Nigo - Wikipedia
Nigo's first involvement with music was playing in punk cover band Tokyo Sex Pistols while at university, alongside fellow fashion figures Hiroshi Fujiwara, Jun Takahashi and Hikaru Iwanaga. [4] Nigo collaborated with James Lavelle, creating a compilation called A Bathing Ape vs Mo Wax, which was released in Japan in 1997. [4] He would go on to …
A Bathing Ape - Wikipedia
A Bathing Ape (Japanese: ア・ベイシング・エイプ, Hepburn: A beishingu eipu), also known as BAPE, is a Japanese fashion brand founded by Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) in Ura-Harajuku in 1993. [1][2] 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...
From BAPE to HUMAN MADE - The Legacy of Japanese Fashion Icon NIGO
Oct 7, 2024 · Discover how NIGO, the mind behind BAPE and HUMAN MADE, transformed the fashion world with his iconic designs, innovative collaborations, luring lawsuits, and enduring influence across global pop culture.
In Paris With Design Genius and Bathing Ape Founder Nigo
Sep 13, 2022 · As the founder of A Bathing Ape and producer for artists like Pusha T and Kid Cudi, he's been setting trends and shaping culture for decades. But with his new role as artistic director of...
A Timeline of Nigo's Career: How He Got To Kenzo - Complex
Jan 21, 2022 · During the first two years, Nigo produced Bape T-shirts in small batches of 30 and only sold half of them so he could give the other half to friends. According to an article by Ametora author...
Becoming Nigo: The master of subculture on finding himself at …
Jan 19, 2024 · A Bathing Ape, which he founded in the mid-1990s, was a canonical brand in the first, pre-millennial wave of what is now termed “streetwear” (even if that term itself now sounds old). He has always worked across music, too.
BAPE to KENZO: A Timeline of Nigo’s Career | The Sole Supplier
Oct 30, 2024 · But unbeknownst to many, Nigo announced his departure from the label in 2013 after selling BAPE to Hong Kong-based fashion conglomerate I.T Group in 2011. Fast forward to the present day, Nigo is now the Artistic Director at KENZO. And the question is, how did Nigo get to KENZO? Read on to find out more about Nigo's complete career timeline!
Nigo: A Cultural Deep Dive - StockX News
Apr 11, 2023 · From BAPE to Human Made to Kenzo, here is how Nigo has forever changed the culture. As bling-era hip hop was taking the American south by storm, across the Pacific Ocean, a group of young Japanese creatives were finding inspiration in the bombastic fashion that perfectly represented the music.
NIGO: What to Know About the BAPE Founder - Highsnobiety
Music producer, DJ and creator of clothing line BAPE, Nigo, born Tomoaki Nagao, started his fashion career working for Popeye Magazine as an editor.
A BATHING APE (BAPE) : 30 years of the empire that Nigo built
Apr 5, 2023 · Shortly after opening the store, Nigo called Sk8thing to launch his own clothing brand, A Bathing Ape, or BAPE. The graphic designer would help him shape the elements that today have made BAPE a globally recognizable brand: …