Best Style Releases This Week: Reese Cooper, Takashi Murakami, Stüssy x Nike, Brain Dead, and More

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Release Date: Available Now 

Where to Buy It: Reese-Cooper.com

Price: $50-$120

For Reese Cooper's AW21 show & collection “Pyrophyte,” Reese Cooper photographed the collection at the legendary Mt. Wilson Observatory in the Angeles National Forest. Three months ago, a Bobcat Fire destroyed over 111,000 acres of the San Gabriel Mountain, which is within 500 feet of the Observatory.  Although the Observatory was saved, it remains closed due to the impact of the fires. As a small token of the brand's appreciation, Reese Cooper has created a collection of special pieces to raise money to support the Mt. Wilson Observatory and the National Forest Foundation. 100% of the proceeds from this collection will go to the Observatory and the National Forest Foundation. The special collection, featuring three T-shirts and three hoodies, is available for pre-order and are expected to ship by March 5, 2021.

Release Date: Jan. 29

Where to Buy It: shoptier.nyc

Price: $90-$350

Tier is a New York City-based fashion brand by Brooklyn natives, Nigeria Ealey, Victor James, and Esaie Jean Simon. The CFDA and Vogue Funded fashion brand will release its latest collection, "Project 3: Joy to the World," this Friday. The collection features art direction from the Haitian-American artist, Pierre Jean-Baptiste. From canvas paintings to knitwear and heavy cottons garments, the artwork across the garments in this collection includes representations of Black joy, community, currency, beauty, and power.

Release Date: Jan. 29

Where to Buy It: Select Chapter Stores, Dover Street Market, and stussy.com

Price: TBD

Stüssy has collaborated with Nike on a collection engineered for the elements. The collaboration features insulated, translucent, ripstop nylon jackets with a gradient green print. The main body fabric is made from at least 75% recycled nylon and insulated with EcoDown, a down alternative made from recycled polyester. Stüssy has also commissioned five unique hand-dyed Air Force 1s. A limited quantity will be available on its online shop on Friday as well. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: store.undercoverism.com

Price: $58.82-$1,643.81

Pieces from Undercover's Spring/Summer 2021 collection are now available online. Knit sweaters, embroidered cotton hoodies, fleece joggers, button-up shirts, denim trench coats, and more are now available. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: uniqlo.com and Uniqlo stores

Price: $7.90-$29.90 

Uniqlo will launch a UT collection in collaboration with the late Jason Polan, a prolific New York City artist who roamed the city sketching images that captured the essence of New York City. The collection includes nine pieces for adults, seven for kids, and 12 accessories showcasing Polan's iconic style. The clothing and accessories feature drawings from Polan's time in Tokyo and his love of sketching giraffes, hamburgers, and tigers. Uniqlo’s 5th Avenue location will unveil an in-store "World’s Biggest Drawing Club" area where customers can celebrate Polan's life and love of drawing by creating anything that inspires them. Those unable to come in person can submit their creations via UNIQLO’s hashtag #WorldsBiggestDrawingClub, entering for a chance to be featured on Uniqlo's special website.

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: ojeitolife.com

Price: $425 

Ojeito, a new lifestyle brand designed in Los Angeles and Portland but crafted in Tokyo makes its debut with a Futura collaboration. Founded by Jeese Leyva, who was previously the Senior Global Creative Director of Nike SB and ACG, Ojeito’s Go-kits are multi-purpose bags. The brand aims to solve the issue of having to many accessory bags and wasting time digging around for essentials. When customers purchase an Ojejito backpack or tote bag, they also get a Go-kit, which is a set of three bags that helps organize daily essentials into small, medium and large bags. Futura's collaboration takes the Go-packs and renders them in a quad-format camo scheme created by the artist. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: hublot.com

Price: $27,300 

The Classic Fusion watch by Takashi Murakami is inspired by Murakami’s icon, the smiling flower. Here, it is present both in and on the watch. Thanks to an ingenious ball-bearing system developed by Hublot’s engineers, its petals start turning. The center of the smiling flower is inserted onto the sapphire glass, creating a unique three-dimensional effect to go along with its wide prominent smile. The petals and watch face are set with black diamonds. The watch is limited to only 200 models.

Release Date: Jan. 29th

Where to Buy It: Apple.com and Dover Street Market

Price: $249.95

Fragment Design is collaborating with Beats to release a limited-edition Powerbeats Pro. For this collaboration, Powerbeats Pro comes in a minimalist, tonal black design that features the distinctive twin-lightning logo on one earbud with Hiroshi Fujiwara's namesake logo on the other. It is accompanied by a matching battery case and decals. Beats and Fragment previously collaborated on a futuristic chrome collection in 2014 and have since partnered on several bespoke products and projects including a custom BeatsX and “the VINYL” record shop. This will mark the second official product release for the two brands. The wireless earphones are sweat and water-resistant, have an adjustable ear hook, include physical volume and track controls on each earbud, have 9 hours of listening time and more than 24 hours of combined playback with the magnetic closure case. The headphones can be used for up to 4.5 hours after 15 minutes of charging. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: wearebraindead.com

Price: $28-$140

Brain Dead and NTS Radio have been collaborating with one another for some time now. Now, Brain Dead has some merch to commerate the partnership between two creative forces. Graphic T-shirts, hoodies, crewnecks, and a Nalgene water bottle are available now. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: ThePangaia.com 

