10 things you should absolutely know about Supreme NY
Here’s a basic guide to the most bizarre Supreme NY’s fun facts
March 15th, 2017
How many of you love Supreme? How many tried to buy something on its website? How many stood in line to get into one of the stores? Surely so many! So, take a look at all the curiosity that you should know if you are the Supreme addicted!
#1 Supreme has ten stores around the world and six of them are located in Japan.
New York, London, Paris, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka.
#2 Supreme produces editorials exclusively in Japan.
James Jebbia joins forces with his friend Ken Omura in 1998 when he realized that Supreme was exploding in Japan.
#3 The iconic box logo is a tribute to artist Barbara Kruger.
#4 James Jebbia doesn't own the name "Supreme" because it can not be registered.
#5 The opening of the first Supreme store cost about 12.000$.
#6 While opening the first Supreme Store James Jebbia was working for Stüssy which had the store nearby.
#7 The Futura Heavy Oblique is a propaganda font much in vogue during Second World War's regimes.
Several underground brands, like BOY London, uses a number of symbols derived from the aesthetics of the great systems of the Second World War with the aim of deconstructing them and turn them into elements of counter-culture.
#8 The Supreme drops occur every Thursday, both online and in store.
#9 The entry of the first Supreme store was wider to allow access even while skating.
#10 Contemporary art curator Neville Wakefield helped curate many of Supreme's artistic collaborations, including Murakami, Christopher Wool, Richard Prince and Marilyn Minthe.
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