Fashion Friday: Wu-Tang Clan's 'Wu Cup' Collection, Komono x Jean-Michel Basquiat + More
Fashion Friday returns as the Fifa World Cup is in full swing in Brazil, and no shocker that many brands drew inspiration from it to deliver cool capsule collections. Chief among them, Wu-Tang Clan unveiled a 'Wu Cup' capsule collection for the hot season. A full set of items from bucket hats, ball caps, t-shirts amongst other garments were made influenced by the most important tournament at the moment. The colorful array of apparel with very visual graphics is definitely on point. But KITH NYC also recently launched their Brazil 2014 initiative with a pop-up shop at São Paulo retailer, Cartel 011. They teamed up with ASICS, Ronnie Fieg, Stance, Beats by Dre and Mitchell & Ness to produce and provide a KITH Football Equipment line for Summer '14. To present it, they released a video lookbook as well as a lookbook showcasing the wide range of products and clothing, featuring two teams of models playing a soccer game.
Next on our Okayplayer fashion runway is FILA. They just worked with the store RISE to create a custom pair of sneakers on the 'NYC Is For Lovers' theme. All in red and black, their goal was to show how the Big Apple is more prettier than it seems. Available from June 30th, the shoes demands attention with a NY heart-shaped tongue.
With Jean-Michel Basquiat latest exhibition in New York City and constant inspiration, label Komono just revealed a capsule collection. Using some of Basquiat's drawings, they created 6 watches from gold, black to silver with interesting prints and patterns. You can already shop them in select stores and their online store.
One more Spring/ Summer 14 streetwear collection just came out. New York-based label ONLY NY presents a wide-range of items for men and women including t-shirts, tank tops, bombers, shorts and caps. It looks pretty simple with a clean and sharp feel to it. That's all the streetwear news that's fittin' to print this week, come through next week for more style an' fashion!