October 24, 2025

The Weekly Brief

For Takashi Murakami, T-Shirts Are Timeless

🎉 An HB20 Special: For our 20th anniversary, the revered artist spoke to Hypebeast on the "primitive joy" of owning T-shirts.

💭 Walking Down Memory Lane: Murakami looked back on his own journey and history with the T-shirt, caling the feeling "timeless."

👕 A Wardrobe Staple: For his HB20 T-shirt, he shares that he was inspired by a piece he found at an antique store when he first moved to New York.

The Best Street Style at Shanghai Fashion Week SS26

🤝 A Taut Understanding: The city’s style leaders showcased a deliberate tension between oversized comfort and sharply defined silhouettes.

🏍️ An Edgy Fusion: Shanghai Fashion Week street style highlighted a sharp mix of motocross aesthetics with sophisticated comfort.

👖 Easy Comfort, Dignifed Style: Denim on denim and vintage trench coats defined layering, instantly elevating casual staples.

Grace Wales Bonner’s Historic Rise to Hermès

🏆 A Historic Appointment: The Jamaican-British designer is officially the first Black woman to lead a major fashion house.

💂‍♀️ Changing the Guard: Wales Bonner will replace Véronique Nichanian, who will step down after 37 years with the job.

📈 Evolution of Exclusivity: Hermès's famously strict exclusivity faces criticism; can Wales Bonner's outsider vision finally shift the tone?

Your Fashion Briefing This Week

🍾 Celebrating New Beginnings, Heritage and Legacy

🧥 Kim Joines Joins Areal: The visionary joins Bosideng's newly-launched luxury sub-brand as Creative Director, aiming to redefine the commercial down jacket and eleveate the label.

🪩 Nicholas Daley x Carhartt WIP Goes Reggae: Nicholas Daley and Carhartt WIP join forces for an FW25 collection that's inspired by the designer's parent's Reggae Klub and his roots.

👾 UNIQLO UT Celebrates the Tamagotchi: Bandai and UNIQLO team up for the 30th anniversary of the Tamagotchi, unveiling apparel and a special edition UNIQLO Tamgotchi shell.

Across the Board

Hypeart 9 Must-See Shows During Art Basel Paris 2025

Hypeform TUMI Marks 50th Anniversary With Special Kith Collaboration

Hypegolf Champion Teams Up With Japanese Golf Brand HONMA For Their First Apparel Collaboration

Hypedrive Ferrari Debuts One-off SC40 Model Based on the 296 GTB

Hypemaps The Best Traditional Places to Stay in Seoul

Hypetrak Doja Cat Waited Years for Her Own 'Fortnite' Skin. Now, She Rules Nitemare Island as the Mother of Thorns

Upcoming Drops

🧥 October 24, 2025: Palace x Barbour Winter 2025 Capsule

👟 October 24, 2025: Nike Air Foamposite One “Carbon Fiber”

🧶 October 24, 2025: Polo Ralph Lauren x BEAMS Collection

🧢 October 25, 2025: Pokémon x 100 Thieves Capsule

👟 October 28, 2025: Feid x Salomon XT-Pathway 2 “FERXXO”

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