnold! Available in adult and kid sizes.

As expected, Nintendo delivered another classic game with Super Mario Odyssey. ThinkGeek lets you bring the game’s new and imaginative mechanics home with this wearable Cappy hat. If you don’t have a Switch yet, you can also get the hat as part of a console bundle.

Polo Ralph Lauren is banking on the return of Lo heads. Inspired by RL’s 1992 Olympic Games apparel, the Stadium Collection mixes blocks of red, white and blue with Olympic graphics. That coat is wildfire. Sadly, the gear is limited only to top tier stores such as Bodega.

Dad hats never really went away, but now everyone’s wearing them. Shmoxd has a handy guide on how you can take an existing cap, remove the existing embroidery if needed, and add your own design. It takes a bit of time, but it’s cheap and you get a unique cap out of it.

Straight from the land of the rising sun. Part of Wacko Maria’s 2017 spring summer collection, this baseball cap apes the script lettering from New Era Cap’s ’90s gear, particularly the ones popularized by NWA.

adidas teamed up with skateboarder Lucas Puig and his homies at Hélas for a dope ’80s-themed collection. The highlights are a track jacket, track pants and shorts that are all made of nylon. The drop also includes an all-white variant of the Matchcourt skate shoe.

The Common Folk’s Spring Summer 2017 collection is a tongue-in-cheek mix of traditional Japanese silhouettes and athleisure, decked in the season’s colors and patterns. The headliner is a kimono-length reversible sukajan, but all the pants are fire.

Maharishi continues its peaceful military style with its spring/summer 2017 collection. The Tiger Stripe Murale features various apparel adorned with eye-catching camo. Some are reversible, but the highlight of the drop is the fishtail parka with reflective 3M fabric.

A Spring Summer collab between Carhartt WIP and Australian lifestyle store Perks and Mini. Radio Club consists of sweaters, t-shirts and caps in solid pink, black, white or navy with printed graphics inspired by the radio-dominated ’40s.

Brick Brick Gear’s snapback cap has removable front plates and brims that are compatible with LEGO and other interlocking brick toys. The caps and parts come in different colors, with more plates and brims sold separately. Available in adult and youth sizes.

Opening Ceremony celebrates diversity with its vibrant collection, which is highlighted by 47 varsity jackets that are each based on a different country, including the USA, China, Iran, Bangladesh, Syria, Nepal and Ukraine.

New Jersey-based skateboard brand Paterson teamed up with Ebbets Field to make a collection based on local public school Eastside High School and its dope mascot, the Ghost. The collection consists of a coach jacket, a sweater, a cap and tees.

New Era Korea’s exclusive collaboration with the International Space Archives adopts designs, colors and patches from American and Russian space programs into down jackets, sweaters, fitted and snapback caps and t-shirts.

All Day Ich Dream About Sportswear. Streetwear meets futsal in Adidas Originals and Palace Skateboards’ latest collaboration. The collection includes a track jacket, jerseys and two futsal shoes. Drops 11/12/16, and coming soon to scalpers near you.

HUF and Thrasher Magazine’s early Holiday special for skaters. The Tour de Stoops collection features 90’s style tees, shirts, socks and caps as well as coach jackets, anoraks and shoes. The two brands also made a skate video to complement their collection.

(PG-13: Language) Six Panel Studio makes dad hats – soft crowned caps with a curved brim – embroidered with small icons based on hip hop, countries, fruits and flowers and of course Pokémon. They also do custom embroidery.

Urban Outfitters‘ exclusive collaboration with FILA features silhouettes and details from the sport apparel maker’s 70’s and 80’s archives, including dope tennis shorts, a sweater vest and a reversible bucket hat.

Cashing in on the latest version of the first person shooter DOOM, streetwear brand Dope worked with Hat Club to create this exclusive snapback cap that appropriates the game’s classic logo.

Rock your favorite NBA team’s classic logo with a different color in this exclusive variant of New Era’s stiff crowned snapback cap.  For some strange reason the Grizzlies and the Raptors are here (along with the Sonics), but not the Thunder, the Jazz or the Clippers.

If beanies aren’t your thing, you can still stay warm with these six-panel caps. The panels are made from 100% wool and have vintage Woolrich patterns. They also have an adjustable nylon webbing band with a plastic closure.

Sunglasses maker ZeroUV and Epic Ride Shop’s summer-themed snapback caps. The caps feature a variety of all over prints, such as tropical, paisley and ’90s space graphics. Each cap comes with a pair of matching sunglasses.

Valorisation Lab makes caps out of recycled plastic and vintage scarves bought from thrift shops in Ukraine, making each piece unique. You can pledge for a snapback or five panel cap with a random or specified main color.