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.