A few days ago, the streetwear brand Palace dropped some rather large hints about a possible collaboration with McDonalds by way of an electronic billboard in Times Square, New York. Featuring their now famous, always bizarre, product description, it read: “Basically if I do enough descriptions about McDonald’s I reckon I can expense burgers then my life’s complete.”
The fast-food joint is certainly no stranger to a fashion collab, counting Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack label and Moschino as just two previous conspirators. What they’re cooking with Palace is anybody’s guess, but it’s looking like being part of the larger McDonald’s initiative titled “As Featured in Meal” which references television shows and films that the restaurant is featured in.
Whatever it is, we’ll find out when the whole thing drops on August 14. In the meantime, here are some other fast-food streetwear collections that caught our eye / made us hungry.
KFC x Crocs
We just love these because they’re so ridiculous. Emblazoned with pictures of fried chicken, they’re kinda hideous, but we also know that if we saw someone wearing them to the mall we’d be all like “damnnnn, I gotta get some of these. And also, I’m hungry. Where the chicken at?”
Ben & Jerry’s x Nike
The SB Dunk Low Chunky Dunk Nike shoe dropped in collaboration with Ben & Jerry’s in 2020 and very quickly became a grail shoe. The shoe’s colourway is based on the classic cow, sky, grass mix of a carton of the famed ice cream. But that doesn’t explain why it’s currently selling at resale for upwards of AED 7,000.
Coca-Cola x Kith
You’ve got to go back all the way to 2016 to open up the origins of the collab between Coca-Cola and Kith. Featuring collections inspired by the Hamptons, Hawaii and general Americana, it’s a connection that continued to fizz along until 2020.
McDonalds x Cactus Jack
This one spans clothing and homeware and even an action doll, with a whole host of merch from Travis Scott’s label Cactus Jack and its partnership with the fast-food giant that first dropped in 2020. From shirts featuring pictures of barbecue sauce cartons to what looks like a tee for the guy who salts the fries, it’s all there.