Born X Raised designer Spanto is using his upcoming collaboration to pay homage to his Indigenous roots and honor his late father.
The Los Angeles-based streetwear label is joining forces with Levi’s on an apparel collaboration that provides Spanto’s tackle popular Levi’s styles, including the Levi’s 501 jeans.
Spanto took inspiration from his half-Apache, half-Seneca heritage for the gathering, using his late father’s belongings as sources of inspiration. Spanto also referenced his upbringing visiting his father and his relatives in White River, Arizona.
The gathering offers versions of Levi’s 501s, Levi’s Trucker jacket and a graphic T-shirt which are designed with graphic images of angels. On the Levi’s 501 light wash styles, the angel motif is featured on the back and front of the pant legs. The selvedge 501 style features the imagery as a leather patchwork that runs down the outer seam of each pant legs.
The Trucker Jacket also features the angel motif, in addition to the phrase “Born x Raised In Loving Memory” embroidered on the back.
The collaboration comes during Levi’s 150th anniversary of its iconic 501 jeans, which it’s celebrating this yr with a series of campaigns and activations. Last month, Levi’s hosted a 501 immersive experience in San Francisco.
This can also be Born X Raised’s latest collaboration. Last December, the streetwear brand teamed with the NFL to create a set of T-shirts and hoodies for every of the league’s football teams.
The Born X Raised and Levi’s collaboration is obtainable online starting Tuesday. The gathering ranges in price from $180 to $325.
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