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Jul 12, 2023

What to Cop at ComplexCon 2017

A guide to all of the exclusive clothing drops happening at ComplexCon 2017.

Fear of God Racing collection ComplexCon release

Fear of God Racing collection ComplexCon release

It's finally here! After a year of anticipation and preparation, the second annual ComplexCon is upon us. This weekend, we'll bring the best in music, sneakers, clothing, food, and more.

Last year, there was a ton of exclusive product sold throughout the weekend. This time won't be any different. Seriously: There's so much heat dropping at ComplexCon that you probably should cop your last-minute tickets now. You definitely won't want to miss this.

Here's your guide to what's dropping this weekend. We will update this list regularly with new items, so be sure to check back.

Jerry Lorenzo will be releasing Fear of God's new Racing collection this weekend. The line will include the highly-anticipated fifth collection motocross track pants in three throwback colorways, which Quavo debuted a few days ago, long sleeve cut and sew merch tees, the white fifth collection basketball sneaker, both the yellow and black military sneaker, and a New Era Los Angeles Dodgers '88 World Series fitted. In addition, Lorenzo has also collaborated with vintage merch tee collectors Saint Luis, Tyranny and Mutation, and Never Gonna Turn Down Again. You definitely don't want to miss this one.

New Era collaborated with a few big-names, including ASAP Ferg, Extra Butter, Fear of God, Takashi Murakami, and Mike Will Made-It. Ferg's New Era Traplord and Silk City 59FIFTY caps ($45) will consist of three 59FIFTY fitteds that are made of 100% wool and feature semi-raised embroidery, a kelly green undervisor.

The Extra Butter x Ghostface New Era capsule will include a 9FIFTY Original Fit Strapback ($36) with a custom leather applique, embroidered eagle graphic, and quilted leather visor. There will also be a beanie ($24)—an ode to Ghostface's signature style—that features a cable cuff ribbed knit and subtle branded tan leather detail on the cuff.

Jerry Lorenzo will also be releasing his New Era x Fear of God 59FIFTY. The 100% wool twill hat celebrates the 2017 NL Champion Los Angeles Dodgers and will feature a custom front F logo and rear batterguy embroidery with commemorative heat deal detail on the interior sweat.

Mike Will Made-It also worked with New Era on four 59FIFTY fitteds ($45). The hats feature logos that pay tribute to his Ransom II album, a kelly green undervisor, and an interior woven label that denotes the cap was produced by Mike Will Made-It.

Last but not least, New Era collaborated with Murakami, who's a ComplexCon host committee. There will be a black GOLFER cap made with 100% cotton and a black 59FIFTY cap made with 100% wool.

Neighborhood is also getting in on the N*E*R*D merch. The Japanse brand is releasing long sleeve T-shirts ($115) and hats ($75) with various N*E*R*D graphics. There will also be an incense chamber ($195) in the shape of a brain. All three items will be available exclusively at Billionaire Boys Club's booth.

Union is dropping a ton of exclusive collaborations at ComplexCon. The shop has worked with Fear of God, John Elliott, Ambush, AWAKE, Noah, Jordan Brand, 000, and Rhude on various capsules. Of course, there will also be a few Union-branded pieces. For all the details, check out our feature here.

In celebration of N*E*R*D's first performance in years, Adidas has created an 88-piece collection of colorful all-over camouflage garments. Seven different colors in T-shirts, shorts, and hoodies will be available. The special camo was created by Korean artists Buzcha.

Kappa will be offering an exclusive 23-piece capsule. The "Kappa Stars" collection will include fleece pants and hoodies, and tricot pants and jackets in black, grey, and pink colorways. Womens-exclusive tricot pants and jackets will also be up for grabs, as well as five colors of Kappa's logo T-shirt.

Illesteva is collaborating with ComplexCon 2017 concert headliner N*E*R*D for a collection of eyewear. The capsule will include four oversized black frames with either black, grey, silver, or rose pink lenses. Each pair will retail for $280 and will be equipped with a 16 GB USB drive that comes loaded with exclusive video content filmed by Christian Padron.

SANDALBOYZ is bringing a new style to ComplexCon, plus re-releasing a previously sold out sandal. The brand new Noir sandal is the brand's first black-based pair, and will feature gold and white racing stripes on the strap. Also dropping is the Rogue sandal, a red style previously sold as a quickstrike, the brand's first rug, as well as various other past styles. Each pair will be available for $65.

Emotionally Unavailable has linked up with Verdy for an excluisve T-shirt featuring their signature melting heart logo. This white T-shirt is emblazoned with a red melting heart graphic that reads "Girls Don't Cry" in white on the back.

