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Acronym brand overview

tl;dr

The expensive prototypical techwear brand funded as a consulting agency. Early works included Snowboard wear for Burton that resulted in a jacket with integrated controls for a Sony Minidisc player.

Collaborations

  • Nemen
  • Veilance
  • Asus
  • Nike
  • Stone Island
  • Burton (consulting)

https://www.inverse.com/input/style/acronym-asus-rog-gaming-laptop-errolson-hugh-interview-hideo-kojima-death-stranding-nike

Video Games 

Movies

Books

  • Zero History by William Gibson
    William Gibson is friends with Errolson Hugh and parts of the book are inspired by Acronym. From the Thanks section of the book: "Michaela Sachenbacher and Errolson Hugh introduced me to the architecture of a “secret” brand, and the passion behind it."
    This book is the third in a triology that starts with Pattern Recognition.

Famous Acronym Enjoyers

Unsorted Sources

https://sabukaru.online/articles/errolson-hugh-the-final-boss-of-fashion

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/12/16/how-william-gibson-keeps-his-science-fiction-real

https://www.heddels.com/2015/03/william-gibson-interview-buzz-rickson-line-tech-wear-limits-authenticity/

https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/brendan-dunne/acronym-nike-blazer-low-errolson-hugh-interview

https://www.inverse.com/input/style/acronym-asus-rog-gaming-laptop-errolson-hugh-interview-hideo-kojima-death-stranding-nike