The Gap × AWAKE NY Spring 2026 collaboration just dropped and it’s one of Gap’s strongest streetwear collabs in years.
Blending ’90s NYC street culture + classic Gap essentials. The collection was designed by Angelo Baque, founder of Awake NY and former Supreme brand director, and is heavily inspired by Queens-era 1990s style, club culture, and vintage Gap ads. For Baque, Gap belongs in the canon of ’90s New York street style.
The collaboration leans into the 90’s memories, mixing Awake NY’s bold visual language with classic Gap items. Reimagined laser printed denim, logo hoodies, heavyweight fleece, graphic T-shirts, and more. There are pops of color and polka dots and plenty of sharp screenprints, and much of the gear feels just right for loud nights at the club and casual hangs on the stoop.
But Gap x Awake NY offers more than a yearning for the past. It’s a love letter to a moment in New York nightlife when the clubs weren’t musically segregated yet, when the wide-ranging mix itself was the draw. And the fantastic style on display was a mere aftereffect.
“Clubs didn’t just play hip-hop,” Baque says. “You had to play hip-hop, house, freestyle, reggae.” That same sensibility showed up in how people got dressed—polka dots, bold plaids, baggy jeans, chunky shoes.
You can shop for this capsule on the Gap website and in select Gap stores.
