Two Budgets, One Look: Supreme T-Shirts
- Words Gregory Babcock
- Date July 27, 2017
Whether you love it or hate it, there’s no escaping Supreme. From its beginnings on NYC’s Lafayette Street in 1994, the skate brand has evolved into an entity that’s dissected everything from streetwear signatures to high-fashion and pop culture to fine art. While the label has tapped its diversified blend of taste levels to adorn everything from accessories to sneakers, it’s the humble T-shirt that has proven to be the brand’s most democratic and effective medium.
As the last half decade has seen the brand earn both respect and infamy (not too mention a major following among celebrities), there’s no doubt that some of the brand’s most beloved T-shirt designs and collaborations have become grails in and of themselves. With a mix of rare box logos, riffs and straight up collaborations, each season’s crop of tees adds yet another layer to Supreme’s archive of must-cop product.
But just because the brand is behind some of the most hyped items in the game today, doesn’t mean that you need to pay an arm and a leg for every piece. Sure, Supreme has some hard-to-score gems, but look close enough and you might find a diamond in the rough at prices that are much closer to Supreme’s always palatable retail price.