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A Bathing Ape

A bathing Ape, also known as Bape is a Japanese clothing company that specializes in manufacturing urban style clothes. The company manufactures variety of clothing items such as polos, Bape T-shirts, Bape hoodies, parkas, Bape shoes, denim, jackets and many more. They are very far-famed in creating their own style and comfort in wearing. One of the most noticeable apparel is the ‘Bape Sta’, which is a shoe that is very close and resembling to that of Nike Air Force One. The logo and themes of Bape is derived from the original movie ‘Planet of the Apes’. A Bape is very famous for its limited-edition hip-hop-themed vinyl figures.

Nigo’s sensibilities are thought to be somewhat based by typical and traditional Japanese styles, but he is the first and foremost choice of the American hip-hop generation. Finding the original Bape merchandise in the shops could be difficult but not impossible. Nigo and his marketing team with executives are working extremely hard to solve out the supply to the market having increased demand of Bape apparels. There are also many Bape brand spin-offs like cafes and galleries. Nigo and his executives are also trying their level best to start up their own record label with helping hand from their American hip-hop affiliates.

Bape is a private firm and has nearly about 35 stores across the major cities in the world like Tokyo, Hong Kong, New York, Taiwan, and London and in some part of China. Bape has been favorite apparel for many rappers such as Jin Auyeung, Kanye West, Massari, Pharrell, Jay-Z and Lil’ Wayne and that made the brand more famous across the world. Lil’ Wayne and Pharrell Williams were highly impressed and the fronted for the brand in US.

A Bathing Ape was established in the year 1993 by DJ Nigo. He started his business by selling T-shirts out of a small store in place called Harajuku in Japan. The store was known as Nowhere Increase. The company started making profint and then as it grew, he opened more stores. Pharrell also helped Nigo to produce Bape adding this collection to the Billionaire Boys Club. Eventually, a line owned and created by Pharrell called Ice Cream Footwear was introduced and it soon became famous.

Recently, in the year 2007, Kanye West collaborated with a Bathing Ape to manufacture his own footwear.  The footwear’s quality would outstanding, its exclusivity attracted some people to make fake pairs, and they were sold online. Many small websites sold fake pairs of shoes labeled and imitated as original ones.  it was a threat to the company and hence there was an appeal from them that the footwear should be purchased only from authorized dealer or official Bape stores which are located in New York, London, Hong Kong and many other places in Japan.

Overall, Bape Clothing is a complete solution in apparel for young generation especially for those who give much importance of clothing. The complete range of different styles and textures satisfy the youth for their money and that makes the brand as favorite piece of cake for youngsters.