Best Style Releases This Week: Human Made, Post Archive Faction (PAF), Supreme, and More
Human Made, Post Archive Faction's first pop-up in the United States, Supreme x BLESS, and more great drops are highlighted in this weekly roundup.
Supreme x BLESS
Release Date: Nov. 9
Where to Buy It: Supreme.com and Supreme stores
Price: TBD
Supreme's upcoming drop will be a collaborative capsule collection with BLESS, an interdisciplinary design studio based in Berlin and Paris. Founded by Desiree Heiss and Ines Kaag in 1995, BLESS is known for its experimental approach to clothing, accessories, furniture, and objects. The studio frequently upcycles textiles and materials for its unconventional approach to functional design. The design studio first rose to prominence when it caught the attention of Colette’s Sarah Andelman and Maison Margiela for an ad in i-D Magazine that featured a wig they created. That wig turned into BLESS' first release dubbed the N°00 fur wig, which was worn in Margiela's Fall/Winter 1997 runway show. Supreme's collaboration with BLESS consists of a down puffer jacket, a hybrid pair of sweatpant-jeans, a crewneck sweatshirt, a T-shirt, a skateboard deck, and a Mophie charging cable. BLESS will develop another line of products with Supreme that will be released in the future.
Post Archive Faction (PAF)
Release Date: Nov. 10-12
Where to Buy It: ESSX and Grailed.com
Price: TBD
The Seoul-based label Post Archive Faction (PAF) will make its debut in the United States through a pop-up at the multi-brand concept store ESSX. The brand will release a range of utilitarian and experimental garments. The pop-up coincides with the release of its latest lookbook "Breathing Archive," which is exclusively on Grailed. The lookbook mixes the label's latest pieces with archival styles that have become highly sought after since its debut in 2018. Grailed has also published an exclusive interview with PAF's co-founder and creative director Dongjoon Lim. The interview touches upon Lim's upbringing in Korea, his design inspirations, his experience collaborating with Virgil Abloh, and designing South Korea's uniforms for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Menace Los Angeles
Release Date: Nov. 9
Where to Buy It: MenaceLosAngeles.com
Price: TBD
Menace, the Los Angeles label founded by Steven Mena, is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. To kick off the festivities, the label is releasing a capsule collection that celebrates its most popular graphics. A logo T-shirt featuring a collage of the brand's most recognizable logos is a must-have piece for any fan of the brand. Other standouts include "Star Logo" and "Metal Logo" T-shirts in several colorways and the re-release of its popular "Not a Fan" hoodie. Fitted caps with diamond steel embroidered brims will also drop on Thursday.
Adidas x Wales Bonner
Release Date: Nov. 8
Where to Buy It: Adidas.com via Confirmed and select retailers
Price: $20-$330
Adidas Originals and Wales Bonner return with another collaborative collection for Fall/Winter 2023. Again, Bonner reinterprets Adidas' athletic codes with refined and elegant takes on its archive. Standouts include nylon windbreaker tops with asymmetrical snap button collars and knit tracksuit sets. All the apparel is available in unisex styles. Of course, the marquee pieces from the collection are new colorways of Wales Bonner Sambas, which incorporate luxurious faux pony hair uppers and gum soles.
NOCTA
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: NOCTA.com and Nike SNKRS
Price: $100-$175
Drake and Nike have just unveiled a NOCTA Basketball collection with a campaign that stars Kevin Durant. NOCTA Basketball includes a wide range of performance apparel and complimentary off-court silhouettes. Standouts include a lightweight basketball jersey and a water-repellant Sideline Jacket that's lined with polyester and boasts Primaloft-filled sleeves.
Awake NY x Happy Socks
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: AwakeNYClothing.com, Awake NY's flagship, and select Happy Socks shops
Price: $28
Happy Socks, the Stockholm-based label known for crafting colorful, high quality socks, has just released a collaboration with Awake NY. The campaign pays tribute to New York City's niche fencing community, a sport which constantly requires participants to think on their feet. Vibrant leopard print socks, available in in three colorways, are meticulously knitted with 200 needles and made with organic cotton. A portion of proceeds from the collaboration will be donated to the Ali Forney Center, a New York-based charity committed to saving the lives of homeless LGBTQ+ young people. In addition to donating a portion of the collection’s proceeds, Happy Socks will be also be donating its own product to help support the center’s drop-in community.
Living Proof
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: LivingProofNewYork.com
Price: $20-25
The popular graffiti podcast Angel & Z Radio recently rebranded itself to Living Proof, a name derived from its print magazine that originally accompanied the podcast. The fourth issue of Living Proof is shipping now and includes a cover story spotlighting the legendary graffiti duo MINT and SERF PPP. This issue also features interviews with the New York City rapper Wiki, skateboarder Caleb Barnett, and other graffiti writers like CAJUN BTM and EM1. For the first time, Living Proof is available as a standalone magazine to the general public. But those who subscribe to the magazine's monthly Patreon for $20 will receive this issue along with member-exclusive access to one-off zines, limited-edition product giveaways, and other Living Proof projects.
Huf x Toyota
Release Date: Nov. 9
Where to Buy It: HufWorldwide.com, Huf flagship stores, and select Huf retailers
Price: TBD
Huf has collaborated with Toyota Racing Development, the Japanese car label's longstanding factory-backed racing division, on a '70s-inspired apparel collection. Archival colors, graphics, and designs decorate modern Huf silhouettes and styles. The skateboard label even created a custom 2023 HUF x TRD ProTundra car for the collaboration. Modern workwear pieces, polar fleece jackets, jacquard Sherpa apparel, and graphic classic T-shirts, hoodies, and crewnecks are apart of the robust offering.
Brigade
Release Date: Nov. 10
Where to Buy It: Brigadeus.com
Price: $48
Brigade has just released its first scented candle. The wax is infused with the smells of green fig, sandalwood, and leather inspired by the smells of an old library. Each candle weighs 240-grams and was hand poured in the United States. It has a burn time of 50 hours, is made out of a soy wax blend, and features a Brigade logo that doubles as a strikepad for matches. Each candle is encased in a collectible box that depicts the Greek god Prometheus.
