Medicom Toy Bearbrick x Levi’s Artist Series – CLOT
CLOT
Hong Kong Streetwear Label
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CLOT is a streetwear label and lifestyle brand founded by Edison Chen and Kevin Poon, aimed the bridge Eastern and Western culture. The brand is active in doing collaboration and crossover with international brands like Disney, Nike, and Coca-cola. Their business has expanded into four brick and mortar stores, and select shops under Clot ‘Juice’, which has hosted events for Adidas, Visvim, Vans, and pop-up stores for Stussy, Hood By Air and more.
Aside from fashion, CLOT has forayed into music, culture and design, collaborating with many high profile brands such as Converse, visvim, Head Porter, adidas, and Coach. In 2006, CLOT’s Poon and Chen helped bring Kanye West to Hong Kong, CLOT being the sponsor for the Asian leg of the “Touch the Sky” tour, with West visiting Hong Kong as his only Asian stop.
CLOT has also collaborated with Nike on the “Kiss of Death” sneaker, marking the sportswear giant’s first collaboration with a Hong Kong label, coming with more crossover on the favourite Nike sneakers like Vapormax, Air Max 1, and so on.
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Hong Kong lifestyle company CLOT were one of the Asian brands chosen to be involved in Medicom Toy’s Bearbrick x Levi’s Artist Series. Their take on project was based on Edison Chen’s favorite fruits, watermelon and strawberries. Two Bearbrick designs were coupled with two matching t-shirt designs. The women set features the strawberry theme while the watermelon set is for guys. The shirts are packaged in special recycled envelopes as a more environmentally friendly approach based on Edison Chen’s previous experiences in Canada and the US. The t-shirt set (tee & 100% Bearbrick) is priced at $480 HKD (approximately $61 USD) while the 400% Bearbrick on it’s own is priced at $530 HKD (approximately $67 USD). Available now at Juice.
As a follow up to CLOT Royale’s successful Blue Western Shirt comes a new black version. The black version is a little more subdued and understated relative to the original blue version. The shirt features silk on the yoke, cuffs and pockets. Available now at Juice with a price of $1740 HKD (approximately $228 USD).
Three different brands in Blade, Headstone and CLOT teamed up to produce the Protest hoodie. Each brand contributed a different element to the hoodie. CLOT contributed the idea of a silk hoodie, while Blade’s white print, Headstone’s 3M highlights and Protest’s leather patch round out the highlights. Available December 16th at Hong Kong’s deem (852-2311-8100). The hoodie is limited to 60 pieces with a retail of $1,980 HKD (approximately $254 USD).
With many streetwear brands doing an M65, CLOT has given their spin on the military turned street uniform with their Royale M65 Jacket. The all black jacket continues with CLOT’s tribute to the old school Chinese ways with a silk body. Available now at Hong Kong’s Juice.
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A special CMD (CLOT Media Division) t-shirt pack was created for the re-release of Edison Chen’s album. Edison Chen put his creative skills to work designing the package which includes a t-shirt and Edison’s CD. The t-shirt features a Chinese proverb on the rear to express Edison’s feelings. Available at Juice on December 11th, with a price of $530 HKD (approximately $68 USD).
CLOT’s newest Royale collection includes the release of this traditional China Blue Jacket. The jacket combines both the CLOT Royale signature use of silk with cotton. Unlike previous releases, this jacket utilized a more complex approach and added in a more contemporary style to ensure it can be worn for years to come. Available at Juice.
CLOT recently released their latest piece as part of their premium Royale Collection. Based on traditional Chinese stylings, this Print T-shirt is a bit more casual relative to some of CLOT Royale’s most recent offerings. The t-shirts feature a mono-sided monogram in two differnet formats; a white front/monogram back or monogram front/white back. Two colors, white/blue and white/black are available now at Juice with a price of $680 HKD (approximately $87 USD).
CLOT in conjunction with Japanese label Devilock recently collaborated on Devilclot Pop-Up store in Hong Kong. Every week, new products will be released under the Devilclot brand and this week, they produced a pair of Devilclot x Levi’s denim which was released on November 23rd. We haven’t seen a line up like this for a while where over 700 people were in line for a chance to grab a pair of the Devilclot x Levi’s denim. Check out the Youtube video to see what went on during the line up.
As a parting gift at the recent grand opening of the Hennessy Devilclot Pop-Up Store, guests were given a special set of commemorative cards. The two pack of black and white cards came packaged in a special matte box bearing the logos of each of the three contributing factors, Devilock, CLOT and Hennessy.
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A further release has been slated for the CLOT Crown Fantasy Collection. The latest artist to become involved in the project is the young and talented celebrity Isabella. Isabella joins the ranks of the 2007 Crown Fantasy roster such as Sherman & Yumiko. Another release includes a CLOT Crown Fantasy logo t-shirt in blue. Both shirts will be available at Juice on Tuesday, November 20th. The Isabella shirt is priced at $780 HKD (approximately $100 USD), while the Logo tee is priced at $680 HKD (approximately $87 USD).
For Protest Design’s fourth anniversary, most of the attention was given to the CLOT collaboration bracelet. Made using silver, the bracelet has both the CLOT and Protest Dsign’s logos. There will be two versions of the bracelet available. One version features tiny crystals on the logos and only 20 of those will be produce. The crystal version will be available on November 17th while the second version that doesn’t come with the crystals will be available this Saturday in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia at stores like Sense Organ.
The premium CLOT Royale line recently released a series of scarves and boxers. Both items are elegantly designed with high quality silk with their special CLOT pattern. The scarf was created to ensure warmth perhaps not usually associated with a material such as silk. The boxers on the other hand includes a hidden pocket for the placement of a condom. Both items will release at Hong Kong’s Juice on November 1st. The scarf is available in yellow and blue while the boxers can be had in black and blue. Prices are set at $350 HKD (approximately $45 USD) and $480 HKD (approximately $62 USD) respectively for the scarf and boxer.
