Baque’s latest project finds the designer teaming up with Tommy Hilfiger, on a new apparel collaboration inspired by the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula 1 racing team. Officially dubbed the “Tommy x Mercedes AMG F1 x Awake NY Collection,” the capsule launched during the recent Miami Grand Prix with a star-studded event that brought out the likes of Lukas Gage, Chris Appleton, Outer Banks stars Madelyn Cline and Madison Bailey, Scream star Mason Gooding, and Baque himself. The collection, meantime, features logo-driven tees, polos and baseball shirts that blend the preppy aesthetic of Tommy Hilfiger with racing-inspired motifs and Awake’s urban sensibilities.

For Baque, who partied with Mercedes F1 star (and campaign model) Lewis Hamilton in Miami, the partnership with Tommy Hilfiger is just another way to extend his creativity and reach.

“My desire was to authentically interpret streetwear and Americana,” he says, “[but] never in a million years did I think this Ecuadorian kid from Queens, New York would be designing pieces proudly worn by Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Mercedes-AMG F1. Seeing Tommy, Lewis and myself working together on this project is important for the younger versions of ourselves to understand representation matters.”

- Rolling Stone