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With the July 4th weekend coming up, you’re going to want to make sure you get yourself looking right before you gobble down a good glizzy while setting off a bottle rocket. Thankfully, many of our favorite brands have dropped some great products to kick off the holiday weekend. Palace is collaborating with Vans for the first time. Virgil Abloh is back with more “Figures of Speech” merch to kick off his exhibition at the Institute of Contemperary Art in Boston. Meanwhile, Denim Tears has released a stellar capsule of graphic apparel that seeks to redefine a common stereotype. And for all those hardcore Tyler, The Creator fans out there, there is some Call Me If You Get Lost merch available.
Check out details on how to cop these releases, and others form Icecream, Vuarnet, Adsum, Palm Angels, and more, below.
Palace x Vans
Release Date: July 3
Where to Buy It: vans.eu and palaceskateboards.com
Price: TBD
Vans has finally teamed up with Palace for their first footwear and apparel collection.The collection is centered on Palace’s new mascot, Jeremy the Duck. Palace’s cartoon duck is printed across the Skate Authentic, which is available in salmon, black and classic white colorways. Jeremy also appears on the “Duck Out” long sleeve, which is available in the same color palette. To celebrate the collaboraton, Palace and Vans have released an accompanying video that pairs Palace pro skateboarders Rory Milanes and Danny Brady with the London comedy duo Jonah and Stan.
'Small World' by Mr Porter
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: mrporter.com
Price: $20-$90,000
Mr Porter’s “Small World” capsule presents 33 brands that were picked based on their provenance, skilled heritage, craftsmanship, support of regional artisans, and the use of recycled and low-impact materials. The “Small World” collection features ready-to-wear garments, footwear, accessories, luxury watches, grooming, and homeware from countries such as Bali, Mexico, Tibet, Nigeria and Mali. It also supports artians located in the United States, United Kingdom, France, India, Portugal and Japan. Highlights from the collection include Double Eleven’s reversible camouflage-print field jacket—which was upcycled from a rare 1956 Belgian Military Half Tent—and Norlha’s striped, felted, hand-spun “Yak” blankets. Each “Small World” brand can be found within Mr Porter’s newly launched “Craftsmanship Code,” an evergreen section of the website designed to highlight products by brands that make a positive contribution to their communities and operate with environmental and social considerations at the forefront of their design and business decisions.
Virgil Abloh x Institute of Contemporary Art 'Figures of Speech' Merch
Release Date: July 3
Where to Buy It: icastore.org and the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
Price: TBD
To celebrate the opennig of Virgil Abloh’s “Figures of Speech” exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, the museum will host a “Church & State” pop-up featuring a new range of products designed by Abloh. The collection includes a line of apparel exclusive to the ICA exhibition and limited-edition pieces from Off-White. Abloh and AMO Director Samir Bantal have completely reimagined the concept and design of the “Church & State” store for the ICA. The store opens to the public on July 3 and ICA members will receive early in-person and online access on June 30.
Palm Angels x Missoni
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: palmangels.com, missoni.com, Palm Angels and Missoni stores, and Palm Angels selected wholesale clients
Price: TBD
Palm Angels and Missoni have teamed up together to deliver a tropical-flavored collection that blends Palm Angels’ spray paint aesthetics with Missoni’s sharp and boxy tailoring. The collaborative collection dives into Missoni’s archives to bring back shoulder bags, tracksuits, zip-up cardigans, hooded sweatshirts, oversized T-shirts that double as dresses, skirts, berets, sneakers, sandals, totes, and more.
Denim Tears "CPT" Collection
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: denimtears.com
Price: $45-$180
Tremaine Emory’s brand Denim Tears has just released a new collection titled “CPT.” The range includes T-shirts, sweatpants, hoodies, trucker hats, and more. The collection is inspired by the James Baldwin quote, “How much time do you want for your progress?” It seeks to redefine the meaning of “CPT.” Standout items include a long sleeve rugby shirt featuring bold graphics and the flags of several countries on the front. Other highlights from the drop include a button-up shirt and shorts with an all-over clock print. Denim Tears is also selling Emory’s artwork which lead to the collection.
Adsum Summer 2021 Shirting
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: adsumnyc.com
Price: $165-$175
The Brooklyn-based menswear brand, Adsum, has just dropped their Summer 2021 Shirting collection. It includes four styles: a wide-stripe oxford, lightweight madras button-down, and two brushed cotton work shirts. All four shirts are made from custom-milled fabrics that are designed by and woven exclusively for Adsum. The shirts are breathable and roomy, which are perfrect for cool summer nights. Both button-down styles boast natural Trocas snail shell buttons that are laser etched with the Adsum logo. The work shirts have impact-resistant, high-shine polyester buttons. All the styles were produced using traditional shirt making techniques and machinery, which ensures years of wear.
Pangaia Gym
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: thepangaia.com
Price: $50-$140
The Pangaia Gym collection harnesses the company’s latest science and technology to deliver a range of products that use bio-based nylon and stretch yarns to create responsible activewear products. Each of the garments within the collection are predominantly made from renewable resources with the end product being 90% or more bio-based. The Pangaia Gym collection will feature bra tops, jumpsuits, leggings, shorts and T-shirts in black, stone, navy, flamingo pink, and orchid purple colorways.
