Oh ho? New acceptable Bape pieces?

[naturaljax]

a new direction for Bape?

edit: here's another few hoodies, but these aren't quite as good IMO

[cheapmuthafukr]

like the hoodies, not the gloves.

for the price im sure you can get better tho.

[naturaljax]

true, the gloves aren't as good, I just saw them as still a bit more toned-down than most of Bape's other stuff, so figured I'd throw them in there.

[notesee]

Can't say I own any Bape, but I do like that grey hoodie. Does anyone have any more information about it? Price? Released aleady?

[eldave04]

defeats the whole point of bape. Why not just buy a loopwheeler, or spruce if you are interested in a plain high quality hoody?

[xcoldricex]

yeah. especially at bape prices.

[Ryan]

i agree with eldave....but regardless...its boring..

[boystory]

that black 'performance fleece' hoody thing is straight out of old navy.

[nappyhead jenkins]

bah dont let nigo fool you by repackaging yet another idea and presenting it as his own

[naturaljax]

I just realized how many Stateside college-aged asian hypebeasts are gonna cop that fleece (probably fake off ebay) as an alternative to a Northface.

[LIVENUDEGIRLS]

Junk. Still expensive but with the ugly camo on the inside. Big fucking wow!

[Landy]

Bape is ridiculous. The prices don't justify the quality. Hypebeasters are just sheep. I remember seeing bape back in 2000 and thought it was some fobby chinglish stuff. But if someone famous wears it, everyone wants in.

[naturaljax]

umm... Lil' Wayne isn't your fashion idol?

[dphi]

that black 'performance fleece' hoody thing is straight out of old navy.

Haha, took the words out of my mouth. For some reason Old Navy was the first thing that popped into my head when I saw that fleece close-up.

[ikidomari]

stateside college-aged asian hypebeasts

lmfao. so true

[todesengel]

Those gloves are ridiculous... $5 convinience store knit gloves with a star on them, for $100? This stuff isn't that bad looking, but those prices...

[Servo2000]

I mean, I guess it's a bit of an improvement, but most of it is still far from attractive. I wouldn't pay more than like $40 for any of those, knowing BAPEs quality these days, but they're expecting me to pay what, like, 8 times that?

Pass.

[apu]

have to say its better than the stuff they had before

but probably not flashy enuf for the hypebeasts who dig them

[ktothe]

The hoodies up top look good but way too w+h'ish for me not to go with the original w+h.

[Blues]

I just realized how many Stateside college-aged asian hypebeasts are gonna cop that fleece (probably fake off ebay) as an alternative to a Northface.

Oh God! Let's hope the black kids won't get them, because, after all, we already know how "Bape and black people don't work together..."

[naturaljax]

Oh God! Let's hope the black kids won't get them, because, after all, we already know how "Bape and black people don't work together..."

nothing personal, just a general statement about how they tend to rock the clothes.

of course it didn't apply to all!

[RobotRock]

Anyone know where to get the grey one with the blue insides?

[prima]

as a stateside asian college student, i like'em. but as everyone else said, theyre not nearly worth the price.

[super]

that black 'performance fleece' hoody thing is straight out of old navy.

Hahhaa I was thinking the same! Shits totally old navy hahaha

[yamakazi18]

no way they're jumping on the minimalist bandwagon!

but now no one's going to pay outrageous prices for mundane colors...

[Waltar]

Any bets on the gloves msrp? $275.

[MilSpex]

for the price im sure you can get better tho.

Why? The retail on those would be about 20,000yen in Japan. I guarantee the quality would be very on point.

[MilSpex]

true, the gloves aren't as good, I just saw them as still a bit more toned-down than most of Bape's other stuff, so figured I'd throw them in there.

Ever seen 90% of Bape stuff pre 2001? It was American basics. Chinos, jeans, ball jackets, sweatshirts and tees in basic colors.

You people seem to have the misguided impression that bape didnt exist before you knew about it. You also seem to think for some fucked up reason that:

a) hoodies RETAIL for the same as ebay shark hoodie prices

and

Bape has never done plain stuff before because you havent personally seen it..

To the kid that wants efame for SEEING Bape first back in 2000.Some people here were WEARING Bape in in the`90s so give up.

[MilSpex]

Bape is ridiculous. The prices don't justify the quality. Hypebeasters are just sheep. I remember seeing bape back in 2000 and thought it was some fobby chinglish stuff. But if someone famous wears it, everyone wants in.

oh yeah, you`re that kid.

Ever owned a piece of real Ape?

Ever seen the slick double zips on some shit and incredible attention to detail? The hidden labels and messages inside the garments? (under velcro, in pockets). Every piece sold in any BWS is also flawless. How does the price not justify the quality? It`s priced the same as every other Harajuku label. You dont know what the fuck you`re talking about.

[xcoldricex]

i'm glad i cashed out on my bape clothes back in the late late 90's. i never expected it to blow up this big- especially when you get asked everyday... what the hell is a bathing ape? what a stupid shirt... and now those kids are rocking fape hard.

anyway, what milspex says is true. the attention to detail and construction of a lot of the things is in fact done well. tshirts aren't anything special... and the quality has dropped quite a bit in the past few years.... i think the resale market skews people's view of the actual cost of the garments if you were to buy in store. anyhow, their outwear is really nice (plugging something i'm selling), and the various bags they've made with porter and without.