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Korean artist SAMBYPEN gets on board for a luxury graffiti collab with MCM

“We who grew up in the analogue age now live in a digital age and have become a generation of chaos and adaptation.”

LiFTED | Sean D | 11 May 2021


MCM x SAMBYPEN is out, and it’s just in time for summer. The German luxury brand has teamed up with the Seoul-based artist for a capsule collection that includes leatherwear, a full apparel series, and even some luxury homeware. The theme for the collection is ‘Media Creates Madness’ [see how they did that?] and SAMBYPEN AKA Sam Kim states, “We who grew up in the analogue age now live in a digital age and have become a generation of chaos and adaptation.”

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The collection includes special lockdown items like slippers and cushions for your fabulous stay-at-home-life, but it’s the apparel - cargo pants, shorts, polo shirts, and tees – that will keep you looking good while hitting the park, walking the dog, or running to the store.

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Naturally the collection includes signature MCM monogrammed leather bags, complete with SAMBYPEN characters and tags. Accessories like bucket hats and gold chains provide a blingy link to MCM’s Old School Hip Hop history.

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For this collab, SAMBYPEN took references from the brand’s journey from Munich where it launched, around the world, and finally to Seoul. He’s created three original characters: Henry the Timid Lion [inspired by the Munich Lion], Kaiser the Blunt Puppy [inspired by Wilhelm II & the symbol of Germany] and Haru the Wicked Rabbit [inspired by the MCM Rabbit & German Easter Hare.]

If you want to check out this truly inspired collection, check out MCM online here.