LIDS Hat Blog

Lids.ca is Now Open!

Many of our Canadian customers have been waiting a long time for a Lids Canadian website.  Well, my friends, the wait is over!  We are excited to announce the introduction of lids.ca!  We are pumped to offer this additional convenience for all of our hat-loving Canadians, eh!

Lids.ca will look and feel like the current Lids website; however, you'll notice a few great features that we hope will make your life easier.  

• Lids.ca displays pricing in Canadian dollars--no need for your currency converter here.
• Lids.ca offers FREE shipping to your local Canadian store.  Simply order online and choose which store you'd like to pick your order up.  We'll ship it to your local store at no cost to you and an associate will contact you when your order has arrived.
• Lids.ca rewards you with FREE ground shipping when you purchase $60 or more. 
• Lids.ca is DUTY FREE! All orders are shipped from our Canadian Distribution Center so no duty will be charged to your order.

While lids.ca offers many great new features for our Canadian customers, you'll still see the latest and greatest assortment of hats and caps and superior customer service that you've come to expect.  We're dedicated to bringing you Your Team, Your Style, Your Size!

Check out lids.ca and leave us a comment on your thoughts.  Thanks to all of our loyal customers, wherever you may be.

Whalers Hat - Remember the Whale

Growing up in Connecticut during the 90s, I was a huge Hartford Whalers fan.  Unfortunately for Whaler fans, our favorite hockey team moved south to North Carolina and became the Carolina Hurricanes in 1997.  Besides watching some old Kevin Smith movies or popping in NHL '94 on SNES, remembering the Whale has been a tough go over the past ten plus years since there wasn't much officially released Whaler apparel from the NHL.

But this past summer, Connecticut's trademark on the Whalers expired and the NHL has started to expand the selection.  Whalers jerseys are even making their return in video game land as an alternate uniform on the NHL 2K10. 

Lids recently added some new Hartford Whalers hats, so there are more styles to buy.  My personal favorite Whaler hat is this 59Fifty fitted dogear hat from New Era.  It's great for those cold New England winters.  I also like this classic easy fitted Franchise Whalers baseball cap when it's not so frigid. 

   

Check out this great selection of Hartford Whalers hats and caps at Lids now and help Remember the Whale!

 

Fresh Goods Friday 59Fifty Hat

It's October and we've got a freaky Fresh Goods Friday hat this month.  Meet the MLB Frankie!  This hat will surely attract the ghouls and ghosts this month.  The bold, bright colors on the front panel contrast with the dark black and graphite to give this hat some punch.  Clean lines and lots of style make the MLB Frankie thee hat to have for the month of October. 

Don't miss out on this tri-colored New Era 59Fifty hat.  The cap features lime front panels, black middle and back panels and a graphite visor.  The Frankie sports an orange team logo, orange New Era flag on the left wear side, orange button and black, lime and orange MLB Logoman on the back.  This hat is hot and quantities are limited. 

To find out more about the Fresh Goods Friday program, visit us at lids.com.  We love providing you with the freshest 59Fifty hats around!

Lids Readers, what suggestions do you have for future Fresh Goods Friday hats?  If you were in charge of designing a FGF hat, what would it look like? 

Trend Watch: Top Ten Best-Selling Hat Styles at Lids

Welcome to a new feature on the Lids Blog, where we report to you on the Top Ten Best-Selling Hats and Hat Styles at lids.com.  Today, we'll present the top sellers by Hat Style. 

For the week of September 20th, Lids customers were feeling nostalgic, making our MLB Coop collection the best-selling style.  As we told you last week on the blog, we just brought these hats back and added additional styles.  It proved a popular move.

1.  New Era MLB Coop

     

 

2.  59Fifty MLB C-Dub

         

 

3.  New Era MLB Authentic Collection

        

 

4.  New Era MLB Twisted

      

 

5.  New Era NCAA 2-Tone 59Fifty

      

 

6.  Twins NCAA Franchise

        

 

7.  Twins MLB Franchise

     

 

8.  New Era MLB Black & White

     

 

9.  Nike MLB Wool Classic

      

 

10.  New Era NCAA AC 59Fifty

        

Remember to check back and find out what individual hats Lids.com customers are buying the most.  Will your hat or team make the best seller list?  What's your favorite cap style and what do you think will rule the charts next time?  Give us your feedback below.

