Bomb Story: At the start of the lockdown, we were nervous about our audience's appetite for clothing. Our first collaboration out the gates was with Blue the Great, a close friend of the brand and a popular artist who has worked with TDE and Jordan Brand. The Hundreds by Blue the Great not only succeeded, but it blew past all expectations. This collaboration set the tone for the rest of the pandemic year as The Hundreds' momentum climbed and Blue's artwork continued to explode. This is one of two pieces from that collection - Adam Bomb painted as one of Blue's iconic ballpit balls.| Background Story: Originating in Scotland as ""tartan,"" we now call this pattern of crisscrossed lines ""Plaid."" Growing up in Southern California during the '80s and '90s, plaid beach volleyball shorts were always in our purview, thanks to labels like Mossimo and Stüssy. When we elevated to making cut-n-sew apparel like button-ups in the early 2000s, plaids made their way into our language as a nod to both the surf culture of the West Coast and Polo's influence on the East. In fact, every plaid speaks to a different subculture. Buffalo plaids were woven into the early New York hip-hop lumberjacks. Shadow plaids on swap meet Pendletons. And The Hundreds plaids, for all.