Today is the last day to enter our Captain America: The Winter Soldier New Era Hat Giveaway, which you can still enter here! To celebrate the end of our latest contest, I thought I’d do a quick review of one of the hats from New Era’s new Captain America 2 Movie Collection. The Blot really loves this “The Winter Soldier” 9FIFTY snapback hat! This black, red and grey hat pays tribute to The Winter Soldier, one of the best “new” characters Marvel has introduced in over a decade. I don’t want to give away too much from the movie or the comics, but The Winter Soldier plays a huge role in both (and probably will for years to come).
The simple design of the “The Winter Soldier” 9FIFTY Captain America snapback is really striking. Not only does the black and grey hat with red accents color scheme look sharp, but it accurately matches The Winter Soldier’s costume. It was such a great decision by New Era to use shiny, reflective material for The Winter Soldier’s red star logo on the front because it really pops off the black fabric of the hat. And I like that they use that same red shiny material for the bottom of the brim of the hat, especially since it’s hidden from most people’s view of the snapback. It’s hidden little touches like that, which make New Era hats the best!
My only slight complaint is nowhere on the hat does it say Captain America or The Winter Soldier. Personally I’d like it to outwardly tie-in to the movie with a little text on the back, but I’m sure for some that’s probably a positive. In some ways it extends your wear of the hat since without the film’s title it can easily pass for a non-comic book or movie hat for years to go. It is definitely a Captain America: The Winter Soldier hat though, as the tag inside features the film’s logo.
“The Winter Soldier” Captain America: The Winter Soldier 9FIFTY Snapback Hat by New Era should be hitting stores everywhere soon. It doesn’t look like it’s currently available at the New Era online store, but I would imagine it will be showing up there soon.