New Yankees Hat Added to the New Era "Spike Lee Joint" Cap Collection

Spike Lee, legendary filmmaker and avid New York Yankees fan, and New Era have once again teamed up to create another sick hat to add to the "Spike Lee Joint" Cap Collection.  The Spike Lee Joint 2.0 is the third cap that Lee has worked with New Era to create and the second in the Spike Lee Joint Collection.  The Spike Lee Joint 2.0 cap commemorates the Yankees'  twenty-six World Series Championships by featuring the years in which the championships were won.  This cap also acknowledges their inaugural season in the new Yankee Stadium on the inside of the hat.   

Spike Lee and New Era Cap Company originally crossed paths in 1996 when Spike Lee asked New Era to do a special, one-of-a-kind red 59Fifty New York Yankees cap.  Lee wore the 59Fifty hat and with it, started a new trend of fashion-focused fitted hats. 

Only 750 of these exclusive Yankees 59Fifty hats are being made available to the public.  Lids is proud to have two of the four retail locations where the cap is being offered.  You can pick up the Spike Lee Joint 2.0 at Lids on 42nd Street or Lids in Herald Square (see addresses below).  The cap comes in a commemorative box and can be picked up for $75.

  ---------------------------------- LOCATIONS ----------------------------------

Lids
42nd Street Entertainment Center
239 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036

Lids
Herald Square
1293 Broadway
New York, NY 10001

New Era 59Fifty Coop Hats are Back!

We've had a ton of customers ask us to bring back the MLB Coop 59Fifty by New Era and we've listened!  Not only have we brought this 59Fifty back, but we've added additional styles.  Now you can find even more of these vintage inspired 59Fifty hats at lids.com.  The majority of the hats in this collection feature past logos or were once worn on-field by the team. These hats are vintage inspired, but there's nothing out-of-date with this 59Fifty!

So Lids Readers, what do you think about the collection?  Which one is your favorite?  What other styles would you like to see back? 

Lebron Dons an Indians Hat...Staying in Cleveland?

If the hat is any indication, Cleveland fans might be breathing a sigh of relief.  On Friday while signing copies of his new book in Ohio, Lebron James left his controversial New York Yankees Cap at home and wore a New Era Authentic Cleveland Indians Hat instead.  

According to reports, Lebron said "I ain't leaving" to a fan imploring him to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers.  Playing to the audience?  Or is Lebron's heart in Cleveland?

tokidoki hats from New Era @ LIDS.COM !!

Now available at lids.com are tokidoki hats!  Tokidoki means "sometimes" in Japanese. This Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand was created in 2005 by Italian artist Simone Legno.

There are many tokidoki characters and most of them belong to their own distinct worlds inside of tokidoki. Below are some of the characters featured on the caps.

The Cactus Friends include Sandy, Sabochan, Bastardino, Polpettina, Bruttino, Carina, and the Cactus Pups Series

The Moofia include Mozzarella, Bulleto, Leche, Latte, Mou Mou, Soy, Choco and more

Adios & Ciao Ciao The Grim Reaper and his girlfriend

Skeletrino & Skeletrina

Bruttino & Carina

Captain Coco

 

So Lids Readers, what do you think of tokidoki?  Are you familiar with the line?  What character are you most like? 

The Cactus Friends include Sandy, Sabochan, Bastardino, Polpettina, Bruttino, Carina, and the Cactus Pups Series

The Moofia include Mozzarella, Bulleto, Leche, Latte, Mou Mou, Soy, Choco and more

Adios & Ciao Ciao The Grim Reaper and his girlfriend

Skeletrino & Skeletrina

Bruttino & Carina

Captain Coco

 

So Lids Readers, what do you think of tokidoki?  Are you familiar with the line?  What character are you most like? 

New Era Blank hats now available on lids.com

It's been a while since I've blogged but wanted to make you all aware that the New Era Solids are now available on lids.com.  It's the perfect hat for those of you who love the classic 59Fifty shape but don't want to rock a specific brand or team.  Check 'em out!

                                                

Jay-Z: I Made the Yankee Hat More Famous Than a Yankee Can

It seems like we're up for a Jay-Z media blitz--he seems to be allover the airwaves these days.  His much anticipated album, The Blueprint III, drops next week and is already streaming online for free (and legally).

