WACKO MARIA drops Basquiat rayon Hawaiian shirts for SS26 launch
Basquiat’s Six Fifty, Rinso and Notary land on WACKO MARIA’s 100% rayon Hawaiian shirt, priced at ¥39,600 and cut for summer, not a museum wall.
WACKO MARIA has found the narrow lane where art prestige and real-world wear meet: Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Six Fifty, Rinso and Notary are scattered across a 100% rayon Hawaiian shirt that feels lighter than the artist’s mythology and sharper than a souvenir print. At ¥39,600, it is not inexpensive, but the price reads like the brand’s usual markup for mood, fabrication and cult value rather than a novelty tax.
The shirt dropped on Saturday, May 2, 2026, through WACKO MARIA direct stores, authorized retailers and the official online store, which opened at 12:00 JST with worldwide shipping. That timing matters because this was never positioned as a lone art object. The Basquiat piece arrived alongside New Era 59FIFTY and 9FORTY caps, open-collar shirts, shorts and a putter mat, a full seasonal sweep that keeps the label’s SS26 story moving rather than freezing the collaboration in collector amber.
That is where the collaboration earns its keep. Basquiat’s estate says it holds the legal rights and interests to his work, is administered by Jeanine Heriveaux and Lisane Basquiat, and handles commercial reproductions through Artestar, which gives this partnership a cleaner cultural chain of custody than the average logo-slap collab. The imagery also makes sense here: Notary dates to 1983, and Basquiat’s rise through SAMO street actions and text-image work in early 1981 means his visual language was built for movement, repetition and public wear. Translated onto rayon, those qualities become part of the garment’s drift and sheen.
The result is best for the customer who knows how to wear a statement shirt without letting it wear them. On a beach, under a blazer, or half-buttoned over a white tank, this can read as a tasteful archive piece with actual styling range. Worn too literally, it tips into expensive wall-art cosplay, the kind of look that announces the name before it lands the outfit. WACKO MARIA’s cut, fabric and open-collar ease keep it from crossing that line too easily, which is why this capsule will appeal most to collectors who want Basquiat in motion, not Basquiat trapped on a tee.
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