Scotch & Soda, the Amsterdam-based fashion brand, is thrilled to announce their latest collection featuring the work of the legendary American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.
Photo © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York, courtesy of Scotch & Soda.
Bringing together Basquiat’s powerful artwork with Scotch & Soda’s commitment to artistic expression and creativity, the collection highlights his energetic imagery and text in a new context reinforcing his lasting legacy.
Photo © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York, courtesy of Scotch & Soda.
As a Brooklyn-born artist, New York City’s rich culture had a heavy influence on Basquiat’s work. He drew inspiration from its music, history, energy, and social issues to create raw and layered artwork , often featuring expressive figures, fragmented text, and impactful symbols. Similarly, Scotch & Soda uses the vibrant culture of Amsterdam as an ever-evolving source of inspiration.
Photo © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York, courtesy of Scotch & Soda.
Basquiat was known for combining high art with street culture, and this collection showcases how his work continues to influence both contemporary art and fashion. It is a celebration of the intersection of the two worlds and a tribute to legacy, urban culture, and the role clothing and art play in self-expression. Scotch & Soda’s refined textures and signature silhouettes offer a new background for Basquiat’s archival artwork. The men’s, women’s, and kids’ collections include graphic t-shirts adorned with Basquiat’s highly recognizable crown logo, Scotch & Soda’s signature Zee denim, a camp collar top and bomber featuring rich embroidery, and distinct Breton stripe tops.
Photo © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York, courtesy of Scotch & Soda.
The collection also features Basquiat’s Unbreakable painting as a new allover, statement print. Featuring Basquiat’s signature unfiltered energy and expressive language, it is layered with bold colors and fragmented symbols. The painting was a natural fit for Scotch & Soda, embracing imperfection and mixing street culture with refined craftsmanship. It reflects a spirit of confidence shaped by experience and strength that comes not from being untouched, but from enduring and evolving.
Photo © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York, courtesy of Scotch & Soda.
“At Scotch & Soda we celebrate individuality, authenticity and self-expression and Basquiat’s raw and energetic artwork falls very much in line with that ethos,” said Joey Gabbay, CEO at Bluestar Alliance, Scotch & Soda‘s parent company. “Through this collection, his masterpieces are reimagined, merging his bold artistic language with our signature design DNA to create pieces that are expressive and creative.”
Photo © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York, courtesy of Scotch & Soda.
The Jean-Michel Basquiat x Scotch & Soda collection is now available at scotchandsoda.com (EU & US) and select retailers.
Photos © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York, courtesy of Scotch & Soda.
Scotch & Soda
https://scotchandsoda.com | @scotch_soda
Endlessly optimistic and inspired by the free spirit of Amsterdam, Scotch & Soda champions individuality, authenticity, and the power of self-expression to create the unique. Fusing the expected with unexpected details, Scotch & Soda is built upon a distinctive point of view, conversational pieces, and a bold approach to style to redefine everyday dressing. We dare to mix classic and contemporary, color and print and texture on texture. Grounded in practicality, upbeat designs and finished with bespoke detail, Scotch & Soda collections are created for you to make them your own. Our mission is to bring joy and inspire our customers to celebrate life and our global community, together.
Bluestar Alliance
www.bluestaralliance.com
Founded in 2006 by Joseph Gabbay and Ralph Gindi, Bluestar Alliance is a global brand management leader, overseeing a portfolio of premium fashion and lifestyle brands generating more than $13 billion in global retail sales. Bluestar Alliance is recognized for transforming iconic consumer names into dynamic, best-in-class lifestyle brands with worldwide reach. Its portfolio includes Off-White, Palm Angels, Dickies, Scotch & Soda, Hurley, Justice, Bebe, Tahari, Limited Too, Brookstone, and more-each re-energized through creative vision, strategic partnerships, and a deep understanding of global markets. With more than 600 licensees and a growing network of over 500 branded retail stores across North America, Europe, Australia, South America, India, Asia, the Middle East, and the United Arab Emirates, Bluestar Alliance continues to expand its global presence-most notably through the Bluestar Luxury Group, focused on building the next generation of luxury and lifestyle brands. Bluestar Alliance stands at the intersection of innovation, influence, and brand authority, shaping the future of how consumers experience brands around the world.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
www.basquiat.com | @basquiatofficial
Jean-Michel Basquiat is one of the best-known artists of his generation and is widely considered one of the most important artists of the 20th century. His career in art spanned the late 1970s through the 1980s until his death in 1988, at the age of 27. Basquiat works are edgy and raw, and through a bold sense of color and composition, he maintains a fine balance between seemingly contradictory forces such as control and spontaneity, menace and wit, urban imagery and primitivism. The Basquiat brand embodies the values and aspirations of young, international urban culture. Basquiat often incorporated words into his paintings. Before his career as a painter began, he produced punk-inspired postcards for sale on the street, and became known for the political-poetical graffiti under the name of SAMO. The conjunction of various media is an integral element of Basquiat’s art. His paintings are typically covered with text and codes of all kinds: words, letters, numerals, pictograms, logos, map symbols, diagrams and more, and featured multi-panel paintings and individual canvases with exposed stretcher bars, the surface dense with writing, collage and imagery.
Artestar
www.artestar.com | @artestarnyc
This project was done in collaboration with Artestar, a global licensing agency and creative consultancy representing world-renowned visual artists, estate, and foundations. Artestar conceptualizes and develops some of the world’s most iconic brand partnerships across an array of categories and geographic regions, all while preserving and elevating each artist’s unique legacy. Through strategic planning and thoughtful curation, Artestar powers creative collaborations to make art accessible to everyone.
Photos © Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York, courtesy of Scotch & Soda.
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