A$AP Rocky, Guess Collaborate on Second Collection, ‘Guess Club’

A$AP Rocky, who is arguably fashion’s favorite hip-hop muse, is teaming with Guess on a second capsule collection for its Guess Originals x A$AP Rocky line called “Guess Club,” which hits stores such as Opening Ceremony and Black Market on March 10. Last February, the rapper, whose given name is Rakim Mayers, linked with the denim powerhouse to debut a Guess Originals x A$AP Rocky capsule, based on the company’s archival pieces from the Eighties. According to Guess founder and chief creative officer Paul Marciano, fans were camped out in front of Guess boutiques around the world to purchase the pieces, which sold out in hours. A T-shirt from the Guess Originals x A$AP Rocky “Guess Club” collection for spring.  Mayers called WWD last week from London, where he had just landed from Milan, where he sat front-row at the Gucci runway show. “The first collection was so well-received, we had an amazing turnout,” he said. “People actually understood my reasons for wanting to collaborate on that nostalgic collection. Growing up with an urban hip-hop background, Guess was part of that, in the ‘Menace II Society’ films and in my household. It was my own twist on archival pieces.” It’s likely to be the

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