Best Style Releases This Week: Fear of God Athletics, Supreme Camo Box Logos, and Cactus Jack x AP
This week's best style releases include drops from Fear of God Athletics, Dapper Dan x Gap, Palace, Supreme, and more.
December is finally here. While many of us are shopping for Christmas gifts for our loved ones, it's important to also treat yourself. And there're an ample number of great drops this week to consider.
After three years, Fear of God has released the first garments from its highly-anticipated collaboration with Adidas. Supreme is releasing an elevated collection of leather goods with Blackmeans along with its hyped camouflage box logo hoodie. Other eye-catching drops include another collaboration between Dapper Dan and Gap, Palace x C.P. Company, and Cactus Jack x Audemars Piguet.
Check out details on how to cop all these releases, and others from 18 East, NOCTA, and more, below.
Supreme x Blackmeans
Release Date: Dec. 7
Where to Buy It: Supreme stores and Supreme.com
Price: TBD
Supreme is continuing to please fans of Japanese streetwear by releasing a collaboration with Blackmeans this week. The Japanese leather goods label known for its punk-inspired apparel did not disappoint. Hand-painted leather motorcycle jackets, hand-distressed hoodies and jeans, graphic long sleeves, handpainted leather belts, and handpainted leather lighter holders will be available. This collection will likely be priced high, but it's truly one of Supreme's standout collaborations this season. Additionally, the highly-anticipated release of camouflage box logo hoodies famously worn by NIGO will also drop this week.
Palace x C.P. Company
Release Date: Dec. 8
Where to Buy It: CPcompany.com, PalaceSkateboards.com, select Palace retail locations, and C.P. Company’s Milan flagship store
Price: TBD
C.P. Company and Palace are reuniting for a another collaboration that fuses the creative and cultural influences of both labels. Palace has reworked C.P. Company's iconic shapes, fabrics, and material innovations to create a fashion-forward line of apparel. The range features eye-catching Goggle Jackets in Kan-D and Flatt Nylon fabrics, an Explorer Jacket crafted with D.D. Shell Rip-Stop, cargo pants in Flatt Nylon, a hooded sweatshirt in cotton fleece, a graphic T-shirt, a lambswool funnel neck sweater, a transformable Nylon B Shoulder Bag, a Goggle Beanie with a straight visor, a down-filled D.D. Shell scarf, and a baseball cap with earflaps and goggle lenses on the back.
Fear of God Athletics
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: Fearofgod.com, Adidas Confirmed app, and select Adidas stores
Price: $100-$1,500
At last, Fear of God Athletics is finally here. The third pillar of Fear of God offers garments designed with performance in mind. Standouts from Fear of God Athletics' first delivery includes all new footwear silhouettes such as the I BASKETBALL, a low-profile basketball shoe that boasts a Three-Stripe molded cage inspired by Adidas' archival Predator model. Jerry Lorenzo also reinterpreted Adilette slides, L.A. Trainers, and the Rivalry 86 Low. Apparel includes technical performance pieces crafted with suede, fleece, nylon, polar fleece, and stretch woven fabrics. Italian calfskin suede and nylon cover elevated sports accessories. Pieces are available in black or clay colorways.
Cactus Jack x Audemars Piguet
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: Shop.TravisScott.com
Price: $45-$1,850.
While Travis Scott's AP Royal Oak is out of the budget for nearly all of us, his collaborative merch capsule with the heritage luxury watch label is filled with great offerings that are far more affordable. Satin pajama pants covered in AP monograms and graphic T-shirts featuring an array of horological imagery are standouts within the collection. Key winter offerings include zip-up hoodies covered with sepia photos of AP's home city of Brassus, Switzerland and co-branded crewnecks. Accessories like slippers and belts are also available.
18 East x Nanga
Release Date: Dec. 7
Where to Buy It: 18east.co and 18 East's flagship in New York City
Price: TBD
18 East has just unveiled its first partnership with Japanese label, Nanga. Since 1941, Nanga has built a reputation around high quality down-filled products. 18 East collaborated with the label to craft The Lookout Jacket and Feather Moc slippers. Both pieces are inspired by Pacific Northwest park rangers and are crafted out of Japanese Takibi, a flame-resistant material made with a blend of aramid fibers, and down-filled with 155-grams of super water-repellent Spanish duck down. The Lookout Jacket boasts a full cut silhouette, raglan sleeves, a heat-sealed two-way zip front, and an ample amount of pockets. The two-piece collection is currently available at 18 East's flagship store and will drop online later this week.
