Travis Scott’s fashion collaboration with Dior to hit shelves this month
nme.comTravis Scott’s capsule collaboration with Dior is set to hit retail stores this month, following its initial postponement in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy.The release of the collection, which sees the French fashion house collaborate with Scott’s own Cactus Jack brand, was confirmed by Dior today (June 1).
It will include a range of sneakers, backpacks and ready-to-wear apparel.The capsule unites the rapper with Dior’s menswear director Kim Jones, combining the former’s skate-ready style with classic Dior motifs.
Cactus Jack Dior will be available worldwide online and at select Dior stores from June 16.Initially scheduled for a January release, the collaboration was put on hold in December 2021 following the deaths of ten attendees at Scott’s Astroworld concert in Houston the month prior.
In a statement, Dior said it was pausing the drop “out of respect for everyone affected by the tragic events at Astroworld.“Dior has decided to postpone indefinitely the launch of products from the Cactus Jack collaboration originally intended to be included in its summer 2022 collection,” a rep for the company said.Scott’s Dior capsule was among several brand collaborations postponed in the wake of the Astroworld tragedy.
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