Following Sotheby’s 2019 auction for a complete Supreme skate deck collection that sold for $800,000 USD, Christie’s is now set to hold an auction for what is believed to be a collection of every Supreme Box-Logo T-shirt ever produced.

At the moment, “The Behind the Box: 1994-2000” auction is expected to sell for upwards of $2 million USD, trumping the 248 Supreme skate deck collection. Believed to be the first known comprehensive archive of the coveted tees, Christie’s note that it’s “poised to be the most valuable collection of Supreme material to ever be offered in a single sale.”

“The Box Logo Collection” was amassed by 21-year-old James Bogart who began collecting the New York skate brand’s releases back in 2014. The archive set to go on exhibition with Christie’s in New York City as a private sale, price on request piece features T-shirt from Supreme’s inception 1994 till 2020.

Despite being told by just about everyone that it would be impossible to gather every Supreme Bogo Tee, Bogart pushed on scouring just about every continent and major city you can think of to complete the collection. Bogart notes the lengths and locations that his search brought him to as a measure of Supreme’s reach.

According to the collector, the most valuable to in the assortment is the WTAPS Box Logo T-shirt from 1999. Rumored to be only 30 in existence, the style printed on NEIGHBORHOOD blanks was never released to the public and was recently sold for over $35,000 USD. Bogart reveals that luck and timing involved with him amassing “The Box Logo Collection,” as he says over half of the collection could not be obtainable with just unlimited funds.

Check out the lots from Christie’s “The Behind the Box: 1994-2000” auction set to go on exhibition and private sale December 1 and head over to “The Box Logo Collection” to learn more about James Bogart’s collection.

James Bogart has what is believed to be the first complete collection Bogo T-shirts.

CHRISTIE'S SUPREME "THE BOX LOGO COLLECTION" IS EXPECTED TO SELL FOR $2M USD

Following its team-up with Timberland, Supreme has returned to reveal its latest collaboration with frequent collaborator, Stone Island. Accompanying this week’s Fall/Winter 2020 Week 13 Drop, the collaboration is centered around a Fall 2020 collection made exclusively for Supreme.

This time around the duo has put together an expansive cold-weather ready range centered around hand-painted Shearling, dyed textiles and thick-ribbed corduroy. Leading the collaboration is an array of outerwear options led by the hand-painted Hooded Shearling Jacket coming in black and white, water and wind-resistant painted camo Crinkle Down Jacket and a tonal Corduroy Jacket style. Matching items include similarly dyed Nylon Cargo Pants, Shortsleeve Top, Nylon Shoulder Bag and Nylon 6-Panel, along with the cotton corduroy Pants and Crusher. Rounding up the team-up is a Hooded Sweatshirt and Sweatshort with a custom dye treatment, and accessories like the Glow-in-the-Dark Balaclava and Baruffaldi Rek Goggles.

The Supreme x Stone Island FW20 collaboration will see a global release via the streetwear imprint’s website November 19 in the United States and November 21 in Japan.

Another expansive range with the frequent collaborator.

SUPREME X STONE ISLAND FALL/WINTER 2020 COLLECTION

VF Corp scooped up Supreme, a longtime collaborator, for $2.1 Billion. The deal is expected to finalize before the end of the year.

This is a mutually beneficial acquisition. Supreme and the brands that make up VF Corp share many customers allowing Supreme to extend and solidify VF’s consumer base. VF Corp in return will apply its mature supply chain, international and digital sales platforms, and consumer information to grow the Supreme brand. Moreover, VF Corp expects Supreme to generate at least $500 Million in revenue by 2022.

Their shared consumer base is evidenced by how often Supreme collaborated with brands like Vans, Timberland, and The North Face–all brands owned by VF Corp. Most recently, Supreme dropped a collaboration capsule with The North Face in Fall 2020. The collaboration featured a cold-weather North Face jacket emblazoned with a large ‘S’. On top of this collaboration, just in the last year we have seen Supreme Timberland boots and Vans.

Supreme’s leadership team and James Jubbia will continue to run the operation, and they will remain based in NYC.

