Couples Caps

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Last weekend I was commissioned to create a ‘couples hat’ and over the years of hat making this has always been a project that’s been on the back of my mind, so I was stoked when this opportunity arose. Better yet, it was ordered by a great fellow from my home town who now lives in the adjacent province of Nova Scotia.

Having chose the ‘Leisure Cap’ style, the client wanted something between a light grey and charcoal, with minimal colour accents that would compliment each partner. The underside of the brims, the back edges and the slide-adjuster of each hat were highlighted using ‘Royal Blue’ and ‘Salmon’. To further the detail, on the top side of the brims the second stitch line was also accented with matching colours, along with criss-crossed eyelet colours.

Check out this series of photos that further augments the stoke:

Interested in a couples hat for yew and your partner?

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Red Baron

As Christmas soon approaches and while the corduroy train’s-a-rollin’, I thought it would esthetically pleasing to make the same build as last week - but in an eye-poppin’ candy apple red.

This project uses a heavyweight cotton/polyester blend; it has great stretch and gives the hat a more form-fitting feel. The corduroy on this is larger due to the thickness of the blend compared to the green corduroy from last week which had more ripples than this given textile.

Each hat is lined with a fusible black mesh inter-facing and paired with red eyelets, red stitching, red cord stopper, and a customized red corduroy sweatband for the bucket hat only.

Introducing Red Baron:

Green Machine

Corduroy, corduroy, corduroy, man do I love working with corduroy - it has everything you want in a fabric. It’s got that classic rippled touch, the mellow parallels, the coarseness of its fibers pops, and is always sure to catch an eye by every passer-by, man. The weight, stretch, and steez makes this textile even more suitable for my hat making quest.

For this project, I went back and fine-tuned my regular templates and hybridized them with some current patterns. Over time I began to notice, and what I don’t want to call ‘flaws’, but imperfections in my original templating. So I took a peep back and just made my templates more sound, more form-fitting designs engineered with the latest technical know-how; because I push myself to continue to create unreal products for my consumers. Push the boundaries bobcat!

‘Art’ is not anything serious or exclusive: it is the smell of oil paint, Henri Murger’s Vie de Boheme, corduroy trousers, the operatic Italian model: but the poetry, above all, of linseed oil and turpentine.

Wyndham Lewis

Introducing the Green Machine, this project contains the new standard builds for the upcoming Yew Year.

Interested how it is all made? Here is a high-speed video of me creating all (3) of these hats!

November Hat Designs

Thank yew for stopping by,

This post sums up what I accomplished over the span of November. This month I forced myself to take some time off hat making and focus my time on other projects to further smooth out the future of this hat making venture.

What can you expect?

• New Hat Layouts (created a light studio to better display my handmade goods)

• Weekly Music Playlists: VOLYEWM, Spotify Playlists that I’ve been creating during my work flow

• Time lapse videos displaying the creative process

• Old Stock gonna be on sale boiiiii

The Hats I did make this month are hella-dope though y’all, check these out:

Columbia Vintage Plaid

Eddie Bauer Vintage Red Longsleeve Button-Up

Stüssy Polka Dots Surf Trunks

Vintage ‘80s Tommy Hilfiger

Vans Cartoon Surf Shirt

Rhythm Mushroom Surf Shirt

Yasaka Vintage Japanese Racketsport

Reclaim: Columbia

Reclaimed using a Columbia button-up collared shirt, get completely lost in this exceptionally steezy XXL fish camouflage, the shirt was used to make a ‘Leisure Cap’, ‘Boonie Bucket Hat’, and standard ‘5-Panel’.

The build begins with a thin cotton/polyester blend reinforced with two separate layers of interfacing to secure a sturdy and breathable fit. Using my best gauge, every hat portrays the flow of fish in stream, swimming 360 around each horizontal plane and straight laps up the vertical.

This project begins with the most suited cap for the release;

COLUMBIA fish camo - BOONIE BUCKET HAT

• Front Panel Columbia Woven Label

• Back Panel ‘Breast Pocket’ Back Stash

• Side Button ‘Mach Vents’

• Extra-Wide Brim with Drawstring

• Designers Label on Sweatband

columbia fish camo - 5 panel

• Yew Woven Label

• White 5mm Eyelets

• YKK Slide Adjuster

Columbia fish camo - leisure cap

• Yew Circular Leather Emblem

• White 5mm Eyelets

• YKK Slider Adjuster

• Designers Label on Sweatband

Reclaim: Lacoste

Thank yew for stopping by to check out todays post.

This release incorporates two things that are very important to me.

• first, one of my all-time favorite brands Lacoste,

• and second, my relish for the game of golf.

This project was created using a personal collection of Lacoste Polos that I had collected over the span of my years, both purchasing and thrifting. There was always just something about the style of this polo that grabbed my attention growing up. The iconic crocodile against vibrantly dyed pique cotton screamed ‘buy me’. So I did, and so I continue to, both in retail and in thrifting.

This release also features a new template I wanted to try out. It is sort of a ‘5-Panel’ hybrid, where the top and side panels merge to create a more sporty fitting. The Lacoste Crocodile is presented front and centered on the main panel, notice the accented brim stitching to pair with the green of the croc. The hats all feature a custom made headband reclaimed using the collar of the polo; the given elasticity of this part of the garment makes for a truly fitted, and comfortable sitting. These hats are further lined with a breathable sweatguard interfacing to add extra weight and support. The side panels feature standard double vented 5mm eyelets and are fastened with YKK Slide Adjusters. Original garment tags hang towards the back of the hat for extra flare and to finish the project my designers label was placed inside along the back sweatband.

