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Bapesta OR

Joe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:41:36 +0000

Are you still one of those people who say “no one wears Bape anymore”? Get over it. Nigo’s brand still kills it, and by re-releasing classics that established themselves as a powerhouse they’ve got everyone paying attention again. This “Bapesta OR” style hit the stores a couple weeks back, but just became available online. With an attention to details like faux-ostrich skin leather, we’re giving them the Complex co-sign. Check for this colorway and two more HERE for $225.

Daily Style & Design News: October 15, 2009

intern — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:41:20 +0000

Nike SB’s 2009 Fall/Winter Collection has you covered from head to toe and includes a Paul Rodriguez line and additional collaboration pieces. [Hypebeast]

Ekahau’s T301W Wi-Fi tracker bracelet is guaranteed to bring even more drama to any dysfunctional relationship. [Gizmodo]

This Golden Goose Snowflake Cardigan is perfect for the upcoming holiday season. [Selectism]

Bape’s Winter 2009 catalogue comes with a camo plastic watch, and it is available via Amazon Japan. Time to be nice to that Japanese exchange student in the front row. [High Snobiety]

Add a variety of cool effects to iPhone pictures with these attachable lenses. [Daily Drop]

Bape Woodland Camo Bapesta

Joe — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:43:57 +0000

Still saying Bape is past it’s prime? You must not have seen the 500+ person line-up for the Kid Cudi t-shirt the brand dropped last week. For fall, Nigo and crew are pumping out the Bapesta in season-friendly colorways. These Woodland Camo sneakers will be a perfect go-to if you’re off Beef & Broc Timbs. Get them now HERE for $212.

Street Detail: Makin’ Machiavelli

frederickm — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:07:15 +0000

NAME: Christian

OCCUPATION: Student

HOME BASE: Bronx

HAT: Mishka NYC

SHIRT: Banana Republic

VEST: Levi’s

JEANS: BDG

SNEAKERS: Vans

KEY CHAIN: Bape

PIN: Dee & Ricky

What are you saving up for the summer? Common Projects F/W ‘09 desert boot.

What summer trend needs to die? Excessive graphic tees.

What is your dream vacation? The Philippines.

What sneaker style are you rocking this season? Strictly Vans.

What’s your summer drink? Focus Vitamin Water.

Who inspires your style? My next door neighbor and my pops.

What is your favorite city? Anywhere but New York.

Vote on whether this week’s subject is “Stylin” or “Wildin” below…

Favorite website? broccolicity.com/blog.

Most money spent on clothing? $460 on a pair of Common Projects.

Dream job? Photographer for Complex Magazine.

Dream date? Olga Kurylenko.

Last book read? 48 Laws Of Power by Robert Greene.

Trend proof style advice? Less is more. Don’t overdo it.

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Winding Down: Rihanna Tops Off The Day

ebaker — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:03:48 +0000

Rihanna walked the streets of NYC showing plenty of skin. [Moe Jackson]

Another day. Another song from Blueprint 3 leaks. Sorry Hov. [Nah Right]

Getting your girl knocked up might not be so bad after all. [Holy Taco]

Lindsay Lohan needs all the help she can get. Try identifying the people who robbed her crib. [PopCrunch]

Word is Megan Fox is playing Catwoman in the next Batman flick. We’re copping advance tickets now. [Coed Mag]

Hard day? These pics of hotties in the wild should cheer you up. [Double Viking]

Maybe these Bape ties will encourage some of you to clean up your look. [Daily Drop]

Seriously, dude. How do you rack up 22 DWIs? [Flisted]

Street Detail: A Bathing Soldier

frederickm — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:36:18 +0000

NAME: Kyle

AGE: 18

OCCUPATION: Student

HOME BASE: New York

HAT: Crooks & Castles

SHIRT: BAPE

JEANS: UNIQLO

SNEAKERS: Nike

KEY CHAIN: BAPE

PHONE CASE: BBC Ice Cream

COIN PURSE: Louis Vuitton

BOOK BAG: BAPE

What are you saving up for the summer? School.

