Agora “acclaimed” long sleeve

Summer isn’t feeling close here in the UK  so long sleeves are still very much on point for us.

Our latest, the acclaimed long sleeve tee features a movie style front with highly detailed printing on the sleeves.

The red japanese characters say warrior, to represent a fictional samurai film that plays on classic japanese cinema.
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Harris Tweed 5 Panels

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.

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New vintage snapbacks

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.

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In the mix are these classic  AJD twill hats with front helmet/script and spell out lettering on rear.

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Digging for deadstock snapbacks in London

Many thought that all decent vintage snapbacks had been dug up long ago.

But amazingly there’s still some out there..

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We located a former importer and distributor of US merchandise here in the UK. His company used to import american centric hats, accessories, lighters etc for wholesale to independent shop owners in london during the 90s.

Luckily for us he still had a bunch locked away in an old warehouse. The majority of the which are Logo 7 and AJD, but we also found Starter, Sports Specialties, Drew Pearson.  Many are dated 1993 and remain in perfect condition some 21 years later.

We picked up several hundred including some of the cleanest Logo 7 Mighty Ducks hats that were ever made. Watch the site to see pieces go live over the next few days.

Agora Leather Monogram 5 Panels

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.

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Yung Lean/ Sad Boys Bucket Hats

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Rapper Yung Lean is one of the wierdest acts to emerge in hip-hop in a very long time.  A polarizing figure, his music and videos are almost laughably bad, yet in a way they are also a lot of fun and really unique.

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The 18 year-old Scandanavian is at the forefront of a new generation of music artists that became famous on the back of youtube videos and social network sharing. Yung Lean videos attract millions of hits, yet his first official release only arrived this month; his mixtape Unknown Death 2002.  Yung Lean and his crew “Sad Boys” are popular with teenagers in cities all over the world, but if you only follow traditional media outlets like review websites or listen to the radio, you wouldn’t even know they existed.

But whether you like Yung Lean and the Sad Boys or not, the outfit has a big sway with young music lovers today.  Kids are copying their style all over. If Yung Lean wears a classic Polo strapback cap, or an arabic print shirt, expect to start seeing kids on the street following suit.

But what Yung Lean is most well known for wearing is his iconic bucket hats. If Schoolboy Q made bucket hats cool for big black dudes, Yung lean made them cool for scrawny hipster teens.  Bucket hats are now officially okay for anyone to wear.

Last year Yung Lean’s crew released a snapback with Mishka:  a pretty crude acrylic 6 panel had with and embroidered front. They also collaborated to produce a long sleeve top.

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This Sad Boys typography as well as a bunch of iconography from the collective’s music videos (Sad Boys love Arizona Ice Tea and Pokemon) have been used to make a ton of unofficial Sad Boys merchandise, particularly Sad boys bucket hats.

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Shop our bucket hats here