10 Jan 2014

Top 5 Fitteds of 2013

I'm back! Took a little break for Christmas and as we are now in 2014 I thought I'd give you my Top 5 New Era 59FIFTY fitteds of 2013. In no particular order...
5. King Apparel "Prestige" 59FIFTY
Starting off with the British brand from East London, King Apparel's "Prestige" fitted of their spring/summer collection had me ready for summer months back in March. A great piece and I had the pleasure of having it included in the prizes for Fitted Nation's 1st anniversary giveaway.
  
4. Black Scale "Saints" 59FIFTY
Another release from early 2013 was the "Saints" 59FIFTY from Black Scale. What originally caught my eye with this cap was that it didn't have eyelets, which were replaced by fleurs-de-lis.

3. Anaheim Mighty Ducks 59FIFTY
Although I didn't manage to get one of these myself the 20th anniversary "Mighty Ducks" fitted has to be in my top five just because it reminded me of a Ducks cap I had when I was six.

2. Leaders1354 "Double Wing" 59FIFTY
Leaders took their classic "L-Wing" design and flipped it for the release of their quickstrike "Double Wing" fitted. Didn't manage to get one of these and hopefully they release a few more colours in this design.

1. New Era Caps x Coca-Cola "Coke" 59FIFTY
One of the biggest brands out joined forces with New Era and any one of those caps from the New Era x Coca-Cola collection could have been in my top 5 but I thought I'd go with the original "Coca-Cola" 59FIFTY.

It was very hard to only pick five caps and 2013 was a good strong year for the fitted. This year marks the 60th anniversary of New Era's 59FIFTY fitted, look out for some "Diamond" related fitteds to celebrate the occasion.
Honourable mentions go out to LBS. x The Unico 1990 collaboration fitted, Yofi Clothing's "Silverback Gorilla" 59FIFTY, and Crooks and Castles "Bandusa" 59FIFTY.