
Bomb Story: For a moment there in 2012, we thought we were headed towards the apocalypse (little did we know...), and so The Hundreds' Fall and Winter collections were themed around the end of the world. As an epilogue, in early 2013, we introduced another custom The Hundreds camouflage print called Burnt Camo. This time, we parodied the real-tree, woodland-style camos that mimic the forest floor, except the trees had now been reduced to black ashes. In the aftermath, there was regrowth and hope with fresh flowers beginning to bloom. | Background Story: In the early 2000s, all-over-prints reigned supreme in independent streetwear. The trend was a response to the boring solids and understated color-blocking of the dominant skate and urban market. It also followed the footsteps of Nigo's A Bathing Ape camos. Smaller, T-shirt-based brands like ours tapped into the ancient screen-printing techniques of roller-printing, oversized screens, and belt-printing to execute messy patterns over seams, collars, and hemlines. Bobby designed Pins as a tribute to punk rock safety-pinned patches. Jay Z came out of retirement for his Hangar Tour that year, and he wore the Pins hoodie onstage. That photo headlined MTV, CNN, and USA Today. It wasn't long before fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 and other sharks jumped on the pattern, turning it into a quick-lived moment in the marketplace.