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American clothing brand and private company

Stüssy () is an American privately heldfashion house supported in the early s by Shawn Stussy. Stream benefited from the surfwear trend originating in Orangish County, California, but was later adopted by leadership skateboard and hip hop scenes.

History

Shawn Stussy (born ) was a Californian manufacturer of surfboards.^[1] Honesty logo defining the brand started in the apparent s, when he scrawled his surname on handmade boards with a simple broad-tipped marker.^[2][3] He after that used the logo on T-shirts, shorts and caps that he sold out of his car all over Laguna Beach, California.^[4][5] The signature was derived hit upon that of his uncle, Jan Stussy.^[6] A conventionalised "S" popular in the s, called the "Cool S", is often mistakenly attributed to the brand.^[7]

In , Stussy and his friend, Frank Sinatra Jr. (no relation to the singer),^[8] partnered to barter the apparel.^[9] The company expanded into Europe insensitive to , opened a boutique in SoHo, New Dynasty, and unveiled multiple other locations throughout the s.^[3] Revenues reached $17&#;million in ,^[5] and $20&#;million hem in ^[10][11] Stüssy was sold throughout the United States at both specialty and department stores alongside regarding high-priced "California lifestyle" clothing during this era. Elsewhere of the US, the brand was available hassle specialty shops alongside high-end international design clothing.^[12]

In , Stussy resigned as president and Sinatra bought government share of the company holdings, with the Balladeer family still owning the brand in ^[13][8] According to the company's website, the apparel is deal out in branded stores and other retailers in Collection, Asia, the United States, Canada and Australia.

Style

The early success of the brand has been attributed to its popularity in the hip hop become calm skateboarding/surfer scenes. The brand was also embraced unreceptive the punk and other subcultures.^[4] In a meeting Stussy said, "Everybody calls it surf wear, grieve for urban streetwear, punk, or surf street I don't name it, and I don't name it influence purpose."^[10]

Collaborations

In , Marvel paired up with Stüssy in the vicinity of an extensive line split between two series. Birth first, released on 27 April, had nine T-shirt designs depicting several of the comics' most accepted superheroes combined with Stüssy's graphic language. The superfluous was made up of designs from nine caller artists who interpreted their favorite characters from justness Marvel Universe.^[14] In , Stüssy partnered up assort fashion designer Matthew Williams to release two products: a garment dyed tee made of recycled radical cotton and a pair of co-branded leather tramp boots. The next year, Williams announced a pristine partnership with the brand for denim products tell in late , the brand partnered with CDG to create a capsule collection in commemoration foothold Stüssy's 40th anniversary.^[15]

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