Ape Bape Sta

Bape Clothing is hot urban wear

Brand Bape, also known as A Bathing Ape, is a Japanese brand that targets the Urban and hip-hop fashion scene. As well as selling clothing, the company also owns hair salons and music labels which all help to compliment the brand. The company was founded in 1993 and has quickly gained popularity throughout Asia and the western world. The company now has boutique stores in New York, Taiwan and London as well as having members-only shops and a record label among its many assets throughout the world.

 

The guy who started the company is called Tomoaki Nagao - he is known under the alias Nigo - says that his major reasons for starting the company was the inspiration that he took from his parents. As well as being influenced by his parents, one of whom was a nurse and another a marketer, Hiroshi Fujiwara was also a large influence despite being a designer in a far earlier period in Japanese fashion and culture and there being a lack of obvious similarities between their works. The nickname, Nigo, means number 2 in Japanese and the name of his stores is directly pulled from the film Planet of the Apes. The company, unlike major fashion brands of today, was not started on a major budget. They gave t-shirts away to inspirational music figures and used that as a means of gaining viral exposure. This worked very well, and quickly pushed demand for the clothing well above supply. This was a deliberate move by Nigo, who felt he would later reap the rewards for making his clothing hard to come by.

 

The company sells a extensive variety of clothing including jackets, sweatshirts,jeans and also their own brand of shoe - Bape Sta - which has been compared to Nike trainers stylish appearance. The urban wear is seen as fashionable and a cultural statement by teenagers and youthful adults alike.

 

The company's individualism and unique approach can be best depicted by their company website. Rather than having some information, the stylish one page site invites only one action on their website - to download an application. The application then has music and slick graphics, which helps to re-enforce the unique style that Nigo has managed to attach to the brand.

 

Nigo started the company with one concept that he wanted to be central to everything - the customer must feel appreciative for being permitted to buy his product, rather than the other way round.

 

One of the ways this purpose was driven home was through the limited production of all items that are sold. Not only does this make higher costs more justifiable, it also means that celebrity figures are happy to wear the clothes because they know the odds are low that anyone else will be seen wearing the same thing. Bape is a unique brand that has the respect of fashion gurus and marketing experts alike. For years into the future it is safe to say that Bape will remain to gain mindshare and grow as a company.

 

About the Author

SNS Designs owns and promotes content sites that provide informative sites and great for everyone.

Yellow Bape Sta T-Shirt. Got Ape? Red Yellow T-Shirt by CafePress $23 New take on the GOT MILK. Now ask yourself do you GOT APE? Bathing Ape Sta T-Shirt. Red Yellow T-Shirt Tee, TShirt, Shirt Yellow fans, color your world, or at least your body in this vibrant attention-grabbing hue. Stand out in a crowd. Our 100% Authentic Tagless T-Shirt is preshrunk, durable and guaranteed. 6.1 oz. 100% cotton. Standard fit.

Revoltech Yamaguchi No.115 A Bathing Ape Baby Milo Action Figure $54.95 KAIYODO, in collaboration with A Bathing Ape, are releasing a Revoltech of the popular clothing company's mascot, Baby Milo. This adorable baby ape is sure to warm your heart with all of its different faces, accessories, and posing possibilities. Whether you're a fan of Bape or just a fan of cute animals, you can't possibly pass up on this Revoltech!

Ape $10 Ape

The Ape $10.99 The Ape

Ape Face $15.99 Ape Face

Ape Family $10 Ape Family

Agro Ape $10 Agro Ape

Great Ape $10.49 Great Ape

The Changing Ape $4.99 The Changing Ape

Ape School $9.49 Ape School

Ape Man $6.99 Ape Man

Ape Genius $4.99 Ape Genius

Super Ape $6.49 Super Ape

B?sta $15.99 B?sta

The Ape - $4.99 This painfully-bad Monogram feature wastes the talents of two of horrordom's finest -- star Boris Karloff and co-writer Curt Siodmak (who would write the horror classic The Wolf Man for Universal the same year). The goofy plot involves the efforts of one Dr. Adrian (Karloff) to procure human spinal fluid for his polio-vaccine research by donning the pelt of a slain circus ape and slaughtering innocent people. The fact that he's snapping spines in the interest of medicine doesn't really help to clear the moral waters (he never does find a cure, anyway). Filmed during a particularly grueling year for Karloff, this marks the end of his lengthy stir with Monogram (after a tedious string of Mr. Wong potboilers). Without Karloff to kick around, the studio concentrated their humiliating efforts on Bela Lugosi, who appeared in a virtual remake, The Ape Man, three years later. ~ Cavett Binion, Rovi

Very Ape $6 Very Ape - Nirvana

Skull of an Ape $34.99 Skull of an Ape - Giclee Print

Painting Ape $12.99 Painting Ape - Art Print

Ape with Baby $49.99 Ape with Baby - Giclee Print

Ape Signalman $44.99 Ape Signalman - Giclee Print

Barbary Ape $39.99 Barbary Ape - Giclee Print

Captain Ape $3.49 Captain Ape Vinyl Sticker spitting ape pirate captain as seen above

Statutory Ape $10 Statutory Ape - The Black Dahlia Murder

Sta. Fulgencia $12.49 Arno Van Sta. Fulgencia - Masterprint

Ape, Nepal $19.99 Michael Brown Ape, Nepal - Premium Poster

ZAGGskins (Ape Moods) $19.99 ZAGGskins (Ape Moods)

ZAGGskins (Enchanted Ape 1) $19.99 ZAGGskins (Enchanted Ape 1)

Chinese Zodiac - Ape $10 Chinese Zodiac - Ape

Tags: ape bapesta 2, ape bapestas, bape, bapes, shoes, shopping, sta,

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 at 7:28 pm and is filed under Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.