Unlike most labels, which tend to produce more of a garment if it's selling well, Supreme limits production of its most popular and unique items – from the famous box logo sweatshirts released at the end of every season to a literal brick, a visual pun on the expression "bricking a fit" (failing to pull off an outfit) – creating an artificial scarcity that keeps supply low and demand sky-high. This phenomenon is said to have started with Supreme. Most simply swarm like a pack of ravenous piranhas around items like the yearly Supreme x Commes des Garcons collab or those sick Nike x Undercover React Element 87 sneakers I wanted six months ago but couldn't fucking get. Some power users buy in bulk for the gray market.
The culture of "sneakerheads" and "hypebeasts," die-hard fans of streetwear brands that will do anything to secure a coveted collab or special item, revolves around these drops. This is called a "drop," and unless you're quick with your browser-refreshing or you're using a special bot, you're unlikely to get what you want. How did this happen? Eschewing the traditional seasonal fashion cycle, many brands sell certain items in limited quantities directly to fans online. Those pricey Astroworld tour shirts, for example, are going for around $95 to $105 on Grailed, twice the listed price at the show. Prices on these sites can be almost double what an item retails for. An entire economy of amateur and unofficial sellers have sprung up around certain brands and coveted items on sites like eBay, Depop, and especially the high-end menswear site Grailed. Prices range from Fila's sawtoothed Disruptor II ($65) to the infamous Balenciaga Triple-S, which retails for $895.ĭouglas Markowitz Then there's the secondhand market. Louis Vuitton released a collaboration with Supreme that mixed its famous monogram with the New York brand's infamous "box logo." Then there's the "ugly sneaker" trend, which sees brands trying to outdo each other by designing the most outrageous, out-of-pocket, '90s athletic wear-inspired shoe they can. Gucci logo tees were all the rage among rappers and fans. You'd think this would make it cheaper, right? Maybe in the past, but in recent years, streetwear has become a major fashion phenomenon, beginning with cult brands like Supreme and Palace and extending up to luxury fashion houses.Ģ017 arguably saw the peak of streetwear's infiltration into haute couture. Heavily associated with hip-hop, this genre of fashion prioritizes graphic T-shirts, hoodies, sneakers, and casual comfort over more traditional, sartorial options like suiting. This practice has risen around the culture of streetwear. There's also Kanye West, who, along with his Yeezy brand and footwear collabs with Adidas, also sells tour shirts at his concerts for $90 a pop.
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