Here is what the leaders of the two brands had to say about the acquisition:

We are thrilled to welcome Supreme to the VF family and to build on our decades-long relationship as we create value for all of our stakeholders. VF is the ideal steward to honor the authentic heritage of this cultural lifestyle brand while providing the opportunity to leverage our scale and expertise to enable sustainable long-term growth.

We are proud to join VF, a world-class company that is home to great brands we’ve worked with for years, including The North Face, Vans, and Timberland. This partnership will maintain our unique culture and independence, while allowing us to grow on the same path we’ve been on since 1994.

Long Time Collaborators Enter Into A Mutually Beneficial Acquisition

VF TO ACQUIRE SUPREME VALUED AT $2.1 BILLION

Narrowing down the list of 2020's best fashion brands requires more than merely acknowledging the recent achievements of today's influential labels. Our criteria include not only critical acclaim, (if any) awards received and a favorable consumer response, but also a brand's all-important overall design direction. 

Renowned houses such as Rick Owens received a favorable node for continuing to elevate their avant-garde vision and won the 2019 CFDA Menswear Award, while Louis Vuitton Mens — led by Virgil Abloh — delivered even more ambitious couture-level creations that not only stirred the crowd, but also helped to solidify LV as the most valuable luxury brand in the world. 

We have streetwear mainstays like Noah, Stüssy, Supreme and Palace on the other end of the spectrum continuing their unflinching presence among the youths. Global brands such as Nike and The North Face have mastered the power of partnerships, selling their collab items alongside retailers, emerging designers, artists and creative organizations. We also often talk about the powerful influence Japan has on fashion, but Kapital and Needles have exemplified the peak of what the country has to offer in terms of superior streetwear. 

Collectively, our list is different from our past rosters as we felt the tide of trends slowly shifting away from established luxury houses back to the tried-and-true streetwear staples.

Last year, both Supreme and Rick Owens celebrated their 25th anniversaries, a testament to the brands' longevity and unshakeable influence on the streetwear culture. 

After its formation, Supreme has reached several achievements but 2019 has certainly been one for the record. Now we see their partnerships with Nike, Stone Island, The North Face and more, setting the stage for the growing global presence of the skate brand for the next 25 years. 

Rick Owens has been completely enhancing his strikingly dark style season after season. In addition, Owens has expanded his creative reach by applying more audacious shapes and building techniques to his line of apparel, footwear and accessories. The 58-year-old designer has been also creating furniture, exhibiting art and has also published two books with renowned publisher Rizzoli when he wasn't working on clothes.

Our list of top ten 2020 brands, slowly shifting away from established luxury houses back to the tried-and-true streetwear staples.

The past of fashion may be unkind. It is easy to write off designers without major corporate sponsorship or luxury contracts, go unmentioned in footnotes and not rejoice in shows. That's why we're dedicating some ink, or rather some pixels, to celebrating the unsung designer who has changed the landscape of fashion. First, a Rick Owens Suggestion:

Larry LeGaspi, the artist who designed the black Kiss unitards and peaked the collars and shoulders. He dressed LaBelle in transcendent silver leotards and vests (where Patti LaBelle got her start). LeGaspi helped Grace Jones unleash her divine superstardom and he created clothes that matched the rainbow hair and aura of George Clinton. But then, at the age of 50, he passed away from AIDS complications in 2001, leaving behind his wife, Val, and a treasure trove of drawings, samples, press clippings, and photos in his home in Long Island. It was a rare archive that hid in plain sight — and it was then discovered by Rick Owens.

Owens gave an interview in 2002 to Plaza magazine in which he talked about his then newish passion: “I just found out that Larry LeGaspi, who did the costumes for Kiss and then Divine’s costumes for the play Pork, and yet there’s hardly any documentation on [him]! I’m gonna talk about him every chance I get.”

Raised in New Jersey in 1950, Larry LeGaspi moved to New York the day after graduating from high school, purchasing his first sewing machine from the Salvation Army and taking classes at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In 1971, he launched an early line named Mother Superior Clothing, and opened the Moonstone boutique in the West Village hinterlands. He teamed up with Labelle around that time, eventually designing costumes for the trio to wear for their 1974 Metropolitan Opera "Wear Something Silver" production.