What is your dream vacation? Any spot in Europe.

What sneaker style are you rocking this season? BAPE, Nike SB and Air Force One.

Who inspires your style? Kanye West, Fabolous and Big Sean.

Vote on whether this week’s subject is “Stylin” or “Wildin” below…

What is your favorite city? NYC.

What is your dream job? Rap artist.

Who is your dream date? Lauren London.

Last book read? Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo.

What is your trend proof style advice for our readers? Always switch up your style according to the occasion.
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Daily Style & Design News: August 25, 2009

Joe — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:32:40 +0000

Expect long lines and a super-quick sellout when this Bape x G-Shock “Black Rainbow” watch drops tomorrow at the flagship store in NYC. [Hypebeast]

Is the Sony Daily Edition Reader, the Kindle-killer? Here’s a review. [Gizmodo]

F what you heard, streetwear is alive. Check The Hundreds x Diamond new baseball-themed collabo tee. [High Snobiety]

Just what we need more fun with Legos. No Dee and Ricky. [Like Cool]

Shots Fired! Brooklyn Fare lets Starbucks know what’s up with its new packaging. [Josh Spear]

Daily Style & Design News: August 24, 2009

Joe — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:26:49 +0000

REAS dropped 4 new prints, that may or may not be sold out by the time you finish reading this. [Todd James]

FUCT’s fall/winter 2009 range is called “SSDD” which stand for “Same Shit Different Day.” Here’s a full look at the whole collection. [HighSnobiety]

After its recent Ghostbuster collabo, BAPE teams up with Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto for t-shirts and keychains. Expect Americans to cop without knowing who the eff Hitoshi is. [Hypebeast]

Koston on Nike SB is going to be a problem. Check a preview of his first dunk. [ Ctothejl]

Ever wondered what it looks like to get punched in the face in super slow-mo? This video is awesome. [Famecast]

Winding Down: Elisabetta Canalis Is Looking At You

intern — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:15:32 +0000

Now we understand why George Clooney locked down Elisabetta Canalis. [Moe Jackson]

Lil’ Wayne blacks out over this Just Blaze beat. [Nah Right]

Four ridiculously hot chicks walking around L.A. Naked. For the win. [Coed Mag]

Who knew Michael Vick spent his time in prison writing poetry? [Holy Taco]

Make sure your girl isn’t submitting her semi-naked pics like the rest of these ladies. [Double Viking]

Check this Bape tee out if you want to be the $100 t-shirt guy. [Daily Drop]

Yo! What the hell is wrong with Madonna’s arms?! [Pop Crunch]

American athletes are slacking off. Damn. [Flisted]

Daily Style & Design News: July 17, 2009

Bradley — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:46:56 +0000

Mercedes to Tesla: “We’re gonna show you how to do this, son.” Electric supercar on the way. [Crunch Gear]

A new “invisible” camera flash will let you snipe all the photos you want in the back of the club. Amazing.
[New Scientist]

Futura and Livestrong are teaming up on a money-print bike seat that allows you to jam international currency up your butt. [Hypebeast]

In FOH news, the BAPE x Ghostbusters collection has been unveiled. [High Snobiety]

Balance your media diet. [Boing Boing]

A Bathing Ape Bapesta

Joe — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:05:07 +0000

Not to beat a dead horse, but Jay-Z might’ve been on to something when he spit that “black for a year straight” line. Last week we highlighted the ten best black items of the summer, and today we’re co-signing these murdered-out Bapes. That’s right, black Bapes for summer. You ask why? We ask why not? These Bapestas not only provide a nice alternative from the mall-bought black/black Air Force Ones, but they’ll also get you love from Teriyaki Boyz groupies. Ok, maybe not the last part, but you get the idea. Available now on the site’s recently launched e-shop.
$212, http://us.bape.com/shop

A History of Absurd BAPE-Branded Products

Bradley — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:03:42 +0000

You can give it to Louis Vuitton for inventing the “bag-of-the-month club,” but no one keeps the unnecessary product flow moving like A Bathing Ape. This week, the brand’s latest set of pins drops, adding to over a decade worth of Bape-branded ridiculous-ness. You got to give it to Nigo for creating the whole idea of making any and everything limited edition, even a set of stickers. Whatever it is, buy it now, ’cause you can bet it won’t be available next week.

