This dude fries if he can’t see what a BARBIE collab would do for their company. It’s not to promote woman clothes you idiot, that’s a sponsorship. Barbie paid them a shit load of money for that
The staple pieces like the shark hoodies and college logos will always be recognizable and covetable, they still come up with with a few nice designs here and there but they’re so inconsistent. They have good ideas but the way they execute collabs has zero subtlety. I grew up not being able to afford it and seeing Kanye, Pharrell, lil Wayne wearing BAPE so it’ll always be iconic to me but they’re past their prime.
...dude...who do think bape belongs to? like do you know how old bape is? how old do you think the people are that wore bape at its peak? ill give you a hint, it isnt toddlers or 15 year olds. (im neither 15 nor 30 and couldnt care less about bape, but come on)
Bape is catering to it's core customer and that's the teenager who has daddy's credit card! There may be people who've been with them since the beginning but that's a small group. They pander to hypebeasts
What they said☝Barbie=Good, Post-Nigo-Bape=Whore 😵 But Bape will stand the test of time because it's early pieces/brand knowledge are embedded not only in forums across the web, but forever in the ❤&👁 of the true collectors. If you know you know!
Bape and Supreme are both dead. Their life cycle is nearing the maturity phase & im not seeing any innovation leading me to believe they’ll still be here in the near future.
@@trugambit7484 true but bape has it even worse... , the two labels are known for their flagships : box logo supreme tee & bape shark hoodie which are extremely oversaturated. But imo Sup got some pretty dope designs and due to that are able to collab with high end fashion labels like jpg or cdg. But as for bape besides the hoodie they don't bring much to the table their latest Adidas collab was average at best. To sum it up i believe that Sup has the potential to become a respected fashion label in 10 yrs intead of hype stuff , i don't see that happening for bape or even off white
The bape shark hoodie is fire 🔥. I love that piece. I literally don’t care about Bape at all and none of their items appeal to me cept the WGM hoodie 🦈
All IT cares about is collabs. Expand, expand, expand, expand. It feels like there's just no substance to Bape anymore. Even after Nigo left, you could say Bape still had tons of potential. But they just dropped the ball time and time again. It's safe to say it's probably irreparable at this point. Whoever is in charge is out of touch artistically, or like you said, just doesn't care. With all the lackluster collabs and minimal evolution in design, they are simply milking the brand based off it's history and flex status at this point. I wonder how long they can keep it up.
Supreme just released supreme hot wheels . But I agree. When I browse bape items, the only item I have ever found that actually appealed to me was the shark hoodie. That piece is dope. But I already own it. Every time I browse bape, it’s always the same stuff. Very little creative differences between the pieces.
To be honest Bape will never be what it was back in mid 2000s. The company clearly only cares about money and nothing else. It’s not what many of us signed up for. It will never have more iconic collabs with big artists like Kaws because who wants to work with a sellout brand? Nobody I’m still left scratching my head to why would Nigo do such a thing? I mean yeah I guess he wanted to make the brand more accessible which means opening more stores for which you need cash but shit just doesn’t add up in my head. It had such a bright future...
@@irvingcruz9766 I mean if you want to say Bape in the mid 2000's is the same as now its only because they re-release those designs over and over. I have some Oneita, Camber and Anvil tagged bape pieces. They won't ever re do the sk8thing designs like they do mid to late 2000's bape.
Nigo Era I’ve got oneita, Hanes, anvil too, that’s not what I’m talking about. The Kaws pieces in 06 and 07 were just mass mass produced. The spongebob Collab was 2008. Ghostbusters in 2009. Hello kitty store opened in 09. When the company was bought out, Nigo had already sold out the brand anyways.
This is more of an indictment on street wear itself than just Bape. I mean Human Made had a damn collab with KFC for crying out loud. At this point if they makes something I like I'll grab it and if not than I wont. For the kids comment, just remember their was time when wearing athletic shoes as an adult casually was looked down upon
Human Made has a story behind the KFC collab though. It's simple. Nigo loves KFC, he is the creator of Human Made, and the brand's vision is a conflation of his ideas put into pieces. What is the correlation between Barbie and Bathing Ape? It's completely at random.
As stupid as most of the collabos are they do make some good ones I, personally, love to collect the OG stuff and I do buy new releases of old designs I kinda like the fact they have all sorts of stupid accesories, so I can always have some bape lol I get compliments 100% of the time wearing my bape whether its flashy or subtle. Wear what you like dont listen to the hype
Bape and supreme literary just slap logos onto stuff and sell it for hundreds 🙄 you could probably find the same jacket at Walmart for $30 without the $250 stitching of supreme.
Ok I agree with everything you said but the Barbie things ISNT why they fell off. Chrome Hearts ALSO has a Barbie Collab and their value is CRAZY.! But all the other collars are what made it trash
@@mouse6884 BECAUSE HE WAS ALREADY LOSING MONEY IT WAS A SINKING SHIP SO HE SOLD IT STAYED FOR TWO YEARS WITH THEM AND ONCE CONTRACT WAS UP LEFT. FYI HE ALSO CREATED HUMAN MADE
@@TheStickers101 YOU SEEM LIKE YOU DONT KNOW YOUR RIGHT HAND FROM LEFT MIGHT AS WELL HELP YOUR DUMBASS EVEN IF A CLOTHING LINE IS WHAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR ONLY FORM OF RETAINMENT OF KNOWLEDGE. BUT THAN AGAIN SHEEPLE WILL BE SHEEPLE. DID YOU KNOW ZOMBIES LIKE YOU MAKE THE INTERNET TROLLS FEAST.
