Supreme x Playboy 5-Panel
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Supreme x Playboy 5-Panel is a cotton twill 5-panel cap with an embroidered Playboy Rabbit Head at the front, a woven Supreme flag label at the side, and an adjustable strap closure at the back. Released in Spring/Summer 2021 in black, royal blue, red, and white colorways at a retail price of $48. Playboy magazine was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner, and the Rabbit Head mascot was designed by art director Art Paul for the second issue in January 1954. The 5-panel silhouette itself is a Supreme house cut rather than a Playboy product, and the cap was produced under a Playboy licensing agreement exclusively for Supreme's SS21 drop list.
About Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner in Chicago, Illinois, produced from his Hyde Park kitchen with $8,000 in seed capital. The first issue carried no date (Hefner was unsure there would be a second) and led with a Marilyn Monroe centerfold from a previously published calendar shoot. The Rabbit Head logo, designed by art director Art Paul for the second issue, became one of the most-licensed marks of the twentieth century. Playboy paused its print magazine in 2020 and now operates as a licensing business under PLBY Group. Supreme has collaborated with Playboy on Rabbit Head T-shirts, hoodies, and outerwear.
