March 27, 2026 · Hypebeast
Inside PALY: James Franco and Kyle Lindgren on Turning Hollywood Mythology Into Wearable Art
When the world paused in 2020, a casual lockdown ritual among friends sparked an unexpected creative partnership. Actor and artist James Franco, alongside Kyle Lindgren—a designer who cut his teeth at the legendary skate imprint Fucking Awesome—found themselves collaborating on a whim, throwing Franco’s quarantine sketches onto denim jackets. That initial experiment quickly evolved into PALY, a br
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