Supreme x WTAPS Grills Incense Burner
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — WTAPS
Grills Incense Burner
About the original
The WTAPS Grills Incense Burner is a pair of cast metal mouth grills (an upper set paved with crystals and a solid gold-tone lower set) displayed in a clam-shell case labeled "Visual Uparmored by WTAPS 94 / 96 Supreme / Tokyo | New York." WTAPS was founded by Tetsu Nishiyama in Tokyo in 1996 and draws heavily from military and workwear archives, with recurring jewelry and metal-hardware releases. The grills function as an incense holder with sticks resting in the mouthpieces so smoke drifts between the teeth; it released FW21 as a Supreme exclusive.
About WTAPS
WTAPS is a Japanese streetwear label founded in 1996 by Tetsu Nishiyama in Tokyo, with roots in the Ura-Harajuku scene. Nishiyama, who launched his first label FPAR (Forty Percents Against Rights) in 1993, took the WTAPS name from a military term meaning the second shot always finishes the target. The brand draws on military uniforms, workwear, and utilitarian gear, translating sourced details into garments cut from heavyweight cottons, ripstop, and CORDURA. In 2011 Nishiyama opened the GIP (Gorilla: The Incubation Period) flagship store in Shibuya. Supreme has collaborated with WTAPS on co-branded outerwear, knitwear, and graphic apparel across multiple seasons.
