BAPE BATHING APE GENUINE TRUCKER CAP baseball hat 2b

BAPE

A 100 % Genuine Bathing Ape  trucker cap bought in Tokyo. Brand new with tags.

Can be loosened and tightened so fits most.

        

Bape clothes are expensive because of the limited amount produced and the high demand for them.

The clothes are highly detailed, and very unique.

Bape - A Bathing Ape. A clothing company started by Nigo, real name is Tomoaki Nagao in 1993.

The company was started in Harajuku, Japan under the name Nowhere Inc.

The company's main office is now located in Tokyo, Japan.

They name the clothing brand A Bathing Ape, after one of their favourite movies "Planet of the Apes".

A Bathing Ape In Lukewarm Water

According to Nigo, the name "BAPE" is short for "A Bathing Ape In Lukewarm Water".

A reference to the lazy opulence of the younger generation of Japanese, the brand's own customers.

To expose the brand he gave T-shirts to Cornelius who wore them when performing.

For two years he produced 30 to 50 shirts a week, selling half and giving half to friends.

In 1997, Nigo released his debut album 'Ape Sounds' under Mo'Wax, with DJ/Producer James Lavelle

of UNKLE, with whom he started a record company, Ape Sounds.

He serves as a producer and director for his own music, blending Western hip-hop with Asian sounds.

Lavelle wore a BAPE t-shirt on the cover his mix album Global Underground 023: Barcelona.

Celebrity Status

Celebrities known to wear BAPE include Ian Brown, Pharrell, T.I., Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Fabolous,

Teriyaki Boyz, Kanye West, Big Sean, Chris Brown, Omarion, Soulja Boy, Clipse, Adrian Orange,

Ad-Rock, Benjamin English, Kid Cudi and many others