Supreme knows how to do collaborations like no other brand. Part of their Fall/Winter 2017 collection included a collaboration with the iconic Japanese franchise, AKIRA. Supreme was allowed access to the original artwork from the AKIRA manga. So the focus for much of the collection were memorable scenes. Most of the apparel pieces only focused on one scene. The “Patches” Hooded Sweatshirt features two images from the manga. In a fictional world set in a Japan that went through a large nuclear blast and World War III, corruption, gangs and drugs are part of daily living. But all things all tie in with AKIRA. And to find out how, well, you have to read the manga or watch the film. The pieces started off as a cardinal version of the classic cotton hooded sweatshirt with pouch packet. On the front, woven in on the left chest is the “Pills” image. On the back the image of Tokyo experiencing a huge explosion is added in large print. On the hood the Supreme logo is embroidered in. A key piece of the collection, the cardinal Supreme AKIRA Patches Hooded Sweatshirt sold out quickly when it released online and at Supreme New York, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, London and Paris on November 2nd, 2017.
Supreme AKIRA Patches Hooded Sweatshirt Cardinal
Retail: $178
Release Date: 11/02/2017
