Supreme pay homage to fellow New York native and one of the worlds most influential and celebrated graffiti artists - Blade in their latest release.
From the early age of just 15, Blade has been prevalent on the street art scene, busy dubbing on NY's subway in the early 70's, by the 80's he had already earned his title as "King Of Graffiti" with over 5,000 trains bearing his work. Throughout his career Blade's work has remained unique, maintaining a traditional approach towards lettering and characters, with imaginative designs focused around perspective, abstraction, and geometry. Blade was also responsible for founding iconic graffiti crew 'The Crazy 5'.
For their latest drop, Supreme deliver a five graphic tees, one focused around the notorius Gucci Mane, as well as a hoody, long and short sleeve tees, skateboard decks and a pin, all of which featuring artwork from Blade himself.
The collection will be available at the brands London, Paris, LA and NY locations, as well as online, from Thursday October 6th.