Icecream Running Dog Shorts
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: bbcicecream.com
Price: $125
BBC Icecream has just released a red and black colorway shorts bearing its iconic “Running Dog” logo. Icecream updated this staple piece with various colorways inspired by fan favorite basketball teams from beloved major cities and will continue to drop them periodically throughout the season as a way for those to show support to their desired teams. The mesh basketball shorts feature a number five on the right leg and a small “Coneman” patch on the left leg.
Represent x Woosung
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: represent.com
Price: $25-$70
Woosung of The Rose has collaborated with Represent on an exclusive new capsule colllection. The K-pop star has teamed up with Represent to promote his new single “Lazy.” The collection features a variety of hoodies, pajama pants, sweatpants, T-shirts, iPhone cases, slides, and dad hats. Many of the pieces were seen in the music video for “Lazy.”
Dutch Tulip Financial
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: dtf.nyc
Price: $45-$75
Dutch Tulip Financial has just released a new range of T-shirts. Staying consistent with the theme of being a fake financial firm, the streetwear brand continously seeks to make commentary on major corporate scandals. Their latest drop delivers commentary on Audi’s Diesel gate scandal with T-shirts and longsleeves that depict an imaginary emission inspection assistance program. A “Rosschild” T-shirt celebrates Rick Ross’ entrepreneurhip by blending his face into the wine labeling of Rothschild Winery, which is run by the famous old money family.
On Running x Roger Federer For Matchesfashion
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: matchesfashion.com
Price: $190
Matchesfashion has launched On Running’s “The Roger” Centre Court JP, a limited edition sneaker designed by tennis legend Roger Federer. Built for agility, these white trainers are crafted from perforated faux leather and recycled-fiber mesh. They boast a Speedboard midsole and CloudTec outsole to cushion hard landings and release push-off energy. The new style also features the flag of Japan, a red logo on the tongue’s pull tab, and red-and-white speckled shoe laces.
Vuarnet 'Dogtown' Collection
Release Date: July 1
Where to Buy It: Vuarnet stores and vuarnet.com
Price: TBD
The French eyewear brand will drop its latest capsule for Summer 2021 titled “Dogtown.” Finding inspiration from the Z-Boys skateboarding crew from the “Dogtown” area of Santa Monica, California in the 1970s, Vuarnet was inspired by early footage of the crew wearing original Vuarnet shades. The limited edition eyewear and clothing collection was designed in collaboration with On Y Va, a crew of skateboarders, surfers, and artists from Biarritz, France. The young French crew redesigned the brand’s iconic logo with the Z-Boys era in mind. The capsule features a limited run of hoodies and cotton T-shirts with On Y Va’s logo redesign alongside 100 pairs of Dogtown sunglasses in a dark blue colorway with its own unique serial number. Oversized, curvy, and made of bio-acetate, the shape and layers of the glasses pull inspiration from ‘70s skateboard designs.
'Call Me If You Get Lost' Merch by Tyler, The Creator
Release Date: Available Now
Where to Buy It: golfwang.com
Price: $30
Tyler, The Creator’s Golf line has released new merch to commerate the release of the rapper’s newest album, Call Me If You Get Lost. The merch features two iconic motifs seen across the album’s rollout, which is the Call Me If You Get Lost star stamp logo and the album cover featuring an identity card. The T-shirts are available in pink, powder blue, white, and cream colorways.
Daily Paper x Komono
Release Date: July 2
Where to Buy It: dailypaperclothing.com
Price: $131
Daily Paper has teamed up with Komono for another eyewear collaboration inspired by Daily Paper’s Spring/Summer 2021 Future Roots lace styles. The Belgian accessory brand blends their innovative and contemporary eyewear fuses with Daily Paper’s African heritage aesthetics. The Rex sunglasses boast smokey dark polarized lenses, acetate frames, and come in black and ivory colorways. The black frame is made from recycled materials which are melted and dyed with pigment to create the perfect black acetate. The black colorway features a silver-colored Daily Paper logo and the ivory a gold-colored one.
Dickies Icons
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: dickies.com
Price: $24.49-$65.99
Dickies is celebrating its nearly 100 years in business by launching Dickies Icons, a campaign highlighting some of the workwear brand’s signature items. The drop includes the 874 Work Pant, Eisenhower Jacket, Work Shirt, Coverall, and Bib Overall in a handful of colorways.
Issa Rae x Converse By You
Release Date: Available now
Where to Buy It: Converse stores and converse.com
Price: $115
Pop culture multi-hyphenate Issa Rae has collaborated with Converse to deliver a special collection of customizable Chuck 70s through the Converse By You platform. Rae tapped young artist Nicky Fulcher to assist with the overall color palette and graphics that are at each customer’s disposal including palm trees, stars, and aspiratonal phrases like “Stay Grounded” and “Celebrate the Wins.”