Hova is also doing a 9/11 benefit concert and Rhapsody premiered this sick commercial that shows him seamlessly changing clothes to reproduce his past album covers. 

We love the the part of the video where Jay-Z dons his New York Yankees hat, including the 59Fifty Black on Black Yankees cap.  On his new track "Empire State of Mind," Jay-Z raps "I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can."  So...do you think there is any truth to that statement, Lids readers?

Football Fever

I don't know about you, but as training camp wraps up for the season, my excitement for football only continues to grow!  And lids.com has all the gear for the football fan in you including sports apparel (jerseys, sweatshirts, t-shirts, kids, etc.) and novelty items.  Whether you're looking for the perfect hat to support your alma mater (or just your favorite college team) or even to cheer on your beloved NFL team we've got what you need!  Check out your local Hat World, Lids, or Hat Shack store or visit lids.com.  Here are a couple HOT styles available right now! 

                        2009 NFL Sideline Hat             NFL Blindside            NCAA New Era 3 Way

                        

                                   

And of course I have to conclude with, GO COLTS!!!!

Fresher Than Will Smith & Uncle Phil Too!

GoodbyeHello Bloggers,

It's been awhile since I posted a blog, so I thought I would jump right into things and blog about the Freshest hat of the month. Introducing this month Fresh Goods Friday...the MLB Tripled-Up! The MLB Tripled-Up features a white team logo with red outline on the front center of the hat, and two smaller gray embroidered team logos on each side. The MLB Tripled-Up also has a red contrasting design in the background on the front panels, contrasting New Era Flag on the left wear side, and contrasting MLB Logoman on the back.

All Fresh Goods Friday New Era Fitted Hats will be exclusive to LIDS for 45 days. Quantities are limited!

Teams include: New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, San Francisco Giants, Cincinnati Reds, Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Dodgers..

Be sure to check back on the first Friday of every month for the latest in Fresh Goods and all New Era fitted hats! Check out other videos on our channel at YouTube.

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

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

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!

 

YE OR NAY

Ye or Nay

 Photo via last.fm

 

GoodbyeHello Bloggers,

Welcome to the first edition of "Ye" or Nay.  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: Mesh Back Fitteds like the new MLB Meshin 59Fifty by New Era Cap Company.

 

 

 

AC - Authentic Celebs

GoodbyeHello Bloggers,

Nowadays just about everyone is rockin The Worlds Famous New Era Authentic Collection. For those who have been living under a rock for the past century, The New Era Authentic Collection is the official on-field cap which is infused with New Era moisture management technology, a revolutionary advancement in cap engineering that results in superior dryness, ultimate comfort and total durability.

So with that said, I decided to come up with a weekly post of some of the hottest celeb's wearing the Authentic Collection. We will just call them the "AC's."

                                 This week "AC" is Mr. Solo Dolo himself...Kid Cudi

Yums Hats!!

Now you too can wear the hat that Soulja Boy Tellum, Snoop Dogg, and Lil' Wayne wear. Yums hats are now available at lids.com.

I Got Da Hook-Up

GoodbyeHello Bloggers,

Welcome to the first edition of Da Hook-Up "Blogs", where I feature some of the hottest shoes that hook-up with some of the dopest New Era 59fifty hats Hat World/Lids has to offer.  Some of them I have in my closet now, & some of the hook-ups I will have my eye on them for future releases.  So without further ado I give you the MLB V-Fade & New Balance MTG580 Gore-Tex Gradient.

MLB V-Fade

New Balance MTG580 Gore-Tex Gradient

 

 

New Balance Picture via Highsnobiety

I Put The "B" Blogs

GoodbyeHello Bloggers,

Blogs Barkley Here!

I've been sitting here for some time now rackin my brain to come up with the perfect intro as my first post as a blogger for Hatworld/Lids.  But the heck with it I'm going to let my "Blogs" do the talking.  Yes, my goal is to keep you updated on the Fashion Fitted Trends and to have "Ye" or Nay opinionated questions, but I will also guarantee you my topics & "Blogs" will be as random as the lottery.

So stay tuned to a computer near you and get ready for the best "Blogs" of your life!