~A Bathing Ape~
A Bathing Ape (or BAPE) is a Japanese clothing company founded by Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) in 1993. The company specializes in urban and hip-hop fashion, operating stores in Japan, including BAPE, BAPE Store, Foot Soldier and the Bape Exclusive store (located in Aoyama, Tokyo). The company also operates Bape Cuts hair salon, Bape Café and gallery, Bape Sounds records. There are also stores located in Hong Kong, London, New York, Taipei and Los Angeles. Nigo also founded the women’s clothing lines “APEE”, and “BAPY”, the female “couture” clothing line.
Bape designer Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) and musician Pharrell Williams (R) attend “Star Bape Search” press conference at MTV Japan on February 18, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. The project is to produce a female hip-hop singer, the winner will make a debut with supports from Williams and Nigo.
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