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The year is 2020 and the line that divides the luxury world from the streetwear world is thinner than ever. In the past two years, we have seen luxury brands collaborating with streetwear brands more than ever, with some streetwear labels even hiring creators from luxury brands as chief designers. If you talk about streetwear, […]

Guest post by Sebastián A new year has arrived and it’s time to ask ourselves why we should still be buying BAPE in 2020. Read on to see my top five reasons why you should consider A Bathing Ape when curating your new year wardrobe. 1. Versatility Born in 1993, A Bathing Ape is one […]

A Bathing Ape, better known as BAPE, is a Japanese streetwear brand that was founded in 1993 by NIGO. The brand’s roots trace back to the Harajuku area of Tokyo and is one of the most famous brands of Streetwear around the world. Over 25 years Bape has become an icon of styling, with their […]

Becoming a legend of any kind is hard, moreso if you are part of the cut-throat fashion industry. One of these so-called legends is Nigo, the founder of BAPE and possibly the most famous Japanese street fashion entrepreneur of all time. Nigo, born Tomoaki Nagao on December 23, 1970, grew up in the modest prefecture […]

To understand the history of A Bathing Ape, we have to teleport back to an era where everything was much different than it is right now… an era without the internet. Can you imagine? The year was 1993 when Tomaki Nagao (a.k.a. Nigo), opened a shop in the Ura-Harajuku fashion district of Tokyo, Japan. This […]

Japanese streetwear favorite A Bathing Ape (commonly shortened to BAPE) has won fans across the globe – and one key to their popularity is their range of cool and unexpected collaborations. We’ve selected our favorite tees from some hit BAPE collaborations. Here’s our BAPE Collaboration Tee Ranking!

Hey BAPE lovers! Today I will give you the key to buying the latest BAPE items at the best prices! The secret is to buy A Bathing Ape directly from the place where the brand was born… Japan. Forget about the American or European Bape online shops. In Japan, BAPE costs around 40% less than […]