Ask any urban street styler what their favourite brand is and
they will all most likely agree - it has to be BAPE, or by its full name A Bathing Ape. Since the label’s inception in
the early 90s, BAPE has become an integral part of street culture due to its
edgy, easily-recognizable style.
Ask Pharrell Williams, Jay-Z and Kanye West - just some of the famous faces who have worn this iconic brand over the years. In celebration of its iconic style, we take a look at some of BAPE’s most memorable collaborations over the years.
The Early Years
BAPE made its first collaboration, with Casio’s G-Shock no
less, the pairing made style history. In fact, rumour has it that only 1000
pieces of the original design were ever made! They’ve made several
collaborations from then on, including the DW-6900 last year. Then came a collaboration
that would set the tone for all others: BAPE and Pepsi. In a first for soft
drink companies, Pepsi teamed up with designer Nigo to create unique camo-covered
soda cans. The duo even made history - to this day, it’s the least expensive
item to come from BAPE. The BAPE/Pepsi cans were sold for only $1 from
specially branded vending machines at BAPE flagship stores.
Icons of the Game
No list of epic BAPE collaborations would be complete without
one of the most legendary duos of all time - BAPE and KAWS. In 2005, two of the most recognizable
names in street culture teamed up to create the iconic “Chomper” Bapestas using KAWS’ famed artistic
designs and Nigo’s love for extremely colorful palettes.
Or how about BAPE’s incredible capsule collection for Def Jam
Recordings in 2015? To celebrate the company’s ten-year anniversary,
BAPE worked along with Def Jam artists to create one-of-a-kind garments
featuring a new grey, white and purple camouflage print.
Fast forward to 2017, and another instant classic collection
was born. BAPE joined forces with Champion to create a capsule collection of
spring/summer essentials all featuring that sought-after BAPE camouflage.
Adidas x Keith Haring x Fila
Among the upcoming collaborations is Adidas. According to a
Supreme Leak new site it’s suppose to have the original Samba look, and while there’s only
mockups available, anything that’s Adids x Bape is usually hyped. And then
there’s the Keith Haring flight jacket which combines
Haring’s well known characters and Nigos’ classic cameo pattern. And finally we
have to mention the Fila who’s doing combined logos printed over tees, sweatshirts
and pants. If you want more, Hypebeast is pretty solid when it comes to Bape news
and most clothes can be found at China Haul.
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