Billionare Boys Club is dropping a few collaborations this weekend. The brand worked with Hebru Brantley on hoodies, T-shirts, coach jackets, and accessories emblazoned with BBC's signature astronaut with Brantley's Flyboy character. BBC will also be releasing two Medicom Be@rbricks. One style displays BBC's Starified pattern, while the other will feature the logo for Pharrell's "i am Other" movement.

But perhaps the most hyped release will be BBC's collab with N*E*R*D, who's performing at ComplexCon on Saturday—the group's first in years. The commemorative line will include a fleece hoodie (pictured above) which has the words "No One Really Ever Dies" printed in that classic Billionaire Boys Club font with the BBC logo in the N*E*R*D font on the back.

The different collaborations will range from $75 to $175.

M5 has collaborated with non-profit organization Global Citizen to release a range of products for a good cause. The line up includes New Era fitted caps inspired by the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers with special patches, a pair of Master Headphones, and special Pintrill pins. The standout from this partnership is the ten specially designed pairs of Air Force 1s that will be raffled off. All proceeds from the the items sold will be going directly to Global Citizen's various campaigns in its effort to end extreme poverty by 2030.

Aside from this collab, M5 will also have a section of its booth dedicated to a separate collection of apparel. This space will be accessible by appointment only, and sell exclusive collabs with Everest Isles, Barena, Begg & Co, President's, Stone Island, and ts(s).

Not only are Takashi Murakami and Virgil Abloh combining for their "Retrospectives in Collaboration & Superflat" (Con)versation, but the two multi-faceted artists and designers also designed an exclusive T-shirt for this year's ComplexCon. The white T-shirt showcases a black two star graphic on both sides with the phrases "Takashi, First In Quality Around The World underneath it on the front, and "Abloh, Second In Quality Around The World" on the back. The tee was inspired by Murakami's "Signboard" works from 1992-2007, and each one is handmade by Abloh and Murakami.

Rokit has collaborated with Under Armour on a collection of athletic apparel inspired by skateboarding and basketball. Included in the line will be co-branded hoodies-sweatpants, shorts, leggings, T-shirts, socks, a headband, and a shooting sleeve. Most of the pieces are black and white, but a real tree camouflage is also used on shorts and a shooting sleeve.

Along with its Under Armour collection, Rokit will also be releasing a special project with Colette, and showcasing graphic T-shirts from its mentorship brand YouthYouth.

Pleasures has a ton of collabs scheduled to drop at ComplexCon this weekend. The brand worked with Commonwealth on a long sleeve in honor of the opening of the brand's L.A. store. There will also be a four-piece capsule in partnership with Pakkard Studio and Depop. Attendees can also look out for an exclusive T-shirt with Hong Kong's OKOK, Ebbet's Field vintage satin coaches jackets in two colors, reflective Goyard-print totes, and a special collaboration with Colette and Club 75.

This weekend, X-Large will be releasing a collaboration with StreetFighter II. The game's famous characters, like Ryu and Chun Li, and the franchise's signature font are placed on T-shirts, hoodies, trucker hats, and jackets. In addition, the brand will also drop T-shirts, long sleeves, a hoodie, baseball cap, and beanie with graphics that pay tribute to the late Tupac Shakur.

Los Angeles-based designer DRx Romanelli has created two special renditions of Medicom's 1000% Be@rbrick figures with Guess Jeans. The figures are covered in hand-dyed Guess denim from head-to-toe, with miniature denim jackets and jeans outfitting the bear-shaped figurines. The denim can be removed to reveal a plastic figure with the classic Guess logo on the chest. This Be@rbrick will be available in blue and yellow washes.

Super has designed two pairs of the Drew Mama silhouettes ($190) exclusively for ComplexCon. Gold and silver options will be releasing that each sport acetate frames and mirrored lenses. The brand will also be releasing a new interpretation of the iconic Giaguar silhouette ($275) , which Super designed for Future's Nobody Safe Tour. The glasses are matte black acetate with yellow lenses.

Trapstar London will be dropping an exclusive collection of soccer-inspired apparel with Puma. The brand's signature font and white and black speckled print are utilized across jerseys, warm-up pants, anoraks, hoodies, and more. Special pairs of the Puma Clyde, TrapstarRen Boot, and TSUGI Blaze will also be available. Select customers will receive a Puma x Trapstar pizza box with even more exclusives inside. Aside from this collab, Trapstar's booth will also host a bespoke tailoring service for three colorways from its Unbreakable collection.

To celebrate the brand's three-year anniversary, Necessity Sense has created a ComplexCon-exclusive capsule inspired by the founder's childhood hero, Allen Iverson. The "Triple Threat" collection is named after Iverson's jersey number, and includes warm up jackets, hoodies, sweatpants, and a black tank top and pant set with white pinstripes that displays an "N3" logo, a play on AI's "I3" Reebok logo.

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