“World Wide Bape Heads Show” in Hong Kong
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A Bathing Ape, also known as BAPE, is a Japanese streetwear brand founded in 1993 by NIGO. It encompasses men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, as well as a variety of accessories and lifestyle items. In 2011, it was announced that Hong Kong-based fashion conglomerate I.T Group purchased the brand for $2.8 million USD, and by 2013 NIGO had stepped down from the brand’s creative helm.
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To celebrate the 15th anniversary of A Bathing Ape, Nigo has decided to host the “World Wide Bape Heads Show” in Hong Kong. You know you’re going to have a killer show when you have musicians including Kanye West, Pharrell’s N.E.R.D, and Nigo’s Teriyaki Boyz all performing on one stage. Responsible for the setup of this event are the folks at Silly Thing. The show will take place on April 10th while the tickets will be on sale starting March 17th. Definitely not a event to miss out on.
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If there’s anything that signifies the changing aesthetics of Bape, its this weekends releases at Bape Hong Kong. The collection is supremely subdued with some simple pieces signifying an apparent movement. Bape in simple terms is growing up. The inclusion of blazers/sports coats further cement this argument. Also releasing this Saturday, March 8th, is the collection of Spongebob x Bape plush toys and charms.
Bape Hong Kong Store
#10 Ground Floor
Queens Road, Central
Hong Kong
The 104th result of a Bape and Casio G-Shock collaboration will release later this month. The DW-6900 model has a black body with yellow accents forming the text while the chronometer dials are filled in with red and green. Available later this month March 20th, at Bape Taipei.
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For fans of Bape’s animal themed hoodies, here’s another one with this latest panda version. The stylized panda face also includes imagery on the back of the hood as well as the chest. A few different colorways are available now at Cliffedge.
Bape’s weekly updates brings forth a slew of apparel updates. This weeks items include a fresh set of clean cut materials and designs along with some more interesting pieces like the world famous Bape camo as seen on their boxers. Available Saturday, March 1st at Bape Hong Kong.
Bape Hong Kong Store
#10 Ground Floor
Queens Road, Central
Hong Kong
New for 2008 is this cute Plush Toy by Bathing Ape. This soft, cuddly and furry toy is known as Milo, a character often used on many of Bape’s products such as the recent collaboration with Nickelodeon for a Milo x Spongebob Squarepants toy. Unless you really like plush toys, this would probably be better as a gift for your loved one. Available now at Cliffedge.
The brands, A Bathing Ape and WTAPS, are two of the top streetwear brands in the Japanese scene. Together they have created a series of tees for Nigo’s Favorite Shop which is an exclusive Bape store for members only. The three t-shirts include the Ruined tee, the Ruined Girl tee, and the Ursus t-shirt. These tees are probably sold out already at the Nigo’s Favorite Shop so if they are, you can get them at Cliffedge.
A new A Bathing Ape’s Baby Milo brand/character can be seen on an upcoming Nintendo DS Lite concept. This is a follow-up on yesterday’s Honeyee x Fragment x NDS which seems to sourced out some of Japan’s most popular labels on a Nintendo DS Lite project. Two styles can be seen with a gold/white design and a white/color design, both featuring the heads of Mario, Baby Milo and Mario-related power-ups. The white version will be a Nigo’s Favorite Shop exclusive, with a slated release date for April 1st.
World Renowned Hip Hop/R&B artist Pharrell Williams and Japan’s music producer Nigo from APE SOUNDS are hosting Star Bape Search which is an audition to find the next female R & B artist. The audition will consist of several stages and will be broadcast on the NIGOLDENEYE show through MTV. The winner of the auction will get One Million Yen and also their own debut CD with APE SOUNDS. For more information, you can head to the Star Bape Search site. It’s in Japanese though but if you’re entering this contest, you’ll probably need to know Japanese anyway.
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A Bathing Ape has created a legacy reinventing and reinterpreting various classics from the footwear industries’ most popular models. The Bapesta Squash is a low cut tennis model drawing influences from the adidas Stan Smith. This first run of four colorways are clean and simple with perforated leather seen around the logo. Available now at Cliffedge.
The Nickelodeon cartoon Spongebob Squarepants has recently teamed up with the Japanese brand, Bape, for a series of interesting collaboration products. Previously released were t-shirts, shoes and a sticker set. Now, just released in Japan is the Spongebob Squarepants x Bape Plush Toy. The plush toy features the Baby Milo character lying on Spongebob’s head. This cute figure should now be available at Bape stores in Japan if not already sold out.
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New for 2008 from Bape is this A Bathing Ape nylon jacket. The quality and the attention to detail from Bape is unmatched if compared to other streetwear labels. This jacket features custom Bape buttons, Bape tags, and the logo “A Bathing Ape” stitched along the zipper area of the jacket. The jacket comes in navy or black and is available now at Cliffedge.
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