Is a Bathing Ape a Japanese brand?

A Bathing Ape (or BAPE) is a Japanese fashion brand founded by Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) in Ura-Harajuku in 1993. The brand specializes in men's, women's and children's lifestyle and street wear, running 19 stores in Japan, including Bape Stores, Bape Pirate Stores, Bape Kids Stores, Bapexclusive Aoyama, and Bapexclusive Kyoto.

Who is a Bathing Ape in lukewarm water?

The brand’s full name is A Bathing Ape in Lukewarm Water and was founded by Nigo in 1993. This designer, producer, drummer and DJ has been an active part of the Teriyaki Boyz, a Japanese hip-pop group hailing from Yokohama that contributed to the OST of Fast & Furious – Tokyo Drift.

Did you know ymbape is a Bathing Ape?

And you’ve probably heard YMBAPE yelling about it online or maybe in person if you live in NYC. A Bathing Ape has been bathing it’s ape now since 1993. That was the year when founder Nigo, real name Tomoaki Nagao, opened a shop in the world-renown fashion district Ura-Harajuku called NOWHERE in partnership with Undercover founder Jun Takahashi.

Why did Nigo buy a Bathing Ape?

I.T Ltd, a Hong Kong fashion conglomerate, bought out A Bathing Ape in 2011 along with all of it’s accumulated debt. The purchase came to be $2.8 million for 90% equity, a steal for all things considered. But also indicative of Nigo’s desire to pursue other ventures.