032c Drops Swarovski-Finished Crystal Collection
“Never overlook the wisdom of kitsch.”
Having released its Peroxide collection earlier this month, Berlin-based magazine and fashion label 032c has returned with its latest capsule. For this release, the brand has added Swarovski-made glass diamonds to everything from caps and T-shirts to hoodies and full-length coats.
The collection features a coat, hoodie, sweatshirt and tee that all come with the “032c” branding in diamonds above red, black or tonal sand embroidery of the word “workshop.” This capsule also includes a black cap with the brand’s name embroidered and a single crystal attached below the visor. To mark the release, 032c teamed up with photographer Lukas Gansterer for a skate film featuring Marcel Rieger and Gansterer himself, as well as an unreleased crystal embroidered side bag.
Describing the collection, 032c explained that the team had been in two minds about the collection: “Our brain told us that glitter could not survive in the beige-gray concrete forests of Berlin-Kreuzberg. But our hearts told us to never overlook the wisdom of kitsch. Being covered in crystals is a way to bring your own light to any situation, even in times of darkness. This is lesson number one of Bling Bling Brutalism.”
The full collection is available now from the brand’s webstore, with prices ranging from €60 EUR for a cap to €180 EUR for the coat (approximately $70 USD to $210 USD). As well as releasing the Crystal collection, 032c also has a selection of exclusive items that are set to drop at KM20’s newly opened Moscow mega store.
032c Crystal Collection Skate Video from 032c on Vimeo.