Supreme x Steiff Elmar Teddy Bear (32cm)
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
About the original
The Steiff Elmar is a 32cm (12.5-inch) five-way jointed plush bear with shoe-button-style eyes, a stitched nose, and the brand's signature gold-plated Button in Ear tag. Steiff was founded by Margarete Steiff in Giengen, Germany in 1880 and introduced the jointed plush bear format in 1902, when her nephew Richard Steiff designed the original Bar 55 PB. An American buyer at the 1903 Leipzig Toy Fair ordered 3,000 units and triggered the worldwide teddy bear craze. The Elmar line launched in 2009 as a softer, cuddle-friendly version of the classic silhouette. The FW18 collab dressed the bear in a miniature Supreme box logo hoodie.
About Steiff
Steiff is a German plush toy manufacturer founded in 1880 by Margarete Steiff in Giengen, Württemberg. Steiff began making fabric elephant pincushions before her nephew Richard introduced a jointed mohair bear at the 1903 Leipzig Toy Fair, the first commercial teddy bear, named after Theodore Roosevelt. The company produced one million bears by 1907 and introduced the Knopf im Ohr (Button in Ear) trademark in 1904 to deter counterfeits. Steiff still manufactures in Giengen and remains the reference standard for collectible plush. Supreme has collaborated with Steiff on box-logo hooded teddy bears in heather grey and black, and an E.T. plush figure for SS25.
