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How it happened

Written by the team.

Everyone had one

When we were young, everyone had an R4 card. It was funny to see how universal that reference is for kids our age.

We've also always found the card kind of stylish, graphically different from everything else. So we built a clothing collection around it.

The collection

Everything starts from the card. The Messenger Bag takes its shape and has its gold contacts on the back. The necklace is a small enamel copy of it, sold in a blister pack based on the original R4 packaging.

Back of the black R4 Messenger Bag, with the gold contacts of the R4 cardThe R4 Necklace in its blister pack

The back of the Messenger Bag, and the necklace in its blister pack.

The R4 Messenger Bag worn over the R4 Knit

The ad it never had

For the launch we made the ad the R4 card never had, as if it had come out with a blockbuster campaign.

R4 ad: Feel the quake, the Messenger Bag in the sea

One of the print ads.

Film

Directed by
Basile Monnot, Nicolas Chabard
Director of photography
Théo Gély
Production
Wanda
Executive producer
Etienne Proux
Post-production
Qanine Studio
VFX supervision
Lucas Rouvier
Set design
Maëlia Soret
Starring
Sylvain Baumann, Ilona Astoul

The pieces

Black R4 Messenger Bag by tern, shaped like the R4 card, with its micro SD card holder

R4 MESSENGER BAG

Regular price £122.00
Sale price £122.00 Regular price
The Micro SD Card Holder by tern holding a MetroCard

MICRO SD CARD HOLDER

Regular price £31.00
Sale price £31.00 Regular price
R4 Necklace by tern: an enamel pendant shaped like the R4 card

R4 NECKLACE

Regular price £35.00
Sale price £35.00 Regular price
R4 RAW DENIM JACKET

R4 RAW DENIM JACKET

Regular price £149.00
Sale price £149.00 Regular price
R4 RAW DENIM PANT

R4 RAW DENIM PANT

Regular price £84.00
Sale price £84.00 Regular price
R4 CARDS DENIM PANT

R4 CARDS DENIM PANT

Regular price £84.00
Sale price £84.00 Regular price
R4 COTTON TWILL PANT

R4 COTTON TWILL PANT

Regular price £84.00
Sale price £84.00 Regular price
R4 FRUTIGER AERO ZIP-UP HOODIE

R4 FRUTIGER AERO ZIP-UP HOODIE

Regular price £84.00
Sale price £84.00 Regular price
BLUE HOMEBREW ZIP-UP HOODIE

BLUE HOMEBREW ZIP-UP HOODIE

Regular price £97.00
Sale price £97.00 Regular price
PINK HOMEBREW ZIP-UP HOODIE

PINK HOMEBREW ZIP-UP HOODIE

Regular price £97.00
Sale price £97.00 Regular price
R4 KNIT

R4 KNIT

Regular price £79.00
Sale price £79.00 Regular price
R4 BEANIE

R4 BEANIE

Regular price £31.00
Sale price £31.00 Regular price
R4 LAUNCHER GRAPHIC TEE

R4 LAUNCHER GRAPHIC TEE

Regular price £34.00
Sale price £34.00 Regular price
R4 POCKET TEE

R4 POCKET TEE

Regular price £34.00
Sale price £34.00 Regular price
R4 MARKET GRAPHIC TEE

R4 MARKET GRAPHIC TEE

Regular price £34.00
Sale price £34.00 Regular price
R4 AD PHOTO PRINT

R4 AD PHOTO PRINT

Regular price £14.00
Sale price £14.00 Regular price
R4 DENIM AD PHOTO PRINT

R4 DENIM AD PHOTO PRINT

Regular price £14.00
Sale price £14.00 Regular price

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