Supreme x Rawlings Lightweight Hollow Wire Catcher's Mask (LWMX2)
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — Rawlings
Lightweight Hollow Wire Catcher's Mask (LWMX2)
About the original
The Rawlings LWMX2 is a traditional hollow-wire catcher's mask designed to lower weight without sacrificing protection, using hollow steel bar stock in place of solid wire, moisture-absorbing leather pads at the forehead, cheek, and chin, and an adjustable elastic harness. The I-bar vision system in the eye opening maximizes sight lines to the plate and field. Rawlings was founded by the Rawlings brothers in St. Louis in 1887 and has supplied protective gear to professional baseball ever since, including as the official baseball supplier to Major League Baseball since 1977. Supreme's SS18 version reprints the LWMX2 in a box logo colorway and retailed at $118 versus $89.99 standard retail.
About Rawlings
Rawlings is an American sporting goods manufacturer founded in 1887 by brothers George and Alfred Rawlings in St. Louis, Missouri, originally as a retail store selling fishing tackle, firearms, and team sports equipment. The company entered manufacturing in 1898 and patented the first football shoulder pads in 1902. In 1920, Cardinals pitcher Bill Doak proposed a leather web between the thumb and index finger of a baseball glove, and Rawlings bought the patent. It became the standard for every fielder's glove since. Rawlings introduced the Gold Glove award in 1957 and is the official baseball supplier of MLB. Supreme has collaborated with Rawlings on co-branded baseball gloves and bats.
