Strictly Fitteds reports about the first collaboration between Nike and New Era on the "AF-1" fitted cap. The collaboration certainly makes sense, as many people wearing the Air Force 1, also wear the classic New Era cap. The cap comes with a 3D embroidery on the front panels and is available in an array of colorways. You will nothave any issue matching them up.
The caps will be released on 22nd of August at the new Nike Sportswear store in Soho.
Nike Sportswear
21 Mercer St.
New York, NY 10013
Check out more colorways of the cap after the jump.

Brixton and In4mation have united to create a hat with a hidden message. The popular Castor hat embraces an audience that is not your typical hat enthusiast. The Castor is a sign of confidence and the In4mants have put in their 2 cents for this limited edition Castor, featuring a custom antique nickel pin on the outside band lining and a complimentary color palette, suited for a variety of style.
The collaborative Brixton x In4mation Castor hat will be released exclusively at In4mation Wardhouse and Aloha Army Waikiki Beachwalk on the 8th of August, the official opening day of the Beijing Olympics.
Many more detailed images after the jump.

New Era fitted caps are all over the place, thus it does not hurt to change the style once in a while to stick out of the crowd. Kangol is of help lately and cycling caps are also strong these days. 
We present you the PAM "Space Race" cycling caps. As expacted from the Australian duo they come with strong colorful graphics all-over. The caps come in two colorways and are now available at Stless.
Check out the other colorway after the jump.

This season Official goes beyond the classic fitted cap and introduces for the first time a new style into their collection – the 5-panel cap. They are introducing the new style in an array of designs and colorways perfect for the Fall season that lies ahead of us.
Check out the other colorways after the jump.

The latest chapter in the enduring relationship of Kangol and Hiroshi Fujiwara’s Fragment Design has been revealed. This time the two got together to work on the second round of beanies, this time called Organic Cotton Pull-Ons.
Limited to 150 pieces and coming in overall 4 colorways, the beanie has been released already in the Honeyee Store. We will keep you posted.
A more detailed view after the jump.

We give you a first look at one of the caps of the F.U. Crew series by Official. The plaid cap comes with black/charcoal 3M reflective applique "F" and "U" letters on the front panels and also the print under the visor comes in 3M. Otherwise the upper ismade of plaid. The cap is limited to 300 pieces and will be released soon.
More images after the jump.

“Makini” in Hawaiian means a group of spears tied together, used as a battering ram in war. It also has a meaning of many deaths; death dealing. There are 2 different stories of what these gourd masks were actually used for. One popular belief was that the helmets were worn by a secret warrior society entrusted with the protection of the highest ali’i (chiefs) of ancient Hawaii. With this theory, it is said that the crest was made out of ‘uki (or a tough sedge). The term “ikaika” (which translates to ‘strong’) became popular in the early-mid 80’s when A brand called Master Graphics and another brand called Hawaiian Strength ran t-shirt’s with the word Ikaika Warrior and a muscular figure wearing a gourd mask.

Even to this day, you may see these hanging from a rear view mirror as an ornamental piece, or worn as a necklace. The other story is that the mākini were worn by moʻo Lono (the Lono priests) as part of their ceremonies for the Makahiki season. This goes along with all the theories of Captain Cook being perceived as Lono returning to the islands, as depicted in John Webber’s painting (refer to picture) of a canoe full of mo’o Lono, in which one of the priests appears to be holding a statue of the God Lono.
This drop by Fitted Hawaii consists of the Makini hat, along with a matching white long sleeve t-shirt and a red short sleeve t-shirt. The hat – The front embroidery is where the gourd would have been cut out for the eyes. Around the base of the whole hat is a water based tattoo print to signify strength. The bill has embroidery of strings that would have been the place for the kapa. On the crown of the hat is intricate feather embroidery that has taken the place of the ‘uki grass. Both tees feature the same feather pattern seen on the hat on the backside of the each shirt. The long sleeve has a tribal tattoo pattern up and down each sleeve and the short sleeve has the same pattern running from bottom seam to arm pit.
Fitted Hawaii will be releasing the pack on June 11th. Check out the tees after the jump.

Last week we presented you the new black straw Fedora hat by Neighborhood. This week we take a look at the new hat by WTAPS. It also comes in black straw, buthas a silk strap wrapped around. Much like a classic English silk tie in terms of style, we really like this little detail, which gives the hat a much more sophisticated look.
Expect to find it at WTAPS retailers soon.

New Era caps have been all over the place now since almost 2 years. Recently we saw the re-emergence of Kangol and with that we also see other more classic hat stylesre-appear on the surface.
Neighborhood proposes as part of their Spring/Summer ‘08 collection a straw fedora hat. Classic and simple, yet on point. Now available at Firmament.

Good news for Nexus VII fans outside of Japan. Sold Out has received some key products out of their Spring/Summer 2008 collection. They got in several Porter collaboration bags, t-shirts and also a hat. Prices are unfortunately very high. Check it out here.