Cactus Plant Flea Market
{{short description|US clothing brand}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Cactus Plant Flea Market
| logo = File:Cactus Plant Flea Market.webp
| image = File:Cactus Plant Flea Market (Wordmark).webp
| industry = Clothing industry
| founded = {{Start date and age|2015}}
| founder = Cynthia Lu
| hq_location_city = New York City
| hq_location_country = U.S.
| products = Clothing, shoes, accessories
| website = {{URL|cactusplantfleamarket.com}}
}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use American English|date=November 2022}}
Cactus Plant Flea Market is an American design and fashion brand, known for depictions of faces with four eyes. Established by fashion designer Cynthia Lu in 2015,{{Cite web |date=November 24, 2022 |title=Cactus Plant Flea Market Nike CPFM Flea 1 Release Date | SneakerNews.com |url=https://sneakernews.com/2022/11/24/cactus-plant-flea-market-nike-cpfm-flea-1-dq5109-300-release-date/}} it has collaborated with Nike,{{Cite magazine |last=Anyawu |first=Obi |date=2019-08-29 |title=These 2 Brands Are Taking Streetwear Forward |magazine=Women's Wear Daily}}{{Cite news |date=11 November 2020 |title=Cactus Plant Flea Market Shines Light on the Nike Dunk |work=Contify Retail News |id={{gale|A642315201}} |via=Gale OneFile: News}} Kid Cudi,{{Cite web |last=Espinoza |first=Joshua |date=December 10, 2020 |title=Kid Cudi Connects With Cactus Plant Flea Market for 'Man on the Moon III' Merch |url=https://www.complex.com/style/2020/12/kid-cudi-cactus-plant-flea-market-man-on-the-moon-3-merch |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506003848/https://www.complex.com/style/2020/12/kid-cudi-cactus-plant-flea-market-man-on-the-moon-3-merch |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |access-date=March 31, 2021 |website=Complex}} and created toys for an adult-version of the McDonald's Happy Meal in 2022.{{Cite web |last=Isenberg |first=Meara |title=McDonalds' Happy-Meal Inspired Box for Adults Is Out Now: What You Get |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/mcdonalds-new-happy-meal-inspired-box-for-adults-is-here-what-you-get/ |access-date=2022-10-05 |website=CNET |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=cactus plant flea market for mcdonald's artist residency official shop |url=https://cpfmmcdonalds.com/ |website=cpfmmcdonalds.com |year=2022 }} Cynthia Lu started the brand inside of her apartment in Brooklyn, NY. Lu initially developed concepts for the brand in 2012, when she began a job with the P.R office of the apparel company "Billionaire Girls Club", which is owned by Pharrell Williams. The name of the brand could be a nod towards her nickname, which is Cactus or Plant.{{Cite web |date=2020-07-21 |title=Inside the Mysterious Mind Garden of Cactus Plant Flea Market |url=https://www.gq.com/story/cactus-plant-flea-market-cynthia-lu |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=GQ |language=en-US}}
Collaborations
Cactus Plant Flea Market has created limited edition merchandise for Kid Cudi for his Man on the Moon III: The Chosen album, as well as for his collaboration with Kanye West, KIDS SEE GHOSTS.{{Cite web |date=2018-11-12 |title=The 'Kids See Ghosts' Camp Flog Gnaw 2018 Merch Is Available Now |url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/11/kids-see-ghosts-camp-flog-gnaw-2018-merch |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Hypebeast}}
In October 2022, the brand designed figural versions of the McDonaldland characters for a McDonald's limited edition adult version of the Happy Meal entitled the Cactus Plant Flea Market box.{{Cite web |title=McDonald’s USA x Cactus Plant Flea Market |url=https://corporate.mcdonalds.com/corpmcd/our-stories/article/cactus-plant-market.html |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.mcdonalds.com |language=en}} The characters featured (Birdie, Grimace, the Hamburglar, and CPFM's Cactus Buddy) were given four eyes, as it is a common identifier of the brand, dubbed "double vision".{{Cite web |last=Paiella |first=Gabriella |date=June 8, 2022 |title=How Good Vibes Won Fashion |url=https://www.gq.com/story/how-good-vibes-won-fashion |website=GQ.com}}{{Cite magazine |last=Schultz |first=E.J. |title=McDonald's bets on nostalgia, Gen Z streetwear culture; Behind the Cactus Plant Flea Market Box collaboration. |volume=93 |magazine=Ad Age |number=13}}
That same month, CPFM and Nike released the Flea 1 Overgrown Dunks, shoes intentionally designed with materials to feel mossy.{{Cite web |title=Cactus Plant Flea Market: Demystifying the Secretive Streetwear Brand |url=https://www.sneakerfreaker.com/features/cactus-plant-flea-market-explained |access-date=2023-12-05 |website=Sneaker Freaker |language=en}} Although initial opinions of the shoes were of shock and surprise, the model was still highly sought-after and sold out quickly.{{Cite book |last1=Brownie |first1=Barbara |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9781848881488 |title=Fashion: Exploring Critical Issues |last2=Pettican |first2=Laura |last3=Reponen |first3=Johannes |date=2012-01-01 |publisher=BRILL |doi=10.1163/9781848881488 |isbn=978-1-84888-148-8}} On October the following year, they released the Flea 2, a shoe with a detachable Nike "swoosh" and tire tread appearance.{{Cite web |title=Cactus Plant Flea Market Nike Air Flea 2 DV7164 Release D... |url=https://www.complex.com/sneakers/a/brendan-dunne/cactus-plant-flea-market-nike-air-flea-2-dv7164-001-release |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=Complex |language=en}}
On December 5, 2024, clothing brand Uniqlo announced a collaboration with CPFM to create a line of SpongeBob SquarePants themed shirts, hoodies and accessories for their UT sub-brand. The collab officially released on December 12, 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-05 |title=Uniqlo UT Officially Launches SpongeBob x Cactus Plant Flea Market Collection |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/12/uniqlo-ut-spongebob-cactus-plant-flea-market-collaboration-release-info |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Hypebeast}}
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
Category:Clothing brands of the United States
Category:Clothing retailers of the United States
Category:American companies established in 2015
Category:Clothing companies established in 2015
Category:2015 establishments in Delaware
Category:Companies based in Wilmington, Delaware
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