Unity, the official retailer for the brand Subcrew, recently opened their first flagship store in Taipei, Taiwan. Now, it looks like they will be hitting the Chinese market by opening their second store in Guangzhou, China. Streetwear is still quite young in the Chinese market so this might be a perfect time for brands like Subcrew to enter the market. The Guangzhou Unity store will open on May 18th with an opening party as expected.
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Among the leaders in Hong Kong’s small but growing streetwear market of local brands, Subcrew has released their spring/summer collection of t-shirts. Known primarily for their mesh caps, their apparel shows a different dimension to the popular brand who’s foundation is undeniably founded on the popularity of co-founder, actor and DJ Sam Lee. The t-shirts are available now at various licensed Subcrew retailers around Hong Kong.
BKRW aka Black Rainbow is the Parisian boutique that sells your hard to get streetwear. They have recently partnered with Hong Kong’s Subcrew (whose famous for their trucker mesh caps) for a BKRW x Subcrew collaboration cap. The caps comes in a black/purple colorway and on the front, there is a nice big “Follow the Black Rainbow” patch. These caps will be available starting next week at the BKRW online shop.
Powerhouse Hong Kong label Subcrew and Shanghai store ACU have teamed up on another cap. Just recently saw the release of a previous collaboration. This cap features a Rasta inspired colorway with hemp detailing on the back panel. The ¥480 CNY (approximately $67 USD) will drop February 16th at ACU and Unity in Taiwan.
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The most famous sneaker boutique from China is probably ACU. Opened by Bigz and Edison Chen from CLOT, ACU represents a world where Western sneaker culture meets Asian sneakerheads. The store will be celebrating its first anniversary on February 3rd and to celebrate this event, they have collaborated with another Asia based brand, Subcrew, to produce some limited edition trucker caps. Two colorways will be available. The Green colorway will be available at both the ACU store and at Unity, Subcrew’s store in Taiwan. There will also be a red edition that will only be available at the ACU store in Shanghai.
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Bigz, the owner of ACU, has just updated this blog with a teaser of what’s to come from the ACU camp. It seems like they will be working with Subcrew on a new mesh cap. Subcrew is known for their awesomeness in mesh cap making in the streetwear industry as many labels (even American ones) will seek out Subcrew in Hong Kong for cap production. The new mesh cap will have the famous “We are the Subcrew” motif but modified into “We ACU the Subcrew”. Doesn’t make sense at all but this hat will probably still sell.
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Hong Kong’s Subcrew label opened up their first flagship store outside of Hong Kong a short while back. Their store UNITY will provide a great opportunity for Taiwanese fans of Subcrew to get their hands on the latest gear from the popular Asian brand. We recently interviewed Subcrew’s Kobe in regards to a few things about Subcrew’s philosophy and reasoning behind their most recent project. Check out the interview here.
Subcrew’s latest project involves a new retail location in Taiwan. To commemorate the upcoming store, a series of new items were created in-line with some of Subcrew’s most popular styles. Among the releases are a “We Are The Subcrew” mesh cap, DJ MYKAL X DJ BECAREFUL “Unity” mesh cap as well as Unity is Power t-shirts and hoodies and double ring belts.
It’s been approximately one year since the passing of Fiberops’ Tatsushi ‘Tabo’ Kagaya. Throughout his time, he’s had an unheralded impact among many things he’s touched. From his shaping of Hong Kong on a grassroots level to the friendships he’s developed, he has created a legacy not soon forgotten. Some of Tabo’s closet friends such as Know1edge, Fiberops and Subcrew teamed up to produce a special “Everything Happens to Me” trucker cap with proceeds going towards Tabo’s family.
Japanese brand ANDSUNS teamed up with Hong Kong brand Subcrew to produce one of Subcrew’s trademark mesh caps. The A-cut (indicating the style of mesh) is based on a theme of "Solidacity". The hat comes packaged in plastic blister pack with sales destined only for Hong Kong and Japan for a December release.
Japanese jewelers Garni developed their brand philosophy on the pretense of creating jewelry which regardless of the seasons achieves the same effect of creating a memorable and warm piece. To celebrate the 3rd Anniversary of Hong Kong brand Subcrew, two limited edition rings were created. Only 50 pieces are available and will release late into December. Price has yet been determined.
