Apparel - Juillet 29, 2022

Stüssy x CPFM 8 Ball Hoodie: StockX Pick of the Week

Nick Matthies

Nick Matthies is an editorial freelancer for StockX.

For their third official collaboration, Stüssy and CPFM delivered a blue pigment dyed hoodie featuring Stüssy’s popular trademarked 8 Ball, a logo that’s been extra-present in 2022.

For their third official collaboration, Stüssy and CPFM delivered a blue pigment dyed hoodie featuring Stüssy’s popular trademarked 8 Ball, a logo that’s been extra-present in 2022.

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If there is such a thing as a heritage streetwear brand, it’s Stüssy. California-born Shawn Stüssy-founded the apparel company in 1980, making it generally recognized as the original streetwear brand. Over the course of the brand’s 42 year lifespan, Stüssy has seen its ups and downs. But over the last decade, and more specifically the last 5 years, the heritage brand has seen a renaissance unlike nearly any other apparel brand in the industry. A significant part of the brand’s revived relevance has been their proclivity for tasteful and selective collaborations. Reserved for the biggest names in the industry and those who are pushing the boundaries of tradition, the Stüssy collaboration seems to have displaced the partnerships of its peers when it comes to what’s cool. Most recently, Stüssy released a small capsule with one of the most elusive and exclusive brands in the industry, Cactus Plant Flea Market, also known as CPFM.

The Stüssy x CPFM collection featured eight new pieces in total, ranging from t-shirts and hoodies to Nalgene bottles and beach towels. The pair’s most popular piece from the collection was the Stüssy x CPFM 8 Ball Hoodie, which comes in a bright pigment dyed blue color. The hoodie features a mixture of both brands’ most identifiable logos and design characteristics from Stüssy’s Chanel-like interlocking S logo and 8-Ball Logo to CPFM’s puff print. The front of the hoodie features two Stüssy logos, one written out in a myriad of different fonts and the other a puff print interlocking S logo. On the back of the hoodie, a hand illustrated looking Stüssy 8-Ball logo is printed alongside a CPFM logo. Each hoodie made available as a part of this release was individually dyed in order to produce one-of-a-kind results in color which may fade or bleed when washed.

It’s unquestionable that since the brand’s inception Stüssy has become well known for more than just one of their easily identifiable logos. One of their most iconic brand marks is the 8-Ball logo, which began appearing on apparel in the early 1980s and has since made its way onto nearly every different kind of clothing made by the brand. Officially registered as one of the apparel brand’s trademarks, 8-Ball imagery belongs almost exclusively to Stüssy, at least as far as apparel is concerned. Over the years, the brand has even collaborated with Mattel on a Stüssy-approved Magic 8-Ball toy.

Though it’s not official, 2022 might just be the year of the Stüssy 8-Ball. With Spring/Summer 2022 soon coming to a close, Stüssy will close out the season with at least two collaborative versions of the 8-Ball logo delivered to fans. The Stüssy x CPFM 8 Ball Hoodie, which was released earlier this month, is the first collaborative 8-Ball release in recent years but another is on the way shortly.

Earlier this week, Stüssy and Nike announced that they would be teaming up for the second time this year, just a few months after their collaborative release earlier this May. The collection hasn’t officially been revealed, but it has been made clear through a teaser video that the pair will be delivering new apparel and sneakers. As far as apparel goes, a collaborative Nike x Stüssy 8-Ball T-shirt is clearly visible in the teaser video, meaning fans can expect to get their hands on yet another version of the coveted logo. Stüssy’s forthcoming release with Nike will receive a global release on August 5th, 2022, and will be available on StockX following the original drop.

Buy & Sell the Stüssy x CPFM 8-Ball Hoodie alongside the rest of the collaboration on StockX below.