Beatrice Domond's Fucking Awesome Capsule Just Makes Sense
The pro-skater and photographer has been riding for the lifestyle label’s skate team since 2013.
Following up on a killer, commemorative Chloë Sevigny capsule for its first venture into womenswear, Fucking Awesome has now tapped its very own pro-skater Beatrice Domond to lead its second foray into the field. A skater first – riding on Fucking Awesome’s team since 2013 – Domond has also made major moves in the fashion space throughout the past year, becoming the first Black woman to have her name on a Vans shoe, being named a Louis Vuitton 200 designer, and landing spots in Thom Browne, Calvin Klein and 6397 campaigns. Domond delivers an authentic capsule for FA, tapping into her legacy with the label.
Domond’s collaborative offering is led by a distressed navy cardigan, complete with FA’s take on a camp stitch along the placket and cuff. A hand-crocheted club shirt is also a standout piece, hand-crafted by all-female artisans in Cusco, Peru. For the first time, FA also presents the first women’s skate pant fit to Beatrice’s specs: baggy jeans with contrast stitching, crafted from imported Italian denim and cut and sewn in Los Angeles. A bevy of heavyweight hoodies and screen-printed tees round out the apparel offering, boasting FA’s infamous provocative imagery. Check it out in the gallery above.
“I’ve always loved that their roots started out in clothing,” Domond shares of her draw to FA’s storytelling approach. “As the company grew with cut and sew, I was growing alongside it in fashion world and it only made sense to create this collection with my board sponsor, who I love so dearly. Jason Dill and Mike Piscitelli (FA’s founders) really made me see that there is more to skateboarding than just the sport itself. FA showed me the art and style in it, which can be displayed through clothing. That inspired me to push beyond just the physical act and make something with them that girls, boys and everyone in between can wear.”
“Over the past 10 years, getting to witness the evolution of Beatrice’s personal style as a skateboarder, as well as an artist, made this project feel long overdue,” Piscitelli shares, noting this is only the beginning of collabs with the skater.
Beatrice Domond for Fucking Awesome ranges from $65 USD to $250 USD in pricing and will be available to shop today, November 1, at 11 a.m. PST on Fucking Awesome’s webstore as well as at their three brick-and-mortar locations in Hollywood, New York and Seoul. A commemorative event will go down at FA’s New York retail location on November 4 to celebrate the launch, where Domond will be on-site signing merchandise, as well as unveiling the collaborative Zine with photographer Vava Ribeiro.
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