Supreme Longevity Soup Set
The original behind the Supreme Longevity Soup Set is the Unbranded Porcelain Bowls + Chopsticks — $8 retail vs Supreme's $28.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Supreme Longevity Soup Set is a porcelain bowl and matching spoon printed with the Chinese shou (壽) longevity motif: stylized script-character medallions set against a red-and-blue banded border. The pattern is known in China as the "double happiness" or "longevity" design and traces back to Qing dynasty tableware; in the twentieth century it became the default house china in Chinese restaurants worldwide and a shorthand cultural reference almost on its own. The Supreme box logo sits on the exterior of the bowl in place of a maker's mark. Released as part of the FW16 accessories range at $28 retail for the bowl-and-spoon set.
About Unbranded
Some Supreme accessories are produced without a disclosed manufacturing partner, using generic or custom-sourced items as the base product. In these cases the original manufacturer is either contractually undisclosed, sold under a house brand by the original supplier, or assembled from components without a single branded origin. Examples include items where Supreme applies its logo to a stock product category rather than collaborating with a named maker. For catalog purposes these entries are grouped as Unbranded, with product type and specifications documented where verifiable even when the OEM is not public.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $28 |
|---|---|
| Unbranded retail | $8 |
| Hype tax | +250% |
Questions
Is the Supreme Longevity Soup Set just the regular Porcelain Bowls + Chopsticks?
The Supreme Longevity Soup Set, released in Fall/Winter 2016, is based on the Unbranded Porcelain Bowls + Chopsticks. Supreme collabs sometimes change the colorway or materials; the description on this page covers the original's specs and any notable differences in the Supreme version. If you want the product without the box logo, the Unbranded Porcelain Bowls + Chopsticks is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the Unbranded Porcelain Bowls + Chopsticks than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $28 for the Supreme Longevity Soup Set; the Unbranded Porcelain Bowls + Chopsticks retails for $8. That's a 250% markup — buying the original saves you $20, or 71% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
