Best Style Releases This Week: Awake NY, Chief Keef x True Religion, Kenzo by Nigo, and More

Image via Awake NY

Release Date: May 4

Where to Buy It: awakenyclothing.com

Price: $45-$300

Awake NY is dropping of the first delivery from one its best seasons to date this week. Highlights from the Spring/Summer 2022 range include workwear sets covered in orange cheetah print, knit sweaters vests with a butterfly print, popline shirts with giant paisley embroidery, and T-shirts paying homage to Langston Hughes. Hoodies and T-shirts with chrome logos will also be available. The remainder of the collection will arrive on May 13.

Release Date: May 5

Where to Buy It: truereligion.com

Price: TBD

10 years after releasing “True Religion Fein,” Chief Keef has officially collaborated with the brand. The capsule was fully designed by the Chicago rapper and features playful takes on denim jackets, jeans, sweatsuits, and T-shirts. Each sports its own mix of flames, hearts, cartoon skulls, and multicolored lettering. Read more about the collab in our exclusive interview with Chief Keef here. 

Release Date: May 6

Where to Buy It: kenzo.com

Price: TBD

Ahead of his debut collection, Nigo is releasing another capsule with Kenzo. This time, the range is centered around an archival poppy flower illustration by Kenzo Takada. Red and yellow variations of the flower cover T-shirts, poplin shirts, and shorts perfect for the spring and summer weather. 

Release Date: Available now

Where to Buy It: The Webster stores and thewebster.us

Price: $192-$3,346

In celebration of this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix, The Webster has collaborated with Rhude on an F1-inspired capsule. The 11-piece “Always First” collection features items like bucket hats and button-ups covered in a blue checkered flag print, caps with Grand Prix-inspired branding, T-shirts with race car graphics, and more. The standout items is a blue wool varsity jacket with a special Miami Grand Prix illustration embroidered across the back.

Release Date: May 6

Where to Buy It: crocs.com and other select retailers

Price: $40-$70

SZA is the latest musician to get her own Crocs collab. The singer’s clog features a woodgrain print across its upper with special Jibbitz including a colorful friendship bracelet, stack of money, fishing lure, and marijuana leaf. A slide version will also be available. 

Release Date: May 5

Where to Buy It: humanmade.jp

Price: TBD

Human Made has once again joined forces with Verdy’s Girls Don’t Cry for a special release with Brooklyn Machine Works. Along with co-branded T-shirts, caps, messenger bags, and a pair of baggy cargo pants, there will also be a special edition BMX bike with a split red and white paint job available in limited quantities.

Release Date: Available now

Where to Buy It: ronning.store

Price: £90-£215 (app. $112-$269)

London-based YouTuber and designer Magnus Ronning has recently released the latest collection from his eponymous label. Titled “Paint Supplies,” the capsule consists of paint-splattered double-knee denim, brown corduroy pants, and crewnecks and hoodies with minimal branding in cream and red colorways. The standout items is a seafoam green work jacket with a brown corduroy collar and giant zipper pouch on the left chest. 

Release Date: May 6

Where to Buy It: Palace stores and palaceskateboards.com

Price: TBD

Palace is releasing the first items from its Summer 2022 collection on Friday. Highlights include Gore-Tex coach jackets, soccer jersey-inspired knits, polos covered in animals with P-shaped heads, tie-dyed denim sets, poplin shirts with an all-over snake print, and denim boat shoes made in collaboration with Sperry. A solid variety of new logo T-shirts and hoodies will also be available. 

Release Date: Available now

Where to Buy It: blackstockandweber.com

Price: $345

Blackstock & Weber has recently launched its “Palomino II” loafer. The eye-catching design features a cream and brown-spotted pony hair upper with a gold-plated horse bit. It sits atop a black, Goodyear welted sole. Each pair has been handmade in Portugal.

Release Date: May 7

Where to Buy It: Bape stores and bape.com

Price: TBD

For its latest collaboration, Bape has tapped Heron Preston. Items include co-branded Ape Head logo T-shirts, Bapestas with a white leather upper and orange camo overlays, and a series of pieces covered in muticolored Bape camo. Shark hoodies, sweatpants, trucker jackets, painter pants, and a trucker cap have all been covered in the unique print. 

Release Date: May 7

Where to Buy It: Dunno Curated pop-up (8 Berwick Street, Soho, London)

Price: £50-£270 (app. $62-$337)

London-based designer Simon Brown is releasing his newest Brand AndAndAnd capsule, Thirty Pieces, this weekend at a special pop-up with Dunno Curated. Vintage crewnecks and T-shirts have been transformed with the brand’s unique graphics to create one-of-one pieces. Get a closer look at each item here.

Release Date: May 8

Where to Buy It: grisellenewyork.com

Price: $170-$200

New York-based brand Griselle has released a T-shirt capsule for Mental Health Awareness month. Each shirt features the phrase “Call My Fucking Therapist My Anxiety Is Kicking In” along with a number to a mental health service for anyone seeking aid. The goal of the designs is to bring normalcy and create conversation around the topic of mental health.

Release Date: May 7

Where to Buy It: vans.com and other select Vault by Vans stockists

Price: TBD

Vault by Vans and artist Julian Klincewicz have linked up once again for their second collaboration inspired by Klincewicz’s summers growing up in Union Pier, Michigan. This release consists of three pairs of the OG Style 31 LX and two colorways of the OG Authentic SP LX. Each features a hairy suede upper with gold foil lettering on the lateral heel. The apparel offering consists of graphic T-shirts, socks to match each sneaker, a navy blue overshirt, and all-over checkerboard print shorts. 

Release Date: Available now

Where to Buy It: hommefemmela.com

Price: $60-$600

Ahead of the the 148th Kentucky Derby taking place this weekend at Churchill Downs, Los Angeles-based brand Homme+Femme has released a capsule to celebrate the annual race. More specifically, designer Drew Evans nods to the legacy of Black horseman in the Kentucky Derby. The range is highlighted by colorful takes on timeless pieces like varsity jackets and collegiate cardigans covered in embroidery like roses and trophies. A selection of T-shirts with horse racing graphics and a series of trucker hats complete the offering.