Perfected down to the stitch, Mitchell & Ness Classic Red is the latest addition to enhance your legendary headwear. Focusing on a fit for you, our Classic Red inner band allows for a more comfortable, and universal fit. This all-black custom jacquard is finished out with a stitched red line giving Mitchell & Ness headwear a new identity that is constructed for comfort and style. The greatness that is the Los Angeles Lakers franchise started '46 as the Detroit Gems. In '47, the team shifted to Minneapolis and became the Minneapolis Lakers from the state nickname, "land of 10,000 lakes." The Lakers relocated to Los Angeles before the '60-'61 season.