Vaquera and Supreme released a capsule this week, and the first thing to say about it is that collaboration here does not mean compromise.
Then there is the hoodie printed with an image of Jesus reclining on a bed of money, the kind of provocation that only works when it arrives without a caption.
What the capsule demonstrates is how much of Vaquera’s practice depends on context. The label’s own shows are theatrical, deliberately unfinished, closer to a performance than a presentation.
From the look of it, mostly yes. Punk has been merchandise for forty years, and the only remaining question is who gets to hold the marker.
