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18 Iconic Celebrity BAPE Outfits
As announced on Tuesday, the parent company of illustrious limited-edition purveyor, A Bathing Ape, was bought out by Hong Kong company I.T. While the fate of the brand made famous by siiiiiick camouflage prints and simian iconography remains undetermined, one thing is clear—holy shit, the house that Nigo built had some crazy memorable moments in pop culture. So in homage to BAPE's epicness, we bring you The 18 Most Iconic Celebrity Images in BAPE History.
Biggie Smalls
WHO: Notorious B.I.G.
WHEN: 1997
Kanye
WHO: Kanye West
WHEN: 2006
Jay-Z
WHO: Jay-Z
WHEN: 2005
Juelz Santana
WHO: Juelz Santana
WHEN: 2006
T.I.
WHO: T.I.
WHEN: 2006
Teriyaki Boyz
WHO: Teriyaki Boyz
WHEN: 2005
Pharrell
WHO: Pharrell Williams
WHEN: 2007
Clipse
WHO: Clipse
WHEN: 2005
Kanye
WHO: Kanye West
WHEN: 2006
Joel and Benji Madden
WHO: Joel and Benji Madden
WHEN: 2005
Mos Def
WHO: Mos Def
WHEN: 2005
Young Jeezy
WHO: Young Jeezy
WHEN: 2006
BAPE x Pepsi
WHO: BAPE x Pepsi x Hajime Sorayama
WHEN: 2002
Mark Ronson
WHO: Mark Ronson
WHEN: 2005
Chad Hugo
WHO: Chad Hugo
WHEN: 2005
Shae Haley
WHO: Shae Haley
WHEN: 2005
M.I.A.
WHO:: M.I.A.
WHEN: 2007
Nigo
WHO: Nigo
WHEN: 2004