Read on below for a history of Nigo/A Bathing Ape’s most ridiculously awesome limited edition crap. If you bought any of this stuff, you probably felt super-cool at the time, but when you saw the next shit you kind of wished you had your $300-$1M back. Shucks…

2005: THE BAPE CARD
• The BAPE brand is like the strip club. There’s always another tier, and someone always has product that you don’t. The Bapex card debuted as a way for “special members” to log A Bathing Ape purchases and cash in with points, the same way one would with an Amex. Just like an Amex, you had to pay for your Bapex, and you had to pay blindly, with no idea what the special offers were going to be. Oh, the mystery.

2005-2006: “BAPE CAPE” CONDOMS
• If you find a chick who thinks Bapecamo condoms are awesome, hold on tight. Seriously. Pull this out of your safe, put it on, and hold on tight.

2006: BAPE X DISNEY WINNIE THE POOH DOLL
• Hopefully this has a different consumer base than the Bape condoms, but with the kids these days doing what they do, who knows.

2006: BAPE ECSTASY
• These, of course, weren’t official, but definitely made your night when that blond-haired Harajuku chick you met during the day slipped them to you in the back of some dark Japanese club.

2006-2007: BAPE PEPSI
• If you close your eyes and think really hard, you can taste the cool in every little bubble.

2007: A BATHING APE TOILET PAPER
• Each New Year’s, card-carrying Bape members can show their membership Bapex and get the year’s new roll of Bape toilet paper with every purchase at the flagship stores. Make that shit last!

2008: BAPE BATH MAT
• If you’re so steezed out that you get out of the shower onto branded product, hit us with an email. We’ve got an internship spot open for you.

2009: BAPE TOOTHBRUSH
• Coming soon! Nigo recently snapped these and posted them to the Internet. The top two are rumored to be 24K gold. F. O. H.

Daily Style & Design News: May 4, 2009

Bradley — Mon, 04 May 2009 17:48:25 +0000

First it was all black, then all gray, now it’s looking like all brown, or some permutation of the color blocking, is waiting in the wings for those of you who have taken advanced monotone color blocking. New brown/brown 51-30 watch by Nixon, delivering to retail in June. [Zozo/Fieil]

Lance Armstrong’s Live Strong x Trek bikes by Kenny Scharf and Shepard Fairey, coming soon. Worlds collide like freight trains in the night (or two friends in a coffee shop). [High Snobiety]

Whoa. Giant 6 foot tall matte black Be@rbricks. I can has that? [Freshness]

The Bape 16th anniversary T-shirt. Is bad. [Honeyee]

Always wondered why SMS text messages were 160 characters? Us too. Not anymore. [Gizmodo]

Alexander Wang for Gap is on the way for June. Yay for Wang! … Nevermind. [Pink Rock Candy]

Daily Style & Design News: April 29, 2009

Bradley — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:10:07 +0000

Want to win a free NBA x New Era fitted of your choice? Tell us what #8 seeds have toppled #1 seeds in NBA history for a chance to win. Send your answer to contest@complex.com

The BAPE pirate store is about to launch. Look for the Swine flu concept shop to pop up stateside next month. [Hypebeast]

The ALIFE staff shows off it’s new gear. [High Snobiety]

Here’s what the Palm PRE’s interface looks like. iPhone killer! Yawn. [Gizmodo]

Nike’s Air Sabaku gets re-named and spring-ed up as the Toki TZ. [Mash Kulture]

Cop some of the new OBEY prints, they’re pretty dope. [Obey Giant]

Nothing beats the leftover groupies on a TOMS shoes-sponsored Dave Matthews’ Spring Tour. [SneakerFiles]

