Monday, July 30, 2012

Zephyr Hats: Kansas University Edition

This is part of a series that included AuburnBYUCUDetroit Red WingsEdmonton OilersFlorida Gators, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, and Iowa, "J", and now Kansas! I had a request to do Kentucky, but I already had this one made. I will try to get that up later this week. I'm going through the alphabet, so feel free to leave a comment what NHL team or College I should do for "L"!


This Kansas hat is an example of the Front Runner, one of a few latest designs that has hit the market. The Jayhawk logo is raise-embroidered in the middle of the front of the crown; the background has three lines, the middle line highlighting the word "Jayhawks." Contrasting button and eylets, one-colored snap, and a green under-brim are a few other characteristics worth noting on this Kansas University snapback hat. Don't like KU? Well there are plenty of other schools that have their school featured with this design; find them on Hatmonster.


To the right is a Kansas Jayhawks Razzle snapback. I actually just ordered a UCLA version of this, so it should be exciting to review. The dazzling font in the front is raise-embroidered, while the stitching on the sides of the snapback is regularly stitched. Dual-colored snaps are the best characteristic of this hat; it would go well with a pair of Nike SB Zoom Leshot LR "Blue Glow" shoes. There are other great shoes that would "combine with, but this was the first one I came across.


The Kansas Jayhawks Hype snapback is extraordinary! Contrast stitching on the brim is what makes this snapback unique. The stitching on one full panel is flawless done in the design of the Jayhawks logo. The other side of the front of the crown has the raise-embroidered word "Jayhawks" lining the border of the panel. This hat has four white eyelets, a white button, green under-brim, and red snap.


"Summer time is a great time to wear white," according to the President of Zephyr. Because it is, Zephyr released the "White Upshot 2012 Summer Program", which takes the original Upshot snapbacks, changes the colorways to white, and gives it a green under-brim instead of grey. Find these on Hatmonster as well as other mainstream online retailers online. I think I have said this before, but it will be interesting to see how consumers and people react to this. I have not seen white-out snapbacks with tier quality like Zephyr before.


To the left is the Zephyr KU Refresh snapback, which gives the viewer a good idea what the hat looks like. On the right is the KU Black Headliner snapback. Both have dual-colored snaps, contrast button and eyelets, and green under-brims. 

Below, the Original Headliner KU snapback. To tell the differences between Headliner versions, click here.




The name of this style of snapback sums up this Kansas snapback easily: The Shadow Script. The cursive "Kansas" flows upward across the front of the crown and above the Jayhawk logo, while a lingering shadow follows the original script. This two-tone Kansas Shadow Script features a green under-brim, contrast button and eyelets, and a blue snap. One of the most reliable online retailers you can find this design on is Hatmonster, so be sure to check out all the Zephyr hats they have for sale on their website, and even like their Facebook Page.



To the left is one of the colorways for the KU Blockbuster 2 snapbacks, both of which are in the Kansas section on Hatmonster. Pictured right is the KU Superstar snapback, the newer version with a square brim.


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