Supreme x SOUTH2 WEST8 Heavy Mesh Game Bag
The original behind the Supreme x SOUTH2 WEST8 Heavy Mesh Game Bag is the SOUTH2 WEST8 SOUTH2 WEST8 Sacoche – Heavyweight Mesh — $195 retail; Supreme charged $78.
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — SOUTH2 WEST8
SOUTH2 WEST8 Sacoche – Heavyweight Mesh
About the original
SOUTH2 WEST8 is a Tokyo outdoor label founded in 2002 by Keizo Shimizu under Nepenthes, built around fishing, hunting, and functional camp gear. The heavy-mesh sacoche is one of the brand's recurring silhouettes — a small crossbody in heavyweight polyester mesh with a velcro flap, adjustable strap, and D-ring tabs, descended from traditional Japanese tenkara game bags. Current S2W8 Sacoche – Heavy Mesh releases at Nepenthes retail for $195 in rotating prints. The SS21 Supreme version is a co-branded colorway in black with a repeating Supreme/SOUTH2 WEST8 logo print — the pattern is exclusive to the collab. Released April 22, 2021 at $78.
About SOUTH2 WEST8
SOUTH2 WEST8 is a Japanese outdoor apparel label founded in 2002 by Kaname Nagaoka in Sapporo, Japan. The brand name comes from the address of Nagaoka's original Sapporo retail shop, located at South 2, West 8. A lifelong Tenkara fly-fishing enthusiast from Kyoto, Nagaoka built the line around technical fishing and outdoor wear filtered through a Heavy Duty Ivy aesthetic, using camouflage prints, ripstop nylon, and 6-panel jet caps. SOUTH2 WEST8 is part of the Nepenthes group, the Tokyo distribution and design house founded by Keizo Shimizu that also operates Engineered Garments. Supreme has collaborated with SOUTH2 WEST8 on a co-branded fishing-inspired apparel capsule.
Price comparison
| Supreme retail | $78 |
|---|---|
| SOUTH2 WEST8 retail | $195 |
| Hype tax | Below original retail |
Questions
Is the Supreme x SOUTH2 WEST8 Heavy Mesh Game Bag just the regular SOUTH2 WEST8 Sacoche – Heavyweight Mesh?
The Supreme x SOUTH2 WEST8 Heavy Mesh Game Bag, released in Spring/Summer 2021, is based on the SOUTH2 WEST8 Sacoche – Heavyweight Mesh. 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 SOUTH2 WEST8 Sacoche – Heavyweight Mesh is the one to buy.
Is the SOUTH2 WEST8 Sacoche – Heavyweight Mesh cheaper than the Supreme version?
No — Supreme priced this one below the original's retail: the Supreme x SOUTH2 WEST8 Heavy Mesh Game Bag sold for $78, while the SOUTH2 WEST8 Sacoche – Heavyweight Mesh lists at $195. Supreme's price only applied at the drop; the original's $195 is its standard retail price. Either way, the SOUTH2 WEST8 Sacoche – Heavyweight Mesh is the version that doesn't require catching a Supreme drop.
