After a long walk down memory lane…

It’s a long way down memory lane, also known as Åsögatan in Stockholm, to get to ettresex new pop-up with Korean street wear brand STU, starting with the city’s only get-in-for-free cinema – at least if you’re good with getting in half an hour after the movie started and chugging a bottle of the brat-green kids syrup commonly referred to as “festis cactus” in the theater cafe before, to not seem suspicious. Next up, that vegan store, that’s possibly still running, possibly not, who knows because who’s a vegan anymore? 

Then, of course, our favorite book store in town. When we had just started Nuda, Konst-ig bokhandel was one of the first stores to stock it, which was very flattering because the ladies that run the show are, as we’ve learned over the years, quite strict (in a motherly way). Trying to pick up Kardashian’s selfie book, even though they stock it, is like going for the nylon collection at Prada: they will judge you.

You pass by SNS, and then that record store that seems too niche to even exist and then you get to ettresex, which is putting on a show with Hank Fernando Grüner’s new collaboration. Most of us, especially those living in Stockholm, know Hank from his long-standing collaboration with Our Legacy. Through Our Legacy, Hank met Chan, who worked with the brand for many years in Korea, and through Chan, Hank connected with the Korean streetwear label STU, with whom he’s now releasing the collection “Caper.”

“It all started with the title, which they sent me. I didn’t know what it meant—and I still don’t—but they also sent a bunch of strangely great videos that gave me a grunge vibe, which ended up inspiring the collection.” Both STU and Hank are fans of Alice in Chains, and the band served as a key inspiration for the look and feel of the clothes. One of the collection’s many prints features a not so angelic angel sitting on a cloud, reminiscent of those childhood cupid bookmarks many of us remember. “I draw all the time, usually while listening to music, for at least a couple of hours a day. I had at least 30 different angels, but this one felt right for the project. It’s both bad and cute at the same time. I love Kuromi, and I think my angel has a similar vibe. I’ve always been inspired by cartoons, and I collect toys. I often look for shapes and motifs from that world.”, says Hank.

The pop-up is open from October 11th to 13th. Go check it out before the weekend starts and the nerds start to queue up outside SNS.