Founder portfolio — Ed. 01The Archive.Everything on the record, in order. What got sourced, what got placed, what got built, and who wrote about it.
Flatiron flagship under construction
A 7,000-square-foot flagship showroom. Details to be announced.
The Hamptons — Activation A-002
Next off-site activation announced. Appointment-based.
$3M sourcing program, Asia
A two-month sourcing program across Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul — $3 million deployed into inventory.
Single-day Tokyo sale — $750,000
Five one-of-one Chrome Hearts jeans placed with private collectors in a single day.
1/1 Chrome Hearts × Patek Philippe pocket watch — $350,000
Sale completed within a 24-hour window, New York to Tokyo.
Lil Uzi Vert's personal jeans — $100,000
Artist-owned, with documented provenance. Private placement.
Coveteur feature
“Chrome Hearts Is To Gen Z What Supreme Was To Millennials” — on the Chrome Hearts market, with commentary from Badalov.
Coveteur ↗BYRAPH Live + ByraphRips launch
Two new divisions: live selling conducted in real time, and a sports cards and collectibles desk.
Dazed feature + 30-image gallery
Elliot Hoste reports the Karl Lagerfeld Chrome Hearts transaction — sourcing, authentication, and the placement.
Dazed ↗The Karl Lagerfeld Archive — placed
13 pieces, sourced through an Instagram inquiry, authenticated, and sold to a Japanese trading house for over $1 million. Completed within ten days.
Superline Playbook interview
On the Chrome Hearts resale market and the company's position in it.
YouTube ↗BYRAPH Apparel enters development
First original cut-and-sew collection — oatmeal, black, navy — previewed to buyers via the Art Basel line sheet. BYRAPH Media established alongside it.
Miami Art Basel — Activation A-001
First off-site activation: rare Chrome Hearts inventory and the apparel line sheet, presented during Art Basel week.
“Investigating the King of Chrome Hearts”
Superline's profile of the showroom and inventory passes 500,000 views.
YouTube ↗International expansion
Sourcing and sales across Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Seoul. The Tribeca showroom grows past $2 million in inventory.
BYRAPH founded
Founded at 19. byraph.com opens as the digital storefront — sales, sourcing, and consignment.
Independent resale
Vintage clothing resale and early live-selling operations.
Fashion retail
Sales associate at Moncler at age 17; internships across New York showrooms.