# Monochromatic Checkered Casualwear WTAPS, Hiroshi Fujiwara, & THE CONVENI Join Forces on a Capsule By Amy Duong | Published 2019-01-28 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-conveni References: [highsnobiety](https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/wtaps-fragment-design-collab/) & [highsnobiety](https://www.highsnobiety.com/tag/the-conveni/) Japanese streetwear imprint WTAPS works with fragment design by Hiroshi Fujiwara, and Tokyo concept retailer THE CONVENI on a three-way collaborative collection for the Winter 2019 season. The trio designed the casualwear pieces with inspiration drawn from the game Othello, also known as Reversi. It is a strategy board game by Mattel and it boasts a checkerboard pattern of black and white details. The capsule features a long sleeve checkered shirt, short and long sleeve tees in black or white options, and the actual board game itself. The collaborative capsule comes with a miniature iteration of the came that come with branded counter pieces in place of the original pieces. The capsule is now available to shop at Tokyo's THE CONVENI store location. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 46% | Activity: 12% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Checkered Casualwear:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new design possibilities by incorporating checkered patterns into casualwear collections. - **Three-way Collaborative Collections:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Foster collaboration between multiple brands to create unique and desirable products. - **Inspiration From Board Games:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Utilize the popularity of board games as a source of inspiration for fashion collections. ### Who This Affects Most - **Streetwear Apparel:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce innovative design elements and collaborations to the streetwear industry. - **Retail:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create exclusive capsule collections that drive foot traffic and sales for brick-and-mortar stores. - **Toy and Game:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Expand into fashion collaborations and themed products to tap into the growing demand for board games. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Film-Inspired Graphic Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/one-on-one-collection.md) - [Collaborative Stylish Relaxed Outerwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oamc-and-fragment.md) - [Retro Arcade-Themed Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-hundreds-and-tetris.md) - [Collaborative Monochrome Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/comme-des-garons-and-the-north-face.md) - [Japanese All-Terrain Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wtaps-1.md) - [Spring-Centric Collaborative Cozy Streetwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/academy-series.md) - [Card Game Playful Apparel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wind-and-sea-x-uno.md) - [All-Black Tonal Minimal Collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blvck-paris-and-uno.md) - [Streetwear-Influenced Guitar Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragment.md)