LIDS Hat Blog

New Era blank caps now available in select stores

Those long-awaited New Era Solids are now available in select stores!  We have 5 solid colors that feature a white New Era flag on the left wear side.  The New Era blanks are available in:  black, navy, red, royal, and kelly green.  You can also find 5 two tones where the New Era flag matches the visor.  These color combos are:  black/gold, black/red, purple/black, grey/navy, and royal/red.  The New Era blanks retail for $27.99 but remember you can get an additional 20% off if you are a Passport Club member.  Hit up your local Hat World, Lids, or Hat Shack store and check them out!

                                                

See other New Era styles available on lids.com

BEN SHERMAN FASHION HEADWEAR

Check out these new Ben Sherman flex styles found exclusively at LIDS.  Ben Sherman is a British lifestyle brand that caters to the individual who prides themself on looking good.  Visit LIDS.com for other Ben Sherman styles.  Stay tuned for more new styles later this fall...

BEN SHERMAN DR NO PINSTRIPE FLEX CAP

BEN SHERMAN CREST FLEX CAP

X GAMES XV

Starting Thursday X-Games 15 will begin its annual high wire act at Staples Center in Los Angeles.  All the big stars will be in attendance as well as the iconic brands, DC Shoes, Fox Racing, Metal Mulisha and Hurley which serve as the backbone for the Action sports industry.  Coverage begins Thursday at 8pm on ESPN. 

Check out LIDS to get all the latest Action sports headwear styles. 

SUPER HAT SALE

I’ve never been good at keeping secrets which is why I'm happy to share the details about a huge sale that we’re having later this week (shhh…don’t tell my boss I'm telling you this already).  This isn’t really public info, but I’m sharing it with our loyal Blog readers, Twitter followers and Facebook fans—it pays to be connected.  If you’re looking for cheap hats (price, not quality), you’re in luck!

Starting Friday and running through Sunday, we are having a blowout sale on our Clearance hats.  Great hats just got less expensive.  So get ready for huge savings on clearance hats and apparel! 

 

• All clearance hats, except Ed Hardy and New Era fitteds, will be $5.
• Clearance $15 and $20 New Era fitted hats will be marked down to just $10.
• Clearance $25 New Era fitted hats will be marked down to $15.
•  All clearance apparel will be marked down to only $10.

**Canadian and US off-shore pricing will vary.  Not valid with other discounts or promotions.  Exclusions may apply. See store for details.  LIDS reserves the right to cancel or change this sale at any time, for any reason.  All $5 products are final sale purchases.  

 

Personally, I'm super excited for Friday…I'm definitely adding more hats to my collection.  

Thanks for reading and don’t forget to subscribe to our blog so you’ll always receive our top secret info!

Until next time,

CeCe

New Yums Hats

Soulja Boy Tell'em was featured on MTV Cribs this past weekend.  He was wearing a Yums cap that will soon be available at LIDS.  The Yums New Era 59Fifty Big Face Fitted will be available in black, red, white, and blue. 

If you're looking for the Yums hats seen in Soulja Boy's closet (the Yums New Era 59Fifty Basic Logo cap), you're in luck.  LIDS has this Yums hat already in stock!

Photos via mtv.com

YE OR NAY

Ye or Nay

Photo via last.fm

GoodbyeHello Bloggers,

Welcome to another edition of Ye or Nay.  Once again, this is where I will throw out a question about something dealing with Fashion or Urban Culture and you give me a Ye for "Yeezy" if something is hot, or Nay if it is whack!

YE OR NAY:  Is it cool to wear a Knit Caps/Beanies in the summer time?

UFC 100

Photo via 100.ufc.com

The UFC's biggest card of the year is this Saturday, July 11th. As a huge fan of MMA, I can't wait for this one! 

Shop lids.com for official UFC headwear.

AC - Authentic Celebs

GoodbyeHello Bloggers,

Time for another edition of our Authentic Celebs.  This week's AC is the greatest rapper alive!

And that all-blue Yankee is his graduation cap, it's
Hova!

