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I’m not sure what school Tremaine Emory, founder of Denim Tears, attended in Jamaica, Queens. However, based on the latest Stüssy x Denim Tears collection, inspired by Emory’s high school days, his fellow classmates knew how to dress.

The latest selection from Stüssy x Denim Tears (or Stüssy Tears, for short) is a 17-piece apparel and accessory collection. And true to the collection's theme, it is a blend of preppy school attire with sporty gym gear.

But Emory hasn't only created uniforms for a fictitious school, he's also established a fictitious school club: the Jamaica Spades Club. There's even a blazer bearing the emblem of this spades club.

Alongside the Stüssy Tears motif, a combination of Stüssy's double S logo with the Denim Tears cotton wreath, references to the card game Spades are inventively placed across the collection.

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Look more closely at the formal houndstooth wool duffle coat, for example, and you’ll notice the houndstooth pattern is made up of the spade card symbol. Meanwhile, on a black cardigan, each button has the symbol of a different card.

Even Stüssy’s signature 8-Ball logo has been tampered with, presenting the spade symbol on the black pool ball. 

Of course, Tremaine Emory wouldn’t create a typical, one-dimensional school-inspired collection. If you’ve ever heard Emory speak about his designs, you’ll know that every detail is deliberate, pointing toward a larger narrative he’s created. 

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His latest release, together with regular collaborator Stüssy, will be available from February 14 on both brands’ websites, select Dover Street Market locations, and select Stüssy chapter stores.

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February 14 is also the day that Stüssy’s New York chapter store opens.

Stüssy is really blessing the people of New York this week, collaborating with a local favorite designer and opening a store in the Big Apple.

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