Jean-Michel Basquiat’s craze continues, with fashion brands Alchemy and Preto working with the artist’s estate to acquire a new series inspired by his paintings.
New series owns gi and Nogi Jiu Jitsu suits as well as lifestyle clothing, some of the artist’s artworks are incorporated into print.
Prior to New York Fashion Week on September 10, there are now some limited pieces available on the fashion brand’s website. The series nods to the martial arts themes that are often included in Basquiat’s work, including “Achilles”, a term that once used for a specific Jiu-Jitsu foot lock.
Basquet Estate regularly works with fashion brands. For example, last year, the estate teamed up with clothing store H&M to create a new Basquet-style clothing line for the brand.
The collaboration develops from the 2022 exhibition “King Pleasure” installed by the artist sisters. The exhibition brings together rare paintings, paintings and related Evermera and works with a variety of brands, including Ev Bravado and Téla D’Amore, who decides war designers.
Basquiat cut his teeth in the New York art world in the 1980s. Despite his overdo and his short career, his legacy continues to inspire and inspire, and his work continues to make record sales.
The artist’s former studio is currently inhabited by actress Angelina Jolie’s studio, a workshop and exhibition space for underrepresented tailors and craftsmen around the world.
