The first hat is a snapback, a Zephyr Flashback snapback, an excellent design, but is only available in round brims and green underbrims. The back of this hat has the words "War Eagle" written in bold letters above the snap. "War Eagle" is the name of the University of Auburn's fight song, and could also be considered their school motto. However, Auburn's mascot is not the War Eagle, but Aubie the Tiger. Next, I will explain the snapback featuring Aubie, the ReVault snapback.
Aubie the Tiger first appeared as a cartoon on the front of an Auburn football program cover in the late 1950's. While I do not know whether or not that is same design Zephyr has on their ReVault snapback, I have researched into the logo that Zephyr used and found some very interesting information. I came across an Auburn blog, which revealed supposed statements that an Alabama graduate had first designed this logo for LSU after moving to Baton Rouge. I wish I knew how true this information is. While many would upset and confounded at that realization, I sit satisfied that Zephyr used the original Aubie head of the past, instead of the current Aubie head.
These two snapbacks are examples of Zephyr's Blockbuster 2 snapbacks. The text and design of these are one of my favorites that Zephyr has designed for a snapback. The feature square brims and green underbrims.
Preceding the Blockbuster 2 was the original Blockbuster, which is seen on the left. These Auburn snapbacks were made with both the orange bills and the navy-blue bills. They have round brims and green underbrims. One can find the Auburn Blockbuster snapback with the navy-blue bill on Hatmonster.com as well as other websites. The original Blockbuster has almost the identical design of the Blockbuster 2, except for the square brims, and filled-in lettering on the crown.
Zephyr has its classic Superstar snapbacks, which feature a bold, raised embroidery of the team name. These are the original Superstar snapbacks, which feature round brims and green underbrims. New Superstar snapbacks will be expalined next.Below, you see the new Superstar snapbacks. These are essentially the same as the originals, except with square brims. This specific version uses a unique grey-colored wool.
Lastly, the Razzle snapback. This is one of Zephyr's newer designs, and features another dazzling composition!While these are some of the prominent hats Zephyr makes for the University of Auburn, they also make many other constructions: fitteds, stretch-fits, curved-bill, etc!
If you want me to feature your favorite school in my next post, leave a comment below! Next week, I will be revealing a new project that I have started, part of which is the "Snapback of the Week".
Below, the Auburn Splatter snapback, another hat featuring the classic Aubie head. The paint-splattered brim is attention-grabbing, as well as stylish; the button of the hat has paint-splatter on it, too! The back features the raise-embroidered word "Tigers," along with a dual-colored snap. See the pictures below for more clarification!
To the left is the Auburn Front Runner Snapback, a design that came out during the summer of 2012. Featured on the Auburn version is the classic Aubie head, along with three background lines: the middle line highlights the word "Auburn."Below, the Auburn Predator snapback, whose brim features a tiger print, something fitting for such a school. Something unique about this design is the grey under-brim and dual-colored snap.
Lastly, the Auburn Equalizer snapback, which showcases the equalizer bars along with the Aubie head. Not only does this show Zephyr's unmatched creativity, but also their fine, detailed embroidery. Each bar of the equalizer is raise-embroidered, as well as the underlying script. The back of the snapback is clean; one-colored snap, no back logo (sometimes, simple is best!)Be sure to like Zephyr on Facebook, follow them on Twitter, follow me on Pinterest, and check out my website!
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