Supreme x WTAPS Varsity Jacket
Supreme vs. Original
Supreme version
Original — WTAPS
Varsity Jacket (Supreme-exclusive)
About the original
The Supreme x WTAPS Varsity Jacket is a wool-blend body with cowhide leather sleeves, snap-front closure, quilted satin lining, double-welt leather hand pockets, an interior chest pocket, and knit rib collar, hem, and cuffs. WTAPS was founded in Tokyo in 1996 by Tetsu Nishiyama and draws heavily from US military and workwear archives, with recurring varsity and M-65 silhouettes across its seasonal runs. The FW21 collab carries embroidered Supreme and WTAPS chest logos and a sleeve patch, released November 27, 2021 at $568 in black, white, and navy. The jacket was built to WTAPS' standard varsity pattern but produced exclusively for Supreme; WTAPS does not sell a standalone version of this piece at retail.
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.
