253 T-shirts expected to auction for $2M

[Bucky]

In case you were looking for it an argument for why we need a massive tax hike.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/supreme-collection-auction-intl-hnk-scli/index.html


253 Supreme T-shirts expected to sell for $2M


Bogart's collection, which is considered the first complete archive of Supreme tees to ever exist, contains many items that are impossible to find, even in the secondary market, said Christie's in a press release.

Said Bogart on a website created for the collection:
"From that point on, my interest grew into an obsession, and (I) started adding to my collection as often as I could, always looking for the best condition examples I could find... A lot of people don't think about the non-stop weeks, months, and even years of research and work that it can take to find just one tee."

The T-shirts in Bogart's collection feature color and design variations of what is arguably the brand's most valuable asset: its simple logo, a red rectangle marked with the word "Supreme" that fashion platform Lyst crowned the industry's most powerful logo in 2018. The collection includes early editions, such as four T-shirts that feature a smaller Box Logo design -- released in 1995."

As far as market investments are concerned, I'm bullish on guillotines

[UpInArms]

1. Wtf?

I have never even heard of “Supreme”

The brand's Barbara Kruger-inspired logo is so revered it can turn almost anything into a collector's item. Supreme's Spring/Summer 2019 collection included a branded water gun, a coffee maker, a drum kit, a snorkeling mask and even Band-Aids. When the New York Post ran a Supreme cover ad in August 2018, newsstands sold out of the paper by early morning.

And ... I have to ask ... why would anyone care?

[cwydro]

2. People collect anything.

I saw a show once on people (mostly boys and men) who buy sneakers at outrageous prices. It’s a very odd hobby. I don’t think they ever even wear them.

[onethatcares]

4. i wonder the same

a piece of toast with crap on it, a designers name and viola...millions of dollars

120 hour shifts worked by hospital employees and first responders and we hear "We can't afford $15.00 hour.

I first this was about Diana Ross and the Supremes.

we're a lost world, truly lost.

[Bucky]

5. I guess all the Beanie Babies have been sold already

I just know I'm never going to tease my friend about spending $30 on DC action figures again. "Waste of money" has a new sheriff in town.

[LanternWaste]

3. Can't imagine paying more than $5.00 for any t-shirt.

Well, maybe a replica of the particular 1977 Star Wars tee I wore almost exclusively until 1978. I'd pay $10 for that one.

Two millions for a few boxes of tees. How very strange to me.

[Thomas Hurt]

6. WTF, why should anyone care, Meh!