Abstract
- Supreme has teamed up with Zoo York, NYC’s pioneering 1993 skateboard firm for a Spring 2025 assortment
- The collaboration pays tribute to Zoo York’s iconic 1997 skate video, The Zoo York Mixtape, which famously blended skate footage with freestyles from hip-hop legends
- The discharge features a vary of attire (Soccer Jersey, Hooded Sweatshirt, Saggy Jean, Soccer Brief, T-Shirts, Camp Cap, Beanie) and skate gear (Skateboard, Spitfire® Traditional Wheels)
In an homage to the gritty, genuine origins of East Coast skateboarding and road tradition, Supreme has introduced a landmark collaboration with Zoo York for Spring 2025. This partnership celebrates Zoo York’s pioneering position as New York Metropolis’s first main skateboard firm, which, since its institution in 1993, has proudly uncovered town’s distinct type to a world viewers.
Born from the concrete jungle, Zoo York emerged at a time when Southern California dominated the skateboarding trade. Whereas West Coast skate corporations drew inspiration from punk rock, East Coast skate boarders have been deeply intertwined with New York Metropolis’s homegrown subcultures: graffiti and hip-hop. Zoo York masterfully captured this intersection, cementing its affect with the seminal 1997 skate video, The Zoo York Mixtape.
Filmed by RB Umali and debuted on the New York Underground Movie Pageant, The Zoo York Mixtape was greater than only a skate video. It was a cultural doc, mixing uncooked skate footage from legendary workforce members like Harold Hunter, Jefferson Pang, Robbie Gangemi and Peter Bici, with electrifying freestyle clips of hip-hop giants like Technique Man, Ghostface Killah, Busta Rhymes and Fats Joe from the long-lasting Stretch and Bobbito radio present. The video vividly showcased how New York Metropolis skate boarders tailored to town’s harsh local weather and tough spots, growing a singular grit and refined type that made a transformative influence on world skateboarding. At present, The Zoo York Mixtape endures as a testomony to a golden period in New York Metropolis skateboarding and hip-hop historical past.
The Supreme x Zoo York Spring 2025 assortment immediately faucets into this wealthy heritage, that includes a complete vary of attire and equipment that mix each manufacturers’ aesthetics. The lineup features a Soccer Jersey, a Hooded Sweatshirt, Saggy Jean and Soccer Brief, alongside two distinct T-Shirts. Finishing the gathering are a Camp Cap, Beanie, a co-branded Skateboard and Spitfire® Traditional Wheels, guaranteeing followers can embrace the collaboration from head to toe, and underfoot.
Look out for the Supreme x Zoo York collaboration to roll out through the model’s webstore and brick-and-mortar areas on June 19 and out there in Asia on June 21.
