The signature print has featured on everything over the years. ![]() Then there’s the instantly-recognizable Cloud Camo print which injects BAPE with the cartoonish element of Japanese fashion. And the distinctive shark design takes its inspiration from military artwork featured on fighter jets and battleships. ![]() There’s the full-zip shark hoodies complete with ‘World Gone Mad’ (WGM) varsity patches. The brand is responsible for some of the most iconic pieces in streetwear history, and that’s not a description we bestow lightly. It’s had Soulja Boy bragging about it, Lil Wayne and Pusha-T beefing about it, Cardi B chilling in it and Kanye West designing it - West’s ‘College Dropout’ BAPE STAs were in fact his first foray into sneakers in 2006, and remain one of the brand’s most sought-after items to this day.Ĭolor Block Bape STA Low sneakers STA low-top sneakers BAPE Roadsta low-top sneakersīAPE clothing is loud, brash and colorful. The brand has outfitted rap’s biggest names, becoming a rite of passage in the culture and being name-checked in many songs throughout the years. It was Nigo’s partnership with Pharrell in 2005 through the Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream retailers that solidified BAPE at the top of the game. Whilst the brand was selling out fast all over Japan during the early ‘00s, American rappers, including The Notorious B.I.G, Clipse and Pharrell Williams were about to make BAPE go big stateside. ![]() Streetwear is intrinsically linked to hip-hop and BAPE is no different, in fact it’s inseparable from its hip-hop legacy.
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