When it was My Bloody Valentine, we stood by. When it was Daniel Johnston, we bit our tongues. But Elliott Smith—that’s a bridge too far. Streetwear brand Supreme has a long history of collaborations with musicians both living and dead, to various degrees of bad taste. Their latest is a capsule collection inspired by the late songwriter, who took his own life in 2003. At least Supreme got the permission of Smith’s estate.
The Supreme x Elliott Smith collection officially launches November 12; for now, you can check out a photo gallery of the clothes, which include t-shirts and sweatshirts emblazoned with the covers for Figure 8, Either/Or, and Elliott Smith. “None of the designs are that good either,” says Chris Panicker, Pitchfork’s in-house designer.
Read more about Either/Or, Smith’s 1997 opus, at No. 4 in Pitchfork’s brand-new list of The 100 Best Indie Rock Albums of All Time.