Photo from 12oz.

Earlier this week in Paris, photo provocateur Terry Richardson opened a show at Collete, featuring his latest work with Supreme’s mascot of the moment, Kermit the Frog. While Richardson has shot for Supreme in the past, this is Kermit’s first time. Now he’s gracing skate decks and posters all over New York. As Complex points out though, this isn’t the green frog’s first venture into the streetwear game. A couple years ago Kermit graced some sneakers for adidas adicolor, which, considering the ugly factor, we’re all better off forgetting.

Back here in New York, hypebeasts of every all-over printed stripe lined up around the block, waiting for Supreme’s store on Lafayette to start selling the Spring and Summer line. But today, Supreme forced them to wait in the alley around the corner. It’s not clear whether they’re stepping up their notoriously snobby attitude towards customers, or simply protecting them from another possible scaffolding collapse.

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Tragedy struck early Saturday morning as the streetwear and skate shops of Lafayette Street slept. The scaffolding on the west side of Lafayette Street between Prince and Houston Street was apparently no match for winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour. As the wreckage of the collapsed scaffolding stands between the public and their beloved boutiques, let’s hold hands and pray for a speedy recovery. Thank goodness no sneakerheads were camped outside on this night of catastrophic wind.

Supreme, Wesc, Stackhouse, Dunderdon Workshop, G Star, Brooklyn Industries and Triple 5 Soul: Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

Photos from Verbose Coma and Curbed.