The Weekly Brief ๐น๏ธ Bridging Concepts: Kith launched a multifaceted collection inspired by vintage arcade culture and the historic Marvel vs. Capcom crossover fighting games.
๐ Exclusive Footwear Component: The collaboration includes a six-sneaker drop with ASICS, utilizing silhouettes like the GEL-KAYANO 12.1 and GEL-NIMBUS 10.1 against key character match-ups.
๐ Release and Collectibles: To reinforce the retro gaming theme, the drop features an Arcade 1Up at-home system pre-loaded with Marvel vs. Capcom games and a Capcom Edition Super Pocket handheld device.
 ๐ฐ Creative Leader: With his new role as VP of Creative for the Americas at Disney Consumer Products, Bobby aims to inject a storytelling, community-minded approach into all projects.
๐๏ธ Connecting Heritage: Bobby acknowledges the deep, generational history of both F1 and Disney, aiming to create products that are both historically reflective and culturally progressive.
๐ฏ Personal Legacy: Bobby Hundreds’ goal is to leave a personal fingerprint on its timeline through designs that come from an authentic, human place.
 ๐ฅ RHUDE: Culturally charged by the energy and social landscapes of Los Angeles, Rhuigi Villaseñor‘s RHUDE is a passion project as much as it is a fluid exchange with the city’s magnetic subcultures.
๐ค The Link Up: When Hypebeast meets up with the founder and designer to talk about his collaborative capsule for The Dropshop by Afterpay, he’s zoned in and surrounded by archive pieces that catapulted his eponymous label.
๐ Collection Playbook: For his particular collaboration with Afterpay, however, Villaseñor focuses on the upcoming 2025-2026 basketball season.  Advertisement Your Fashion Briefing This Week๐ Celebrations all around โฝ Two Decades, One Tracksuit: Hypebeast celebrates its 20th anniversary with Umbro revealing a limited-edition signature Spellout tracksuit combo.
๐ฐ "Yeezy taught her" — @thegirlandthewhisk on Kim K's SKIMS securing $225 million in new funding, raising the brand’s valuation to $5 billion USD.
๐งข Dodgers' Victory Capped in Style: New Era has released the official 2025 World Series Champions Collection for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
๐ "I just screamed with so much joy and nostalgia" — @lernsey on Nadine Ghosn's 18K gold Polly Pocket collection for Mattel 80th-anniversary.
๐ A New Era Begins: No more than a week after Olivier Rousteing departed from Balmain, the house has already announced Antonin Tron as its new creative director.  Advertisement
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