
Bomb Story: At the start of the lockdown, we were nervous about our audience's appetite for clothing. Our first collaboration out the gates was with Blue the Great, a close friend of the brand and a popular artist who has worked with TDE and Jordan Brand. The Hundreds by Blue the Great not only succeeded, but it blew past all expectations. This collaboration set the tone for the rest of the pandemic year as The Hundreds' momentum climbed and Blue's artwork continued to explode. This is one of two pieces from that collection - Adam Bomb painted as one of Blue's iconic ballpit balls.| 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. In stretching our imaginations around repeating patterns, Bobby thought of Escher and tesselations. At the time, we were traveling a lot between LA and New York. Since The Hundreds was heavily influenced by the artists and culture that anchor these cities, Bobby drew a skyline that represents Los Angeles. When flipped upside down, it calls out New York City.