Upscale Wednesdays: Acne

We at Dope Clothes acknowledge that there are more cool clothes out there than screen-printed tees, hot sneakers and fitted hats. Therefore, we want to focus some of our energy on brands from a different genre of clothes.

Acne is one of Sweden's most famous fashion designers. What started out as a friendly gesture to family and colleagues of Acne, then a group of businesses mainly focused on design and marketing, ended up as a world-renowned fashion power house. It now designs hot clothing for both men and women (although I gotta admit - they know what they're doing in the ladies department!), including some real hot sneakers, jeans and cardigans.

Acne is an acronym for "Ambition to Create Novel Expressions". FYI.

Although these guys keep it on the pricey side, you might stumble upon a few nicely used items on sites like eBay and CraigsList. And guys - a good tip for that special occasion, girls will go bananas for a few of these products. Not that we blame them, had somebody given me a pair of those black high-top leather shoes, I'd be pretty excited as well.

Check out their website @ acnestudios.com. Even though there aren't a ton of these shops in the US, they are spread across the world, and you can also purchase quite a few items online in their webshop.


Here are some samples of their products - do you like what you see? Or is it nothing but overpriced junk?