 
Photo via zebraisfood.wordpress.com

No One In The Mall Has Swagger Like Us!

 

GoodbyeHello Bloggers,

Lids is in the building Swagger on a hundred thousand, trillion. 

Straight off the dock and into the stores is the MLB Swagger. This New Era 59fifty features a primary embroidered team logo on the front middle panel, as well as a fashion-like secondary logo on the front left wear side. On the back is the same secondary logo but in a  full size logo version, instead of the famous MLB logo man on the back.  Grab one before it's too late!

 

Coming soon to a LIDS near you

Check out this video clip of DC Shoes co-founder and rally car icon, Ken Block.  He is shown in his new Subaru Impreza smashing thru an airstrip.

LIDS will be releasing a collaboration in mid-October featuring DC Shoes/Monster/Subaru that matches directly to his new ride.  Here is a sneak peak at this crazy, new style. In the meantime, visit LIDS to get all the latest DC hats!

SHAQ IS BACK!

Newly acquired Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal shows off his special music talents lip-singing Akon's "Over the Edge."  Since the trade, Cavaliers sales at LIDS have spiked and we anticipate them to be a big hit going into the new season.  Check out all our Cleveland Cavaliers styles at LIDS.

Goodbye to a legend

Today is the day a pop icon will be laid to rest.  Despite the fact Michael Jackson died almost two weeks ago and coverage of the story is all the media seems to have followed over the past 12 days, it still seems so surreal to me.  Maybe once the memorial service is over and the dust begins to clear a little, I will be able to believe the King of Pop is gone and we're left with only his legacy.  And his amazing music. 

We know the impact his life had on pop music and music videos but I wonder what sort of impact his death will have on pop culture.  Within hours of announcing his death, the 25th anniversary reissue of Thriller was the number 1 album sold on amazon.com.  I think we'll also see a resurgence of Michael's flashy fashion sense.  Maybe studded, cropped jackets?  Maybe we'll even see a single white glove worn by those a little more daring?  I definitely think we'll see more fedoras.  This is a trend that has been happening for a while anyway.  Watching all the media coverage of Michael's life and death I realized how frequently he rocked some sort of fedora.  Then searching msnbc.com today, I couldn't believe the number of mourners and fans that were wearing them.  Tribute or fashion I'm not sure, but I think we can definitely expect this style to be even more prevalent in the coming weeks and months.  (The first three pictures are from LA this week) 

 

Photos via msnbc.com

Thank you Michael!

Federer Stands Alone

If you tuned in to yesterday's Wimbledon final, you saw an extremely long match between Andy Roddick and Roger Federer.  For those of you with patience who made it to the end of the fifth set (thirty games in the fifth set alone), you also saw Federer take home his 15th Grand Slam Singles title.  Several tennis legends such as Pete Sampras, Ron Laver and Bjorn Borg were on hand to congratulate Federer on winning 15 Grand Slam titles--an accomplishment no other tennis player has been able to do thus far.

Any fan of tennis, or sports in general, should be able to appreciate the passion, determination and athleticism that these guys displayed.  Congrats to both Roger Federer and Andy Roddick for leaving it all on the court! 

I loved this tribute by Nike so much that I had to share it.  Only 349 days until Wimbledon 2010...

No Bad Ideas Now at LIDS

New to LIDS are two new styles from No Bad Ideas Clothing Company.  No Bad Ideas is a fashion headwear company that specializes in street level trends while providing the always popular fashion stash pocket located inside the hat.  Until now, these styles could only be found exclusively at street-level boutiques.  These styles are available at limited LIDS locations and lids.com.   

BOGO: Save Money on Hats!

LIDS infamous BOGO is back!  AND until July 5th, we are offering BOGO with Limited Exclusions!!  For a limited time you can buy one hat, get one hat half off—including most MLB Fashion hats.  Limited Exclusion BOGO will end on July 5^th. Get your cap today before this sale is over or your cap is gone!

Exclusions: New Era Authentic Collection 59Fifty, New Era Stars & Stripes 59Fifty and Special Order items