Best Style Releases This Week: Supreme x The North Face, PSG x Bape, Dior Men's
A complete guide to this week's best style releases including Supreme x The North Face, Paris Saint-Germain x Bape, A-Cold-Wall* x Nike, and more.
Image via Supreme x The North Face
Like clockwork, here's another list of some of the week's most noteworthy style drops. Some highlights include Supreme's Fall 2018 collaboration with The North Face, Kim Jones' debut collection as the artistic director of Dior menswear, and Bape's collab with popular soccer club Paris Saint-Germain honoring the one-year anniversary of Bape Paris. Hope you saved some money for these.
A-Cold-Wall* x Nike Collection
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: a-cold-wall.com
Price: £40-£510 (app. $51-$650)
Samuel Ross' Nike collaboration has finally arrived following months of teasers. Black and white pairs of the Nike Zoom Vomero 5 designed to rapidly age with wear are accompanied by technical sportswear pieces like nylon compression pants with elastic cuffs behind each knee, a running cap, loose-fitting jersey covered in all-over branding with quilted sleeves, and an overcoat with detachable features that are all designed with A-Cold-Wall's signature aesthetic.
Supreme x The North Face Fall 2018 Collection
Release Date: Nov. 29
Where to Buy It: Supreme stores and supremenewyork.com
Price: $22-$498
Supreme's latest project with The North Face provides everything your inner hypebeast needs this winter. The Fall 2018 range includes Gore-Tex Cordura nylon Expedition Jackets and Pants, Expedition Backpacks, Expedition Fleece zip-ups, hoodies, T-shirts, waist bags, wallets, and even compass necklaces in various colorways. Each item features a healthy dose of Supreme and The North Face logos throughout.
Gucci x Comme des Garçons Tote Bag
Release Date: Available now (Japan), Dec. 6 (worldwide)
Where to Buy It: Dover Street Market Ginza
Price: TBD
Gucci and Comme des Garçons have come together to celebrate the holiday season with a new take on CdG's popular tote bag. The brown paper bag is covered in its usual plastic shell and adorned with silver CdG script. The Italian luxury fashion house adds its touch to the tote with its signature red-and-green stripe running vertically down the center.
Paris Saint-Germain x Bape Collection
Release Date: Dec. 1 (France), Dec. 8 (worldwide)
Where to Buy It: bapefrance.com and shop.psg.fr (Dec. 1) and Bape flagship stores (Dec. 8)
Price: TBD
Paris Saint-Germain is once again lending its name for a major clothing collaboration. The Parisian soccer franchise is following up its Jordan Brand collection from earlier in the year with a project designed by Bape. The Japanese streetwear label colors signature pieces like the Shark hoodie, Ape Head T-shirt, shorts, long coat, and more in a team-colored ABC camouflage. The 13-piece capsule celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Bape Paris flagship store.
Dior Men's Summer 2019 Collection
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: Dior stores and dior.com at a later date
Price: $250-$2,600
Kim Jones' highly-anticipated debut Dior Men's collection has finally arrived. The range includes T-shirts, sweaters, jackets, button-ups, denim, various accessories, and a pair of translucent high-top sneakers covered in Dior branding. Many of the items are accented with pink Dior script and a re-imagining of the brand's bee logo by famed artist Kaws.
In addition to the apparel and sneaker, Jones also tapped Ambush's Yoon Ahn to design the jewelry and Matthew M. Williams to create certain pieces for the debut collection, including the Alyx designer's signature rollercoaster buckle which the fashion house used on various bags.
Heron Preston x Nike HP Tailwind Sunglasses
Release Date: Nov. 29
Where to Buy It: nike.com, heronpreston.com, and other select retailers
Price: TBD
Heron Preston chose a rather obscure item for his first Nike collaboration—a pair of sunglasses. Preston's HP Tailwind sunglasses are modeled after the original Nike Tailwind glasses and feature clear frames, four interchangeable lenses with tints designated for specific times of the day, and special branding written above each eye. Each pair will also come packaged in a co-branded leather carrying case.
Awake NY Winter 2018 Collection
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: awakenyclothing.com
Price: $42-$150
Angelo Baque's Winter 2018 collection for Awake NY includes a graphic T-shirt honoring legendary jazz musician John Coltrane, the "BACDAFUCUP" T-shirt emblazoned with a roman numeral clock on the chest, and hoodies and sweatpants covered in an all-over logo print. If you missed out on the neon-colored Awake NY x Dover Street Market L.A. hoodie and T-shirt that released on Black Friday, those have been restocked as well.
Standard Label Debut Collection
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: shopthestandard.com
Price: $16-$380
The Standard, a hotel chain based in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and London, has released its debut collection of apparel. Simply called Standard Label, the line aims to provide millennial travelers with perfect pieces for the on-the-go lifestyle, like T-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, pajamas, and various accessories. Items sport playful, travel-inspired graphics and phrases like "Room Service," "Privacy Please," and stick figures with Wi-Fi symbols for heads. Seasonal drops from Standard Label will continue moving forward.
Acne Studios Small Leather Goods Fall/Winter 2018 Collection
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: Acne Studios stores and acnestudios.com
Price: $115-$440
Acne Studios has added two new styles to its range of small leather goods for Fall/Winter 2018. The mini bag features a double-knotted shoulder strap inspired by its Musubi bag and an inner card pocket. The coin purse boasts a snap-button closure and removable leather strap with a barrel clasp. Both are crafted of 100 percent Italian leather and sport silver Acne branding. Each is available in an array of colors like black, navy blue, olive green, burgundy, pink, and red.
Hot Mess Collection
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: hotmess.jp
Price: $60-$400
Model/actor/influencer Luka Sabbat and his creative partner Noah Dillon have dropped a new line of merch for their imprint Hot Mess. T-shirts, hoodies, sweatpants, and jackets are covered in info-graphics inspired by the low reproductive rate in Japan. The collection originally launched exclusively at a pop-up in Tokyo, but is now available online for a limited time.
Aimé Leon Dore 'Sonny New York' Collection
Release Date: Nov. 30
Where to Buy It: Aimé Leon Dore Concept Shop and aimeleondore.com
Price: $25-$155
Aimé Leon Dore is releasing a capsule collection for Sonny New York, a basketball league started by the brand in 2017. Jerseys, gym shorts, hoodies, sweatpants, T-shirts, and accessories will all be up for grabs. All use a navy blue/yellow/white color scheme and sport a rainbow-colored apple logo to represent the league's home city.
Stampd 'Art Worker Vol. 1' Collection
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: stampd.com
Price: $170-$185
Stampd has released the first volume of its "Art Worker" series, an ongoing project to show how graphic design has influenced the growth of the brand. Titled Human Landscape, this collection features six T-shirt designs. Each showcases imagery inspired by the recent natural disasters and political climate in California. The oversized shirts have been treated to have a pre-worn look and feel. Proceeds will be donated to support the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Union x #Heineken100 'Green Collar' Collection
Release Date: Dec. 1 (in-store) / Dec. 6 (online)
Where to Buy It: Union Los Angeles and Union Tokyo (Dec. 1)/ unionlosangeles.com (Dec. 6)
Price: $55-$380
Heineken collaborated with Union for its ninth annual #Heineken100 collection. The respected Los Angeles boutique designed six workwear pieces, including an oversized chore coat, camouflage chinos, hoodies, graphic T-shirts featuring "Union" written in the beer brand's signature leaf, hats, and black Pro-Keds with a green hit on the heel.