BAPESTA: BAPESTA Shoes by A Bathing Ape
Are you a sneaker guru? BAPESTA shoes (also known as Bathing Ape) are the hottest hip-hop wear on the market right now -
with shoes routinely going for over $400 / pair and tee-shirts fetching
$100s.
Founded by DJ Nigo - who has $30,000 platinum covered teeth -
and
co-produced by Pharrel - BAPE combines hip-hop flavor with regular
trends. Take the BAPE sneakers below - they are clearly modeled off the
Nike Air Force Ones but with more urban style. And while Bape shoes
fetch $400+ on retail sites or in SOHO, they be had under $100 on eBay.
Bapesta shoes merge the classic Nike Air Force One feel with the
underground / urban feel of founder DJ Niro.

About BAPESTA from the New York Magazine: 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.
Guide created: 01/15/06 (updated 03/22/07)


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