I proudly present, golf inspired, reclaimed Lacoste polo ‘Sport 5 Panels’ in Black, Purple, Pearl, Tangerine, and Sport Orange.

Lacoste Sport 5-Panel in Black

Lacoste Sport 5-Panel in Purple

Lacoste Sport 5-Panel in Pearl

*this polo is exceptionally older, made in france, originalle crocodile francais, yew yew.

Lacoste Sport 5-panel in Pastel Orange

Lacoste Sport 5-Panel in Burnt Orange

• this one features extra steezy side panel racing stripes, and under-brim meshing.

Volyewm 9

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Reclaim: Stüssy

Welcome, and thank yew for stopping by to check out this blog post.

One of my longtime favorite streetwear brands has always been Stüssy. I would consider them one of the oldest and still current brands that continue to spark my interest in everything they release. A brand that inspires me to design, as well as influence found throughout my designs.

Years back I travelled to Australia and New Zealand, during this trip I acquired a select few of Stüssy’s ever-famous Rayon Surf Shirts. In 2013, Byron Bay, Australia I purchased the vibrant red Double Paisley print. In 2014, Raglan, New Zealand I purchased the off green and black stripe River Camo print. In 2018, Gold Coast, Australia, I found the black Bones print in a Salvation Army.

Each of these shirts holds many memories and have all seen about a dozen countries, but, it was my pleasure to use them in a project that tested my creative design to a new level and which produced an ultimately cool release for all my fans and following.

I was able to create a Standard Street 5 Panel and a Boonie Bucket Hat with an extended brim out of each shirt. Using the accessories found on each garment I was able to add some cool features to each hat. Using the breast pocket for a back pouch on the bucket hat, and the buttons as eyelet replacements. Each hat also comes equipped with an adjustable chinstrap for them windy days b’y.

Enough babbling, check these out:

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Stüssy Paisley / Standard 5 Panel

Stüssy Paisleys / Extra Wide / Boonie Bucket Hat

Stüssy Skulls / Standard 5 Panel

Stüssy Skulls / Extra Wide / Boonie Bucket Hat

Stüssy River Camo / Standard 5 Panel

Stüssy River Camo / Extra Wide / Boonie Bucket Hat

Volyewm 7

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Swayze

THE FINAL DROP, NUMBER 7 OF THE SPRING BUCKET HAT RELEASE:

5th Avenue Designs
MCMLXXXVII
100% Cotton Vat Dyes
Preshrunk Glazed Finish
Water-Resistant

THIS IS A YEW STANDARD BUCKET HAT:

Central Circular Leather Emblem
Dual Side Vented 5mm Eyelets
Custom Sweatband - Designers Label
Paired Thread Colours
Extra Wide Brim - Repeated Double Straight Stitch
Fits 25” Dome

A COLLECTION OF 10 IN TOTAL.

Available for Purchase (May 30th, 12:00 A.M. ADT)
Any questions? International Shipping? HERE

SWAYZE 1.0

Easy Cream Base with Neutral Brush Strokes
Periwinkle Blue / Orange / Mint / Red / Chocolate

SWAYZE 2.0

Chestnut Brown Base with Neutral Brush Strokes
Sandstone / Sky Blue / Chocolate / Leek / Tan

SWAYZE 3.0

Light Grey Base with Pastel Brush Strokes
Soft Pink / White / Mint / Charcoal / Periwinkle

SWAYZE 4.0

Soft Tan Base with Pastel Brush Strokes
Rose / Seafoam / Chocolate / Cream / Ice Blue

SWAYZE 5.0

Solid Navy Base with Neutral Brush Strokes
Slate Blue / Copper / Seafoam / Coffee / Melon

SWAYZE 6.0

Safari Tan Base with Neutral Brush Strokes
Sky Blue / Burnt Orange / Off White / Coffee / Dirt

SWAYZE 7.0

Baby Blue Base with Pastel Brush Strokes
Tangerine / Melon / Pale Blue / Rose / Violet

SWAYZE 8.0

Off White Base with Pastel Brush Strokes
Orange / Leek / Pale Blue / Rose / Violet

SWAYZE 9.0

Royal Olive Base with Pastel Brush Strokes
Pink / Orange / Mint / Purple / Violet

SWAYZE 10.0

Off White Base with Pastel Brush Strokes
Orange / Pink / Yellow / Baby Blue / Violet

Loosen up

DROP NUMBER 6 OF THE SPRING BUCKET HAT RELEASE:

5th Avenue Designs
MCMLXXXVII
100% Cotton Vat Dyes
Preshrunk Glazed Finish
Water-Resistant

THIS IS A YEW SAFARI BUCKET HAT:

Central Circular Leather Emblem
Dual Side Vented 5mm Eyelets
Custom Sweatband - Designers Label
Paired Thread Colours
Extra Wide Brim - Freehand Wave Stitching
Fits 25” Dome

A Collection of 5 in total.

Available for Purchase (May 17th, 5:00 P.M. ADT)
Any questions? International Shipping? HERE

Loosen Up 1.0

Red Base with Navy & White Squiggle

Loosen Up 2.0

Beige Base with Cream & Eggshell Squiggle

Loosen Up 3.0

Navy Base with Chocolate & Cream Squiggle

Loosen Up 4.0

Pink Base with Grey & White Squiggle

Loosen Up 5.0

Black Base with Eggshell & White Squiggle

Thank Yew, let me know what you think in the comments below.