A Bathing Ape, reflections
A Bathing Ape or Bape is a Japanese clothing company specializing in urban clothes Bape s main focus is on clothing and the company produces a variety of clothing items including but not limited to shirts polos sweatshirts parkas jackets denim and most notably the Bape Sta a shoe very closely resembling the Nike Air Force One A Bathing Ape also known as BAPE for short derives from a common Japanese term To bathe in lukewarm water This is a common term in Japan used to describe its youth s relaxed care free attitude towards life Designer owner Nigo nicknamed as number two in Japanese as working under another designer before the creation of Bape feels that Japanese teenagers are too shallow taking the advantages they were blessed with in life for granted They have become too comfortable like bathing in lukewarm water The Ape portion of the company s trademark comes from Nigo s love for the classic film Planet of The Apes His collection of official memorabilia is currently the second largest in the world and has been the main inspiration for his Ape themed prints and logo that BAPE is known for The shop is located in Minami Aoyama Tokyo
Size: 5315px × 3543px
Location: Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
Photo credit: © Paolo Patrizi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: aoyama, consumerism, department, display, fashion, fashonable, interiors, japan, shop, shopping, shops, store, tokyo, trend, trends, trendsetters
