Celebrity Life
I’ve Got a Camo Fever & BAPE x CDG Is the Only Prescription
Brand: BAPE x COMME des GARÇONS Release Date: December 11 Price: ￥11,000 – ￥33,000 (about $96 – $290) Buy: COMME des GARÇONS Osaka via lottery Editor’s Notes: It’s always an occasion whenever BAPE debuts a new collaborative collection with COMME des GARÇONS’ streetwear-y CDG line. Ever since BAPE opened its shop-in-shop at CdG’s Osaka outpost, […]
Your Next Canada Goose is Covered in BAPE, Thanks to Concepts
Canada Goose is winter-ready with a three-way collaboration alongside BAPE and Concepts, offering up a series of outerwear that isn’t quite military-spec camouflage. Successful branding, in my opinion, is not only being recognizable; but a name being synonymous with quality and performance or knowing what attributes it will offer. This feels particularly true to A Bathing Ape, […]
Your Red-Eye Flight Is No Match for These Comfy Fits
This piece is part of our GATEZERO hub — a travel-focused content series celebrating GATEZERO, our concept store at Zurich airport. The long-haul flight is a divisive concept. While some can’t contain their excitement as they board their home for the next 12 hours, others grow weary at the thought of an air conditioning-blasted sleep […]
BAPE, Stüssy & Vans Go Goth at CdG’s Black Market
With a history of partnering with heavy hitters like Nike, Supreme, and Gucci, it’s safe to say that COMME des GARÇONS is very much a master in the field of collaboration. CdG’s infrequent Black Market pop-up shops are one such example of how the Japanese company dominates the realm, offering fans a vast selection of […]
BAPE x OVO feat. Future Is Way 2 Extra
Brand: BAPE x OVO Season: Fall/Winter 2021 Buy: Online at OVO’s website Release Date: October 30 Editor’s Notes: Hip-hop’s reigning dads team up on OVO and BAPE’s latest collaboration. Drake‘s apparel imprint and the Japanese streetwear giant have recruited Future to star in an accompanying campaign, a series of images that see the Atlanta rapper take over an opulent […]
BAPE x Vans Is Wall-to-Wall Camouflage
Brand: BAPE x Vans Model: Sk8-Hi 38 DX and Authentic 44 DX Release Date: November 29 (physical release) and November 30 (online release) Price: TBC Buy: Instore and online via Vans Editor’s Notes: As we spiral into the final months of the year, BAPE looks set to give New Balance a run for its money in the collaborative sneakerscape. Collaborations […]
Oh BAPE STA, Look at How You’ve Grown
Brand: BAPE Model: STA MI Release Date: October 29 Price:￥23,100 (approx. $200) Buy: Online at BAPE Editor’s Notes: Remember the BAPE STA? Of course, you do. More than just a sneaker, the somewhat controversial silhouette is a cultural icon – a moment; encapsulating the nostalgia of an era passed. Coveted by celebrities and fans the […]
Start Your Holiday Right With These Luxury Travel Essentials
Staying at home for more than a year has left us all understandably rusty at many things that we took for granted. Without practice, our social skills have been left a little rough around the edges, but perhaps the most heavily affected skill is how to travel well. Without the prospect of a holiday, it’s […]
A Giant Baby Milo Informs BAPE x READYMADE’s Best Collab Yet
Brand: READYMADE x BAPE Season: Fall/Winter 2021 Release Date: October 23 Buy: Bape’s website and stores, GR8, and Maxfield Editor’s Notes: READYMADE and BAPE just can’t leave each other alone. They’re coming back together in Fall 2021 for their fourth-ish collaborative drop, following some stuff earlier this year, that Maxfield pop-up, and — of course […]
Wax Off, Wax On With BAPE x Barbour
Camo season is back in a big way thanks to BAPE x Barbour. In the past, we’ve argued that the classic Barbour jacket is the ultimate investment piece and we stand by that. Whether you’re keeping it all the way OG, tapping into Supreme, or the recently launched, two-is-better-than-one C.P. Company collaboration, Barbour is British […]
Stadium Goods Just Announced Its First Sneaker Collab
Now that collaborations have no limits whatsoever — think Fendace, Gucciaga, Ben & Jerry’s x Nike, etc. — anything can happen. One of the less unlikely developments in the world of collaborations, though, was when retailers began to get involved. Sneaker and streetwear retailers are a natural counterpart to the manufacturing labels, increasing scope and […]
Allez BAPE FRANCE x ASICS Gel-1090
Brand: BAPE FRANCE x ASICS Model: GEL-1090 Release Date: October 2 Price: TBC Buy: Online at BAPE, and exclusively at BAPE Paris Editor’s Notes: Following the reintroduction of ASICS‘ early 2000s runner, the GEL-1090, in 2019, the silhouette was shown some serious love, before the wave of releases began to taper off. That wasn’t the last we’d be seeing of […]