The Biggest Style Drops at ComplexCon 2022

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Where To Buy It: Booth C10

Price: $25-$550

Billionaire Boys Club and Icecream’s spaceship-themed booth will certainly be a popular one at ComplexCon this weekend. Billionaire Boys Club will drop three special collections at ComplexCon first. One is a T-shirt made with Human Made that features a graphic print of one of Pharrell’s popular chains in a black colorway. Billionaire Boys Club’s Gold Capsule will also make its debut at ComplexCon. The collection will feature graphic T-shirts, hoodies, and skate decks with gold foil treatments. Lastly, BBC will roll out a gold astronaut sculpture designed by the artist Michael Kagan. Anyone who purchases items from BBC/Icecream’s booth will also be eligible to enter a raffle for select items. 

Where To Buy It: Booth D2

Price: $100-$300

Post Archive Faction (PAF) is a South Korean label conceived by Dongjoon Lim and Sookyo Jeong. Since launching in 2018, the brand has been known for its ingenious designs inspired by form and function. After being shortlisted as a semi-finalist for the LVMH Prize last year, the brand is bringing a collaborative collection to ComplexCon with the virtual artist Wade. Titled ‘A Dream within A Dream,’ Wade’s first offline project will include a technical jacket, balaclava, and graphic T-shirts designed by PAF. Each piece is inspired by Wade’s water-colored skin. The jacket is certainly the standout piece from the drop, which includes wave-like cutouts along the surface of the jacket. Digital NFTs of the collaborative garments will also be dropped.

Where to Buy It: Booth B21

Price: $40-$102

Motofumi “Poggy” Kogi, better known as Poggy the Man, will be returning to ComplexCon this year with his own CASETiFY booth. The influential Japanese street style icon and United Arrows & Sons creative director will release a number of designer phone cases exclusively at ComplexCon. The lineup includes phone cases by Wildside Yohji Yamamoto, Yusuke Hanai, and The Black Eye Patch. An all-new collaboration with ComplexCon’s host, Verdy, will debut at the event.

Where To Buy It: Booth E45

Price: $50-$120

Complex’s most recent cover star Yeat will have his own presence at ComplexCon this year. Along with a limited run of a 32-page zine featuring the cover story, exclusive photos, and more surprises, Yeat’s loyal fanbase will also be able to score some exclusive merch. A hoodie, vintage-washed long sleeve T-shirt, and a face mask will all be available featuring the all-new Twizz Corp logo. Shmadonka.

Where To Buy It: Booth B47

Price: $120-$2,550

Undercover, the globally revered Japanese fashion label by Jun Takahashi, will be present at ComplexCon for the very first time this year. Undercover’s drops this weekend are surely not ones to miss. One of the biggest collaborations to arrive at ComplexCon is Undercover’s collection with Verdy, which includes pieces made alongside Verdy’s labels Wasted Youth and Girls Don’t Cry. T-shirts, hoodies, tote bags, sweaters, and coaches jackets meshing Verdy’s graphics with Undercover’s aesthetic will be available. Additionally, Undercover will release a special colorway of a “Last Orgy 2” x Verdy varsity jacket made in collaboration with Human Made, a brand that will also have a booth at ComplexCon. Undercover’s beloved denim and other select pieces from the label will also be available.

Where To Buy It: Brain Slam Wrestling Ring Activation

Price: TBD

Brain Dead is bringing its pro wrestling entity, Brain Slam Wrestling, to ComplexCon. Fans will get a chance to cop from a range of merch including T-shirts, hoodies, caps, and even foam fingers. Of course, there’s going to be some wrestling too. Wrestling fans can look forward to matches like Swerve Strickland vs. Komander and Kenta vs. Warhorse.

