84% matchRebel8
Same Bay Area dark tattoo-and-graffiti graphic lineage
What changes: More color and gang/graffiti imagery than occult monochrome
Brand profile
Black Scale
Los Angeles-based streetwear label known for monochrome palettes and occult, religious and militaristic graphics on tees, hoodies and headwear.
San FranciscoOrigin
UnisexFocus
StreetwearStyle
$$Price
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What to know about Black Scale
Occult graphics on near-black clothing
The palette is almost entirely monochrome, with religious, masonic and militaristic imagery carried over from the first four T-shirts released in 2007.
Graphic tees and hoodies first
The line centres on printed T-shirts, hoodies, snapbacks and light outerwear rather than tailoring or heavy seasonal collections.
Grew out of SF skate retail
It launched from Keith Hufnagel's San Francisco boutique before moving to Los Angeles, and has worked with Mehrathon and Burton.
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Brand facts
Black Scale, styled BLVCK SCVLE, is a streetwear label founded in 2007 by Michael "Mega" Yabut and Alfred De Tagle, launched out of Keith Hufnagel's San Francisco boutique and later run from Los Angeles. It started with four T-shirts themed around religion, government, identity and death, and still works a near-monochrome palette with occult, masonic and militaristic graphics. Output centres on graphic tees, hoodies, snapbacks and light outerwear, sold online and through flagship stores, with past collaborations including Mehrathon and Burton.
- Founded
- 2007
- Origin
- San Francisco, United States
- Made in
- Asia
- Price
- $$
- Focus
- Unisex
- Facts checked
- August 2026
- Styles
- Streetwear, Punk / Grunge / Goth, Skatewear