Another favourite of mine is Etnies. Their “Drop out” flex cap is one of my all time favourite hats that I own. It’s made from Acrylic and wool blend, has a killer logo on the front with some plaid background and a small Etnies logo on the back. For the few of you out there who don’t know about this company, they are an American skate shoe company based out of Lake Forest, California. Etnies works with the company Sole Technology who’s primary goal is to study shoes and the foot and basically come up with some mind blowing technology for your feet while skating. Very cool stuff indeed!. They specialize in shoes and clothing and of course hats intended for skating, snowboarding, BMX and a few other extreme sports.
The company was born in France in 1986, with for original name “Ethnics”, derived from the “ethnic” word and referring to the subculture of the skateboard of the time. The name was changed into “Etnies” following legal events. This company tries to use the least toxic materials possible for its manufacturing, in particular with regard to the adhesives, which can be really bad stuff.

Etnies is regarded as one of the top skate companies out there today. It has a few other brands under it including ES and Emerica, and they are very targeted on shoes for skating, Besides stuff for men they have now broadened their horizons to include products for children and even a line of shoes for girls (Etnies Girl).

They sponsor many athletes in extreme sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing,BMX and Motocross. Among them being skateboarding protege “Ryan Sheckler” who turned pro at a very young age.

Well enuff about the company stuff lets talk a bit more about the hats (my favourite)

Last Christmas I got their “Monster” flex cap and it’s pretty cool. It features that creepy vampire guy from “Nosferatu” that old school black and white movie. Except he’s in color…actually tons of color! Green and purple mostly. It’s a funky skateboarding hat for sure. I’ve included a little picture here so you can see what I’m talking about.