A Bathing Ape

japhead · 09-03-2005, 06:28 PM

Any kool dudes here wear A Bathing Ape clothes or Bape STA Sneakers. Please post up some pix I want to get a feel for the brand before i buy 8)

utrech · 09-04-2005, 06:10 AM

bathing ape sucks. this write up says it all

In Tokyo, as we are always being reminded, the currency is cool, and A Bathing Ape is the gold standard. The clothing line looks, to the uninitiated, like standard big-jeans streetwear, heavy on the camo. To the faithful (who know it as BAPE), it represents membership in a cult brand that’s spun off a record label, hair salon, café, and toy line in just over ten years. The secret? Exclusivity—everything is limited-edition, and BAPE’s Hong Kong branch is open only to prescreened “members”—which produces rock-concert-style lines at BAPE stores and a resale market where a T-shirt can fetch $1,000.

Now BAPE has arrived in very above-ground Soho (212-925-0222). “I don’t want to promote or sell,” insists founder DJ Nigo, who recently had his teeth covered in diamonds to match his $30,000 Jacob & Co. watch and Flava Flav throwback pendant. But, judging from the patient army of camo-clad kids who queued up on opening weekend, he will sell, and sell a lot.

Nigo looks much younger than he is (34) as he waves his gold-plated Vertu cell phone around like a talisman, explaining his love for hip-hop: “I never understand what they’re talking about,” he says with a giggle, “but the look is cool.” (Hip-hop loves him back: Nigo collaborated on Über-producer Pharrell Williams’s Billionaire Boys Club clothing line, sold at the store.) On success, Nigo is more reticent. “I just want to see my things in America,” he shrugs. “I don’t care if it makes money.” Like all smart marketers, he knows that cool never declares itself.

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its just a load of bullshite

insomniax · 09-04-2005, 10:06 AM

The BAP BOYS are the biggest bunch of losers on this planet!!! And as for Bape STA sneakers

What a steaming pile of crap! Tell me who falls for all this hype! You would need to be a real dumbhead :x

clara_nelson · 09-05-2005, 08:10 PM

A Bathing Ape is built around hype but then that's what some people want!

cjpowers · 09-06-2005, 01:00 PM

I would rather be an ape than wear a bathing ape

vanilla · 09-09-2005, 06:32 AM

bhoys put down your skateboards and grow up :wink:

Argam · 09-19-2005, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clara_nelson

A Bathing Ape is built around hype but then that's what some people want!

Yep BAPE is such a YAWN!

babymilo · 09-20-2005, 08:57 PM

hi all,

"Bape" is a great clothing line and I have been a massive fan i have a few babymilo sweats long sleave t-shirts and so on... going up to london and waiting in line to enter the shop to see what stock they had was very excting "seens that not even the shop know what they are going to get in" which makes it the more thrilling.. to see what you can get your hands on.

off to new york early next year to check out the store over there see what thats like, gona have a big spend up to, can not wait!

Bape Rulz

dexdamex · 09-20-2005, 09:34 PM

but dont u fink its all hype :?:

malumouse · 09-20-2005, 09:51 PM

Hey i live in nyc..and frequently visit the bape store down here....you will definatley be disappointed......they have such a limited supply..(the store is two floors..but it seems more like half a store..) upstairs is where you can buy the sneakers...and downstairs...is where you can buy their shirts....(they hardly ever have a hoodie around usually sold out)
All i can tell you is dont get your hopes up too high cause you will be dissapointed with their selections
I usually just walk into the store and check out what they have and most of the time leave....i have yet to find something i like....Guess im not buying into the hype......but its just my 2 cents...