Price: $55-$150

Pangaia has just launched its latest collection, Arctic. True to its name, the collection was inspired by the Arctic Ocean, which is one of the Earth’s largest regions, yet one of the least inhabited—and currently facing the challenges of a ever-changing climate.  The Arctic collection includes six styles: the Organic Cotton T-shirt, Recycled Cotton Long Sleeve T-shirt, Recycled Cotton Hoodie, Recycled Cotton Sweatshirt, Recycled Cotton Track Pants, and Recycled Cotton Loose Track Pants. Each style is dyed with environmentally friendly dyes in four shades - Arctic Blue, Polar Blue, Ice Blue, Deep Sea Blue. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: SSENSE, Helmut Lang stores, and helmutlang.com

Price: $165-$285

Last month, Helmut Lang and Saintwoods released their exclusive capsule, "See You Soon." The collection is now available at SSENSE and features four exclusive items including the Taxi Hoodie in grey, Taxi T-shirt in white, Boat T-shirt in white, and Plane T-shirt in black. “See You Soon” offers a welcome escape back into the adventurous world of an international jet set lifestyle through three newly designed graphics. Each illustration embodies the key means of transportation, including a plane, sailboat, and cab. The latter is a nod to the iconic Helmut Lang Taxi top from 1998, when the label was the first fashion brand to advertise on taxis. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: rockridgesf.com

Price: $240

Rockridge, an Oakland-based apparel brand, has just launched “1619 and Beyond." The limited edition shirt for men and shirt-dress for women will benefit local Oakland charities that are all focused on moving the Black community forward. Each includes Adaptive Comfort technology for body temperature regulation. The left sleeve incorporates an embroidered graphic of protestors representing the values of resilience, resistance, and justice. A percentage of the sales of "1619 and Beyond" will be donated to the Black Futures Lab, 510 Hope Foundation, and UMBER Publishing. 

Release Date: Jan. 31

Where to Buy It: cmmnd.com

Price: TBD

CMMND is releasing a collaborative collection with UCLA, where the brand was originaly founded. The collection draws inspiration from '60s and '70s collegiate wear. It was inspired from 100 years worth of archived UCLA apparel that the brand was exclusively granted access to. This led to an organic, four piece cut & sew collection made in LA that embodies the uniform of the student-artist. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: thenorthface.com

Price: $125-$199

After two years of research and development, The North Face has just released trail and hiking shoes with VECTIV, an innovative trail-focused footwear system. VECTIV footwear features revolutionary soling architecture that's tuned for the demands of running and hiking on technical, mountainous terrain. The shoe's trademark technology includes a 3D plate that provides propulsion and stability and a rocker midsole that opitimizes foot strike and forward momentum. Lastly, the shoe's SurfaceCTRL grip outsole delivers high-traction on any terrain. Since the inception of VECTIV, 14 athletes from The North Face team have set 17 records around the world while wearing the footwear. 

Release Date: Available Now

Where to Buy It: MasterDynamic.com

Price: $249-$299

Master & Dynamic has collaborated with business partner Kevin Durant again to create custom products inspired by the launch of

Nike Zoom KD13 designs. The limited-edition products include five colorways of the brand’s iconic MH40 Wireless Headphones and 5

colorways of the MW07 Plus True Wireless Earphones. MH40 Wireless Headphones feature Bluetooth 5.0 and premium materials such as aluminum, lambskin, and coated canvas. MW07 Plus True Wireless Earphones are made from handcrafted acetate and housed in a stainless steel

charging case which offers 40 hours total playtime.

Release Date: Available Now 

Where to Buy It: adidas.com/y-3, in store and through a selection of retailers.

Price: $30-$885

Y-3 returns for the first chapter of the brand’s Spring/Summer 2021 collection. Chapter One of the collection sees Y-3 explore the notion of cover by drawing on “Tsuyu”, the Japanese name for “Rainy Season”. The apparel features reflective details, asymmetric layers and an unexpected colour palette. This season, Y-3 has infused parkas, hoodies, and knitwear with weather resistant materials and fabric constructions such as GORE-TEX, sealed seams, and hooded silhouettes. Alongside its apparel offerings, the suite of accessories includes multi-functional bucket hats, caps, and bags. Footwear offerings include expressive monochromatic updates on iconic Y-3 styles like the  Y-3 Shiku Run, Orisan, and Hicho. 

Release Date: Jan. 29

Where to Buy It: 5ivepillars.co

Price: $69.95

5ivepillars returns this year with its cherished ‘Hub/Love’ series. The brand's latest capsule features 360 GSM heavy-weight cotton hoodies with a garment dye and enzyme wash that provide an ultra-soft feel. The brand's love logo in Arabic is embroidered in the front, while the 5ivepillars logo is embroidered on the hood. The hoodie arrive in olive, purple, black and ivory colors. 

Release Date: Available Now 

Where to Buy It: teddyfresh.com 

Price: $40-$140

Teddy Fresh has just released a new clothing collaboration with Care Bears. The Teddy Fresh x Care Bears collection includes over 30 pieces of clothing that feature characters and designs inspired by the iconic '80s television show. Hoodies, T-shirts, knit cardigans, denim, and more are available online. 

Release Date: Jan. 30

Where to Buy It: bricklandco.com

Price: $120

The Black-owned, New Jersey-based streetwear brand, Brickland, is releasing a brand new item this week. The oversized "Brick Printed Hoodie" is constructed of 460 GSM cotton with details like ribbed cuffs, an elastic waistband, and Brickland script logos embroidered on the chest and back in white lettering.