Supreme x Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife
The original behind the Supreme x Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife is the Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife — $19 retail vs Supreme's $48.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Opinel No.08 is a French folding knife with an 8.5-centimeter XC90 high-carbon steel blade, a varnished beechwood handle, and the brand's Virobloc safety ring, a twistlock collar introduced in 1955 by Marcel Opinel and updated in 2000 to lock the blade both open and closed. The knife weighs 1.6 ounces and carries the crowned-hand Savoyard emblem stamped on the blade. Opinel has produced this design continuously in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, Savoie since Joseph Opinel founded the company in 1890. The No.08 is the most popular size in a numbered range running from No.02 to No.13. The FW2020 Supreme collab adds box logo branding to the handle.
About Opinel
Opinel is a French knife manufacturer founded in 1890 by Joseph Opinel in the Savoie region of the French Alps, where it is still family-owned and produced. Opinel began selling the numbered folding knife with a beechwood handle to local farmers, herdsmen, and winemakers, and introduced the Virobloc rotating locking collar in 1955. The company registered the crowned-hand trademark in 1909 and had sold roughly twenty million knives by the start of World War II. The No.08 was included in the Victoria and Albert Museum's list of the hundred best-designed objects. Supreme's collaboration with Opinel pairs the box logo with the numbered folding knife.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $48 |
|---|---|
| Opinel retail | $19 |
| Hype tax | +153% |
Questions
Is the Supreme x Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife just the regular No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife?
The Supreme x Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife, released in Fall/Winter 2020, is based on the Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife. 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 Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife is the one to buy.
How much cheaper is the Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife than the Supreme version?
Supreme charged $48 for the Supreme x Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife; the Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife retails for $19. That's a 153% markup — buying the original saves you $29, or 60% off the Supreme price. Buy the original at retail and you skip the hype tax entirely.
Where can I buy the Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife?
You can buy the Opinel No.08 Carbon Steel Folding Knife from Amazon or from Opinel USA. Retail price is $19. The buy links on this page go straight to the product listing at each retailer.
