Our 6 panel caps are finally in. The hats are classic unstructured 6 panels made from high quality fabric with canvas backing. They features lambskin leather straps with adjustable brass clamps; nostalgic baseball style front appliques and agora script embroidery on reverse. And if you wanna go dad core , brim can be curved….
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Under protection from The Harris Tweed Act 1993, Harris Tweed can only be made under a set of strict conditions. The sought after fabric, must be hand woven from the Outer Hebrides of Scotland and be made from pure virgin wool.
Our new premium 5 panel hats feature dyed cranberry and navy herringbone harris tweed bodies. The fabrics were sourced from a Scottish distributor and have been certified by the Harris Tweed authority,
The hats feature faux suede brims, with real leather adjustable strap and the Harris tweed body is reinforced with canvas to maintain a good fit and shape.
Big box of vintage snaps just in and trickling their way online. These deadstock 1990s vintage snapbacks have been perfectly maintained here in the UK by a merchant who previously owned a sports clothing store in the 90s.
In the mix are these classic AJD twill hats with front helmet/script and spell out lettering on rear.
New drop of 5 panels just hit the site, including our new Sunflower 5 panel.
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Our new monogram 5 panels were inspired by the MCM snapbacks that came out in the 90s.
The faux leather has a full grain texture with a repeating agora monogram print.
The gold plate on the front mirrors the mcm front badge, including the leather frame. We gave the hat a modern twist by crafting it in our 5 panel shape.
Our first collection of watches just arrived. Shop our full collection online today
The collection is hand made with care using only quality parts and a Japanese movement to ensure excellent time-keeping. The straps are all real leather and hands, case and buckle all gold/silver colored alloy.
All good things come in pairs – here is your summer tied right up. Cloud print is in right now and we aren’t the only ones responsible. Nike released their Roshe Run Santa Monica sneakers at the end of May, and the print matches our new bucket hats perfectly.
The new renaissance snapback from our Silver Snapback series features a textured faux leather body with a floral print inspired by the renaissance period. Shop online
We just got in a bunch of Sports Specialties “The Cord” script snapbacks, check the store now.
The cord snapbacks were a unique Sports Specialties’ hat, and the build of them is quite different to the regular wool or cotton snapbacks. Like all their 90s caps, the hat is made for Sports Specialties by Youngan, but is 5 panels, not six. This made the embroidery easier, which is a bit trickier on the cord material. Also the button is plastic not metal and larger. The adjuster on the back is a plastic slider too.
The hats came with single line or double line script embroidery
Ralph Lauren Polo is a huge part of hip-hop and urban fashion but like all sub-cultures, your average joe probably doesn’t know all that much about it. Their only interaction with Polo culture in urban fashion might be to ask: why is that dude wearing a knitted sweater with a cute little teddy bear on it? Or why did I see a second hand ralph lauren jacket sell for $3,000 on eBay?
You could write dissertations on 80s and 90s Ralph Lauren Polo culture, but here’s just a few pointers, for anyone wanting to understand why we sell Polo Bear gear.
“Lo Life” was the term adopted by a group of youths from Brooklyn in the 80s who had a fixation with all things Ralph Lauren. They would get together sometimes 2 or 3 times a day to boost Ralph Lauren items from stores, which they could sell on or keep for themselves. These guys wouldn’t leave the house unless they were covered from head to toe in the most sought after Ralph Lauren garms.
In a subversion of the norm, it was young black kids who were moving away from LL Cool J leather jackets and sportswear towards a brand that evoked the style of English aristocracy. The movement spread to many other major cities in the US.
In this hash tag age, the term “lo life” has become diluted to reference anything or anyone Ralph Lauren. But Lo Life was a lifestyle followed religiously by a group with founded on the corner of Utica and St Johns, Brooklyn NY. Many of the original members are now dead, imprisoned or live on and attend swap meets where they trade vintage Ralph Lauren to this day.
Check out some of the stories from original Lo Lifes in this 1998 article from Hip-Hop magazine Stress. Some of the tales are pretty crazy:
Some of the most popular Ralph Lauren Polo items include the Snow Beach, Polo Bears, Cookie Crest, P-Wing, Ski, Silk Crest, and Stadium. Illustration courtesy of Defunkd.com
Countless brands have copied the style of most of these lines over the past two decades.
Hip-Hop producer Just Blaze is considered to have one of largest collections of classic Polo garms. Check out the breakdown of his collection with Complex Magazine. Here he is rocking a stadium jacket, alongside Smoke DZA with a custom polo bear shirt/hat combo.
Taz “Ti$A” Arnold also has a decent collection below
Check some out our collection of Polo Bear 5 panels, polo bear pocket tees and polo bear watches, available now
