ADIDAS SPEZIAL AUTUMN/WINTER 2020

Posted on 2020-09-14

The second part of the autumn/winter 2020 is a collaborative capsule range designed with New Order. The founder and curator of adidas Spezial, Gary Aspden. is a long time friend and fan of New Order and this collaboration was born out of that relationship.

The collection highlight is an outerwear jacket inspired by Bernard Sumner’s love of sailing. This piece comes in coated woven fabric with a mesh lining and features ‘hidden in plain sight’ tonal reflective branding and stripes. There are distinctive see through hood window panels and a New Order sleeve patch – both details that are synonymous with yachting jackets. The tonal grey of the jacket is lifted by detachable and interchangeable colour-pop pullers to allow the wearer to customise the look of the piece.
New Order’s authentic connection to football culture is acknowledged and celebrated through a football jersey that uses their repeated ‘Tour’ graphic in a tonal engineered jacquard base fabric with elasticated ribbing on the neck and sleeve. The shirt references their music through the Latin wording used in the ‘Mod Trefoil’ badging along with a playful take on modern football kit sponsorship with the use of song title ‘586’ across the chest. 

The New Order track jacket comes in a navy cotton and recycled PES blend pique material. the top takes inspiration from classic adidas track jackets (particularly the signature argyle print of Ivan Lendl) and re-appropriates that look and feel with a repeated print of their ‘Tour’ graphic sitting above the hem. The logo tee comes in heather grey cotton and uses the ‘_nwrdSPZL’ graphic underpinned by ‘True Faith’ in Latin. The ‘Tour’ logo appears as a wire frame graphic on the back of the shirt. 

The choice of footwear silhouette was an easy decision as Bernard Sumner has worn the Wilsy SPZL as a mainstay for New Order’s live shows over the past couple of years. The challenge was how to bring a New Order aesthetic to the existing shoe without losing the essence of its adidas design origins.

www.adidas.co.uk/spezial

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SUPREME/YOHJI YAMAMOTO

Posted on 2020-09-14

Yamamoto is one of the most influential fashion designers living and working today. A master craftsman with a rebellious spirit, Yohji’s transformative impact is felt far beyond the runway. Over nearly 50 years, he has fundamentally changed how people dress in their everyday lives.

In an era otherwise dominated by hyper-feminine, form-fitting glamour, Yohji blazed a new path forward with masterful draping and playful androgyny. His protective, loose and exaggerated shapes – rendered in all-black, and with durable fabrics – disrupted conventional wisdom about the possibilities of modern clothing, and earned him a fiercely dedicated global following. Yohji continues to break barriers between catwalk and street, luxury and sport, tradition and the avant-garde.

Supreme has worked with Yohji Yamamoto on a collection for 2020. The collection features a Leather Work Jacket, Down Jacket, Parka, Wool Suit, Sweater, Shirt, Hooded Sweatshirt, Crewneck, five T-Shirts and a Beanie. The collection features original artwork by Sancheeto, Peter Saville and Yuuka Asakura.

Available September 17th.

Available in Japan September 19th.

www.supremenewyork.com

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HUMMEL HIVE VEGAN PACK

Posted on 2020-09-14

Expanding on its existing vegan offering, this latest collection comprises an array of striking colorways across four of the brand’s most popular silhouettes.

Drawing on designs from the ‘80s and ‘90s, hummel HIVE has fused premium vegan leather and recycled components to craft a selection of sustainably sourced footwear. The collection’s suedes and leathers have all been produced using a biodegradable plastic, while recycled polyester laces have also been used.

In terms of the silhouettes themselves, the collection features Power Play, Seoul, Marathona and HB Team sneakers, all arriving in an array of fresh colorways.

www.hummel.net

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