Bape archives – The collected merchandise of A Bathing Ape
byThere are some books in my collection that I wanted to share with you for quite a while now. Let’s call it the JT…
A Bathing Ape
My story about collecting Bape / A Bathing Ape
byI still enjoy my humble Bape collection but am not that fond about the brand anymore. Back in December I started writing this little…
Nigo only lives twice. The Sothebys catalogue.
byNigo sold his former clothing company A Bathing Ape and probably his house along with it. The 20 years of Bape exhibition was held…
New In: Bape Camo Polo and Tee
byA good friend of mine has been living in Hong Kong until recently and just came home for a couple of weeks over Christmas….
The ultimate guide about buying from Japan
byWhen I first started to buy directly from Japan I was confused by all the different services and shops which are out there. I…
Nigo shows us his extensive suitcase collection
byYou probably all noticed it by now: I’m a little fan of Nigo. The Bape founder who is now running his new imprint Human…
Human Made, Bape, quality and all that stuff
byIt’s already the 7th season for Nigo’s new venture and the collections are just growing nicely from re-releasing and re-inovating clothing-collectors wet dreams to…
Bape exclusive store in Aoyama
byI discovered Bape through their “dissected Milo” collaboration with Kaws a couple of years back. Even if I was aware of the brand before…
A Bathing Ape lucky bag 2014
byEvery year on New Years the big companies and stores in Japan will offer these so called 福袋 (ふくぶくろ) which basically means bag with…
Wonderwall Archives 01
byMasamichi Katayama is the man behind the Bape stores and a genius when it comes to interior design. I visited many of the stores…