▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁King ▁App arel ▁released ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁different ▁New ▁Era ▁ 5 9 5 0 ▁designs , ▁leading ▁to ▁over ▁ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁h ats ▁reaching ▁people ’ s ▁heads . ▁ ▁St arter ▁snap back s ▁In ▁the ▁Aut umn ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁King ▁App arel ▁signed ▁an ▁exclusive ▁deal ▁with ▁St arter ▁Brand ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁their ▁snap back ▁style ▁caps . ▁King ▁App arel ▁were ▁the ▁only ▁UK ▁brand ▁with ▁this ▁deal ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁effectively ▁introduced ▁the ▁snap back ▁cap ▁phenomen on ▁into ▁the ▁UK ▁market . ▁The ▁first ▁run ▁was ▁a ▁limited ▁edition ▁of ▁ 3 ▁styles ▁that ▁sold ▁out ▁within ▁a ▁week , ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁produced ▁new ▁batch es ▁of ▁styles ▁every ▁ 3 ▁months . ▁The ▁St arter ▁brand ▁was ▁eventually ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁Ref uel ▁Distribution ▁for ▁Europe ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁after ▁which ▁King ▁ended ▁their ▁association ▁with ▁St arter , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁brand ▁no ▁longer ▁held ▁its ▁cov et ed ▁and ▁exclusive ▁status , ▁the ▁key ▁reason ▁behind ▁their ▁original ▁collaboration . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁K ING ▁have ▁util ised ▁their ▁experience ▁and ▁knowledge ▁in ▁head we ar ▁development ▁to ▁manufact ure ▁their ▁own ▁line ▁of ▁head we ar ▁whilst ▁pay ing ▁hom age ▁to ▁the ▁old ▁school , ▁low ▁profile , ▁square ▁bill ▁shape