Now is as good a time as ever to know the names Cactus Plant Flea Market and Everard Best. The streetwear brand and the New York City-based designer have been separately building solid followings and are seen transcending the streetwear world and crossing into mainstream fashion at a time when designers and retailers may be experiencing streetwear fatigue. First, the two are far from new, and second, they hit several marks expected to propel them forward. Cactus Plant Flea Market is a mysterious streetwear brand founded by Cynthia Lu with an origin that dates back to 2015. Lu, who worked closely with Pharrell Williams at Billionaire Boys Club and at the artist’s multimedia creative collective I Am Other, produces graphic T-shirts, hoodies, and accessories that are favored by the Grammy Award-winning producer, along with Travis Scott, Tyler the Creator, and Kanye West. The brand is carried at Dover Street Market in New York City, and this year launched collaborations with Stussy, Anti Social Social Club, with Kid Cudi for Coachella and took part in Nordstrom’s Union & Company pop-up. Nike also collaborated with Cactus Plant Flea Market on Air Vapormax sneakers for women for Air Max Day 2019, and a Nike Blazer, dubbed the “Sponge,”
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