"Kiss" came to call at the same time, showing off Larry's signature trapunto-stitched leather attributes into the mainstream. However, there is more to add than the Kabuki makeup and pointed shoulders of Paul, Gene, Peter and Ace. Larry opened the first salon on Madison Avenue in 1977.

“He didn’t really look at what was happening in fashion or follow the usual rhythm of the fashion world,” his wife Val LeGaspi explains, “Larry would come out with all this information that was mind-boggling; I don’t even know where he got it from, because it was way ahead of its time.”

Adopting Thinsulate, a man-made fabric produced by 3M in 1979, LeGaspi was among the most immediate in fashion. The New York Times article cites Larry on this subject, but the best proof of his inventions is the Red cocoon dress Val wore to the 1979 Met Gala, which was held in December that year.

"That was the first time he and I were out in public together. When I went to the Met in the red dress, that was before Madonna was huge. You had Debbie Harry, who was platinum blonde, but she was more punk rock. I was a full-figured platinum blonde in a fishtail. They went crazy—and I was warm as toast!", remembers Val.

It was around the time Bill Cunningham passed away a few years ago that Owens first reached out via email to Val. Shortly after, Rick and Val started discussing a possible book about the work of Larry. Soon after, the concept of a book became a concept for a new Rick Owens collection.

“Rick surprised me with wanting to do the show in Larry’s name and pay homage to him,” said Val LeGaspi, “It just blew me away. He’s so deep and so sensitive; he really gets it. I just love this man!”

Rick Owens has also created the entire line of Larry sneakers dedicated to Maestro Larry LeGaspi.

RICK OWENS COLLECTION INSPIRED BY LARRY LEGASPI

Following closely behind a collection inspired by the seminal shoegaze band My Bloody Valentine which dropped last month, Supreme has just unveiled their new capsule collection, featuring artwork by legendary musician Daniel Johnston this time. 

As it's been revealed in an Instagram message, the offering consists of tees, work shirts, hoodies and beanies that bear Johnston's typical scrawly and subversively images. 

Renowned for his childlike discovery of love and life on tracks like "True Love Will Find You In The End" and "Casper The Friendly Ghost," Johnston's sweetly sincere lyrics and imperfect music made him a kind of idol for several grunge bands such as Sonic Youth, Yo La Tengo or Nirvana. 

Kurt Cobain named him as “the greatest songwriter on earth” and has been famously pictured wearing a t-shirt featuring the 1983 "Hi, How Are You" iconic album cover art. Johnston passed away last year, aged 58. 

The collection is scheduled to land on May 14th on the Supreme website. We also recommend adding to your watchlist "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" 2006 documentary.

Johnston spent long periods in mental hospitals and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. In the 1980s, he gained a local following by handing out tapes of his music while working for a McDonald's in Austin, Texas. When Nirvana's Kurt Cobain has been noticed wearing a t-shirt that featured artwork from Johnston's 1983 album "Hi, How Are You", his cult status has been propelled. 

Beyond music, Johnston was successful as a visual artist, displaying his paintings at numerous galleries across the globe. The 2005 documentary "The Devil and Daniel Johnston" telling us about his experiences with mental illness. He died of what is believed to be a heart attack in 2019.

This is always so intriguing when the fashion world does references to either music scene of the past or the pop culture. Rick Owens created the entire line of Larry sneakers dedicated to Larry LeGaspi, the artist who designed the black Kiss unitards and peaked the collars and shoulders. He dressed LaBelle in transcendent silver leotards and vests (where Patti LaBelle got her start). LeGaspi helped Grace Jones unleash her divine superstardom and he created clothes that matched the rainbow hair and aura of George Clinton. But then, at the age of 50, he passed away from AIDS complications in 2001, leaving behind his wife, Val, and a treasure trove of drawings, samples, press clippings, and photos in his home in Long Island. It was a rare archive that hid in plain sight — and it was then discovered by Rick Owens.

Kurt Cobain’s favorite performer is the inspiration behind Supreme's latest offering

SUPREME X DANIEL JOHNSTON COLLABORATION DROPS THIS WEEK

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