Supreme drop collaboration with M.C Escher
The next collaboration for Supreme is with Maurits Cornelis Escher, also known as M.C. Escher. Born in the city of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, Escher’s work found an audience of admirers with his eccentric artwork that tapped mathematical elements of hyperbolic geometry, tessellations, symmetry, impossible object optical illusions and more. While his art was never picked up by the masses in the popular culture realms, his designs were adored by mathematicians and scientists and is highly recognized to this day.
The collaborative collection includes M.C. Escher’s designs in a wide range of apparel including a lightweight trench coat, baseball jersey, hoodie, long- and short-sleeved tees, shorts, and a cap. The collection has already hit the stores of Supreme NY, LA, London, Paris and online, while Japanese Supreme stores received the collection on May 6.
The Dutch artist’s geometric paintings are the latest to be tapped by the street-wear brand. Supreme’s latest collaboration is with M.C. Escher. Escher is a Dutch graphic artist best known for his detailed illustrations, geometric graphics, and use of optical illusions in his work. The collection includes a trench coat, baseball jerseys, shorts, hoodies, T-shirts, long sleeve T-shirts, and camp caps that are all covered in Escher’s iconic artwork.
Supreme love a collab – check the Louis Vuitton and Comme des Garçons collections already released this year, and a hook up with North Face. They keep teens queuing up in large numbers and constantly speculating what will come next, but what is next?According to die-hard fans on Instagram, there are potential partnerings with the likes of Anti Social Social Club and Vans in the pipeline, but you’ll have to watch this space for those.
The Dutch artist, known for his graphic and geometric artwork, died in 1972 but his work has lived on. Escher-inspired work turns up in the David Bowie-starring Labyrinth and his art makes an appearance in the Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ ‘Otherside’ music video. The latest ode to Escher has been teased by Supreme on Instagram, and shows a line featuring tops, hoodies, shorts and caps in baby pink, dusty blue, white and black colorways. The captions ask fans, “cop or drop?” – the answer to which we can only assume will be a unanimous cop.
