Heritage Streetwear
Brain Dead
Country
United States
Founded
2014
Founder
Kyle Ng
Brand Story
Brain Dead is a catalyst for creative minds from around the world. With its unique, disruptive approach, the brand interprets the cultural landscape through clothes, objects, and artworks. A meeting place for a network of contemporary subcultures, Brain Dead bridges different worlds, scenes, and perspectives under the same roof.
Excerpted from the brand's official website.
Timeline
- 2014
Founded by Kyle Ng and Ed Davis
LA-based duo launch Brain Dead as a creative collective spanning fashion, music, film, and visual art.
- 2016
First fashion-week presentation
Brain Dead debuts at Paris Fashion Week with a collage-driven graphic aesthetic.
- 2019
Converse partnership begins
Long-running Brain Dead × Converse capsules — featuring deconstructed Chuck Taylor builds.
- 2021
Brain Dead Studios cinema opens
LA fashion brand opens its own arthouse cinema in Fairfax — rare creative-brand expansion.