Wes Knoll
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: WesKnollNYC.com and PrintedMatter.org
Price: $40
Fading Smile is a 166-page book photography book by Wes Knoll, a New York City-born artist who's worked on projects by Alife, Krink, Living Proof, and more. Fading Smile is a decade-long survey that captures a community of kids whose lives and experiences are unavoidably interwoven by chaos. Photographs of drug deals live alongside action shots of graffiti bombers. Portraits of models sit with candid images of artists like Evilgiane or car drifting events in New Jersey. Fading Smile is visual bildungsroman about finding one's own truth when transitioning into adulthood. The book features graffiti writers like REBOE LNE, BAT, SOUTH LNE, TOCER + ZAVER LNE, ZAM LNE, ANGER LNE, VOLVO LNE, SEFU, RD 357, SILER HCNK, PECHI YKS, and many more.
Kenzo x Verdy
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: Kenzo.com, Kenzo stores, and select stockists
Price: $145-$2,035
Verdy's anticipated collaboration with Kenzo is finally here. Originally unveiled during Kenzo's Spring/Summer 2024 runway show, NIGO tapped his protege to place his signature font across a range of garments for the holiday season. There's menswear, womenswear, and genderless offerings. Standouts include black windbreakers with all-over logos, cropped graphic T-shirts, and varsity cardigans.
Dapper Dan x Gap
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: Gap.com and in 13 Gap stores nationwide
Price: $24.95-$128
Dapper Dan is running it up with Gap again for another "Dap Gap" collection. The Harlem-born fashion pioneer has just released an 18-piece collection that includes graphic logo hoodies with Dap's Gap logo, matching logo sweatpants in a houndstooth print, a tote bag with a clutch insert, baseball hats, socks, and a logo ascot. The collection is available in toddler sizes and goes up to XXXL.
NOCTA
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: NOCTA.com and Nike SNKRS
Price: $60-$600
Drake's Nike clothing line, NOCTA, has just released its "8K Peaks" apparel collection. The winter-ready assortment features styles inspired by Nirmal Purja, a Nepalese born mountaineer who is known for ascending 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in just seven months. The collection includes waterproof jackets, sherpa fleece jackets, polar hoodies, and other winter essentials. Additionally, NOCTA has also restocked its popular "Love You Forever" Air Force 1s.
Marmot x Better Gift Shop
Release Date: Dec. 8
Where to Buy It: Better Gift Shop’s brick-and-mortar, BetterGiftShop.com, Marmot.com, and select retailers worldwide
Price: TBD
Marmot has collaborated with the popular Toronto-based label Better Gift Shop on a capsule collection of outerwear. Jackets crafted out of recycled Pertex nylon ripstop, recycled Seawool, and recycled nylon liner will be available. Down jackets, hoodies, and graphic T-shirts will be available in blue and yellow colorways.
Who Decides War x Scarce
Release Date: Dec. 7
Where to Buy It: Scarce.US
Price: $200-$800
Scarce will release an exclusive partnership with Who Decides War. Scarce Mystery boxes filled with archival pieces from Who Decide War's best collections will be sold along with an exclusive hoodie.
PNKDRMS
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: PnkDrms.com
Price: $230
PNKDRMS, a Philadelphia-based label by Vinh Luong, has released its first cut and sew garment that symbolizes the "rebirth’"of his label. The brand's Origin Jacket boasts a universal silhouette and a boxy frame for a relaxed look. It is hand-sewn in the United States out of cotton twill and boasts a corduroy collar.
Awake NY
Release Date: Dec. 8
Where to Buy It: In-store at Awake's flagship in New York City on 62 Orchard Street and online at AwakeNY.com.
Price: TBD
Awake is continuing to tap into "La Comunidad" by releasing its Holiday 2023 collection with a lookbook that features its friends and family in Seoul and New York. Awake's upcoming holiday collection includes reissues of Awake's most coveted classics. The label's beloved core logo hoodie returns with rhinestone embellished lettering. Classic logo T-shirts, a "Bendiciones" T-shirt, and more will be available.
Liquid Sky
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: LiquidSkyBook.com
Price: $65
A new hardcover book documenting the pioneering New York City streetwear boutique Liquid Sky is now available for pre-order. When Liquid Sky opened in New York City in 1989, it became a hub for streetwear, fashion, and art specifically within New York City's underground rave scene. It was once a staple on Lafayette Street and known for its experimental and futuristic take on brick and mortar retail. The book features a mix of archival photos taken from Liquid Sky's heyday and features a never before seen archive of its streetwear designs, rave flyers, album art and other ephemera featuring its iconic Astro Girl logo. The book includes interviews with Chloe Sevigney, Moby, store clerks, musicians, and other artists who lived and experienced the store's impact. The book comprehensively traces Liquid Sky's entire history and will ship in March of 2024.
SNS x Dickies
Release Date: Dec.8
Where to Buy It: SneakersNStuff.com
Price: $40-$160
SneakersNStuff is releasing a collaboration with Dickies on Friday. Dubbed the "Working on Myself" collection, the line features a range of workwear apparel crafted out of Dickies trademark durable fabrics. T-shirts, hoodies, Eisenhower Jackets, double-knee pants, aprons, and caps are available. Each piece includes branding details by Elijah Anderson.