Where To Buy It: Booth C18

Price: $25-$400

Tombogo is set to drop its first pieces from its Fall/Winter 2022 collection at ComplexCon a week before its formal online release on Nov. 25. Pullover fleece hoodies with balaclava hoods, a puffer inspired by layers of soil, a quilted iteration of Tombogo’s popular double knee pants, and a “Hardwear” rain jacket are some of the standout products that will be sold at Bogo’s booth. Tombogo’s booth at ComplexCon will be difficult to miss because it will literally be spinning on an 8-foot turntable. The label will also be bringing more pairs of its popular Convertible Double Knee Cargos, shorts, parachute pants, cargo tote bags, bucket hats, socks, and limited edition T-shirts. Anyone who arrives at Tombogo’s booth wearing the brand will also receive a discount while shopping at their booth.

Where To Buy It: Booth E61-E64

Price: $50-$350

Every year, ComplexCon hosts its Brands to Watch space, a curated area that highlights up-and-coming brands that we think you should be paying attention to. The four brands being showcased at this year’s festivities are Edgar Gonzelaz’s Andafterthat, Antoine Manning’s Homage Year, Sebastian Moraga and Roe Hodgson’s No Maintenance, and Spencer Badu’s eponymous label. Each brand will be offering its own unique assortment of goods for ComplexCon goers to check out. 

Where to Buy It: Booth C12

Price: $20-$200

ComplexCon regular Vandy the Pink returns to Long Beach once again with a brand new drop. Playing off of the fast-food theme that has become a signature of the brand, Vandy’s booth will be modeled after a drive-thru. It will be host to items like an exclusive T-shirt design from its collaboration with BBC Icecream, a new colorway of his Burger Shoes, multiple colorways of the brand new Vandy Trainer, plush toys, and more.

Where To Buy It: Booth B36

Price: $30-$300

Salehe Bembury will be making his ComplexCon debut this weekend to showcase his brand Spunge. Anyone who stops by the booth can expect a range of apparel such as pants covered in outdoors-inspired prints like cacti and Joshua trees, totes featuring the brand’s signature fingerprint motif, a vinyl figure made in collaboration with Union Los Angeles, and more. The highlight for many will be a chance to purchase all nine colorways of Bembury’s popular Crocs Pollex Clog. Exclusive T-shirts and hoodies that read “Humble” across the chest round out the offering. 

Where to Buy It: Booth C23

Price: $65-$155

Since opening its first flagship store in Los Angeles earlier this year, Russell Westbrook’s Honor the Gift has been on an impressive streak. The latest example will be on display at ComplexCon this weekend, a collaborative capsule with Edison Chen’s Clot. The drop will consist of a T-shirt, hoodies, sweatpants, trucker cap, and tote bag. Each features hand-drawn co-branding accompanied by colorful bouquets of flowers. Handwritten messages from Westbrook also appear across each item. The imagery is meant to be a nod to the commonly used expression “giving someone their flowers.”

Where To Buy It: Booth B3 and B20 

Price: $20-$300

After presenting at New York Fashion Week for the first time, Shane Gonzales of Midnight Studios is bringing his music-inspired label to two booths at ComplexCon. First up is Midnight Art Department, a new division of Midnight Studios that is centered on the founder’s favorite musicians, bands, artists, and films. Midnight Art Department’s booth will present the brand’s 10-piece capsule collection with Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Gonazales’ second booth will be centered on Midnight Rave, the ’90s electronic music-inspired sub-label that was developed alongside ASAP Rocky. Midnight Rave’s booth will feature archival pieces from previous drops along with brand new collections making their debut at ComplexCon.

Where To Buy It: Booth A36

Price: $850-$6,000

Jeff Hamilton is bringing his iconic leather jackets to Long Beach. An assortment of new and archive styles will be available including Hamilton’s signature collage logo jackets for the NBA, NHL, and NFL. Additionally, there will also be a special edition leather jacket design honoring the late rapper Juice WRLD and tracksuits inspired by Hamilton’s blockletter varsity jackets in various colors. 

Where to Buy It: Booth C13

Price: TBD

WJW, aka WhoJungWoo, will release a collaboration with The Neptunes-founded record label Star Trak this weekend. Their booth will include hoodies, sweatpants, T-shirts, trucker caps, socks, and more. One of the standout piece to buy from WJW’s booth is a carpet that resembles a Star Track coach’s jacket.