Slam x Hype and etnies have a new sneaker coming out. Looks dope, except for the bar lacing (mini fail). [Slam x Hype]

New 10Deep. What up. [Mash Kulture]

Daily Style & Design News: April 27, 2009

Bradley — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:10:58 +0000

So, if this companion is 4 feet tall, that means that Kaws has to be at least 8 feet, right? Dude is a monsta. [Hypebeast]

So if you’re an ultra rich shut in, and want to turn your luxury apt. into a skate park, here’s your guy. [PSFK]

Eastpak x Ed Banger Records: this will work. [High Snobiety]

Nike Athletic Department has a new packable jacket. Still not sure when/why you need a weightless jacket, but hey, these are cool looking. [Mash Kulture]

Bape x Ghostbusters hahahahahahahahaha. [Hypebeast]

There’s mad Nike samples hitting the blogs. Um, chances of these being real is at about 80% so bid at your own risk. [O Sneaker]

Natalie Portman wants to tell you all about how movies are made. We’re down. [Making Of]

Daily Style & Design News: January 27, 2009

Bradley — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:36:48 +0000

Following the sold out NYC exhibit at Gering and Lopez gallery, Kaws will be dropping a whole new set of imagery in Los Angeles on February 21st. Honor Fraser Gallery will be holding it down. [Vapors]

British Airlines is about to let the rich use their cell phones (data and text only) on NYC to London flights. [Gizmodo]

In recent “What do famous people wear?” news comes these yellow croc-skin Spongebob Bapestas on Mr. Skateboard P. [BBC Blog]

If you’re not into Jordan Fusions, and you revere the IV, don’t look at this. WOW. [Sneaker News]

New Nike Sportswear, including the return of the Footscape. [High Snobiety]

Girl Skateboards x Where the Wild Things Are. Dear studios, please make this movie happen. [Rad Collector]

No One On The Corner Got Class Like Cass

Joe — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:23:38 +0000

Cassie was at Puffy's party looking hot. He's very lucky. [Bastardly]

Go one-on-one with Mr. Wavyyy himself. [Nah Right]

Pre-order the Bape book on Amazon right now. [Daily Drop]

Wow. Best cocktail waitress EVER. [Asylum]

Guess who's rocking the Blazer Supremes. [KicksOnFire]

Street Detail: Intergalactic Style

mollys — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:28:33 +0000

NAME: Astro Boy (a.k.a Don C)

AGE: “56 earth years”

OCCUPATION: Kanye West’s Manager

LOCATION: Soho, NY

T-SHIRT: Billionaire Boys Club

JACKET: Bape

RING: From Verbal of the Teriyaki Boyz (More info here.)

PANTS: Gucci

SNEAKERS: Air Jordan VI’s

Vote on whether this week's subject is “Stylin” or “Wildin” after the jump.

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Photo By: Jaeki Cho

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A Bathing Ape Book Chronicles 15 Year History

Joe — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:32:23 +0000

It's been 15 years since Japanese street fashion label A Bathing Ape chin-checked cool guys who thought they'd seen and worn everything. The brand still generates unmatched blog buzz with everything from key chains to varsity jackets, but now the first official chronicle of the company is coming to bookstores.

Aptly titled A Bathing Ape, the 368-page book takes a look back at Bape's design history, through pictures of products like G-Shocks, all over printed hoodies, and sneakers, along with the celebrities like Kanye West, Pharrell and T.I who wear them. The book will be distributed by Rizzoli International Publications and will retail for $60.00 in November. Check some preview pages after the jump.

The Allure Of Ali Larter Keeps Calling Our Name

Joe — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:45:54 +0000

The girl from the infamous Varsity Blues whip-cream bikini scene is all grown up. [Flisted]

Bape released a pair of sandals for $109. [Daily Drop]

Jacob The Jeweler is going to ice-out his jail cell. [Nah Right]

You better hope you never get knocked out as hard as this dude did. [Double Viking]

Preview Tonite's new line-up, right now. [SlamxHype]