I like the old Bape, how it used to be exclusive, elusive to get your hands on, normally located at secluded hard to find places, releasing limited pieces at a time, which makes the brand itself special and sought after. But ever since the mastermind behind it all, Nigo left and the company bought by I.T Group, its pretty much an ubiquitous brand found at numerous big cities, with random collabs like Jaws? Don't get me wrong I like Jaws but it feels like Bape is running out of ideas, and collaborating with any brand or company that they can think off, in an effort to ensure they're on top of the streetwear chart. Basically, I just miss the old Bape that used to be rare and exclusive. This just my opinion so please don't roast or hate me lmao
It's companies like Bape, Anti Social Social Club, Mastermind Japan, Off White that mass produce copy and pasted, uninspired collaborations and ideas because of the money they get, then quickly learn that their aesthetics and designs won't hold up their brand and collaborations anymore. It's brands that bottle neck themes around their designs that don't allow them to be diverse and try new things ie.: bape with their ape camouflage and milo design (which neither is very flattering if you're older), ASSC failing to create new designs that will beat their old ones (they are a terrific example of how some screen print companies can't expand), Mastermind Japan still sporting their original logo and adding gross amounts of profit onto their collaborations, and off white..... I don't even want to get started on...
to every empire comes an end. Occasionally Bape releases some cool pieces or collabs but overall it’s just meaningless it feels like. Lately I really been wanting to get only the Nigo era pieces from now on. Those pieces have so much more of an artistic value than todays Bape releases.
I went to Bape in Shibuya and what Reggie said is true. The whole store is full of Chinese mainlanders being loud and clearing the shelves. I bought a shirt just to say i went there, but the whole experience just turned me off the brand.
Is this part 2 🤔? Well anyway, I’m gonna watch it enjoy 😉 and be grateful for you taking the TIME to do this! Very Grateful and Continue Blessings 😇🙏 -Lazaro
Realness & Word! No Nigo & No SK8Thing & I quit Bape once the masses & I.T. got on board. The attention to quality of design and quality made products stopped ages ago. Peace
Just bought a few T-shirts from the Shibuya store but they still had some heat. The collabs have been weak but I can’t fully agree with everything. Their Jackets/Hoodie game is still on point.
I really like the way you explain your point of view. You really have done some great research. I'm glad my mate Shaun have introduced your Channel to me. He also said you took him on a fashion tour in Harajuku as Airbnb experiences. I would love to do that with you one day if I am in Japan. Sub'ed & keep up the great work mate!
The bastardization of bape reminds me on mastermind who do some of the same thing (with constant collars with everyone). The difference is that mastermind doesn’t shove its past in your face, reusing old and tired tropes and making us all tired of seeing the skull and crossbones. It’s gone from being a niche brand for those in the know and passionate about the culture to a brand that’s wanted due to its name only. Also, you know grown men gonna line up and reselling Bathing Barbies like Bearbricks.
Fr it’s a Japanese brand😂 expect them to do different things, straight up there’s different ways to market in each country. They drop fire even if they’re underground or not, on god
I’ve been wearing Bape for about 15years now. Got an OG shark hoodie, OG M65, various college tees. I still hunt for early pieces cus I love the idea behind them and how original and unique they were at the time. Comparing the Bape of today negatively to what it was is only a testament to Nigo’s early vision. It was so dope then that it still has a deep roots for many.
I think old heads recognized this change was coming when IT took over. You nailed it with the statement take what’s popular & overdrive. My first Bape piece came in 1998....I’ve gotten over my disappointment. Let the kids have it 🤙🏻
All I know is if I could get one hoodie to workout in , the white city camo with bold letters on the front is my choice and I'm standing by that one . Decadence and kitsch aren't really my thing , conventional and comfort are .
Let's not forget that 5 years ago being called a hype beast was an insult. Today it's a compliment. Truthfully the nature of our culture is self defeating, Supreme is next to fall, the day they made a brick and sold it with great success was the point our culture began it's irreversible decline. Street wear was supposed to be a counter culture movement the hype beast movement killed it.
Aight I’m going to comment because it popped up as my recommended video. Bape died the moment it became hyped in the US. Hip hop made it cool for a short short minute but bape was soooooo much doper when it was British mob style mixed with the Japanese sensitivity. When nigo was hand printing these tees and rocking clarks with his Beatles hair cut. But then again, it made so much more money after it “died” to me. So this Barbie thing? I don’t think it’ll kill the brand. Fashion cycles come and go. I wouldn’t be surprised if bape collabs with supreme again in the next few years.
Just got a reversable purple n black ponr shark hoodie in the mail today, the quality is definitely great for cold nights. Stitching is perfect, I'ma wear it till it's faded and frayed and see what I payed for.
It’s sad to see how over saturated Bape is now. Growing up in the city and going to bape in 2010 and stuff was a lot of fun. It used to be a special sighting to see a bape hoodie, they would sell out, they were hard to get. The quality was way ahead of a lot of street wear brands, it was a really fun store to go check out down in SoHo. All the novelty from bape is gone. It’s just sad to see something I loved so much turn into a trash brand every little lame wears now-a-days. Wearing a bape hoodie is a sure way to let everyone around you know that you have no fashion sense and you’re a trend riding sheepish little hypebeast, even if you’ve been following the brand for over a decade, and appreciate the nostalgia of the brand and are just happy to be able to wear something you used to dream about being able to afford. (Btw it’s Jean Paul Goatee-yay. That’s how it’s pronounced)
I was let down with the DC Comics collab. They just went with the most barebones design and slap a Batman/Superman Logo on it. The best item in the group was the basic shirt logos in my opinion.
I agree with what you’re saying, but a part of me still likes what Bape does. I’m a kid at heart,I like crazy wacky stuff, and collaborations have gotten so popular across all brands. I like collaborations like Dragon Ball and Predator, because those give me nostalgia.
I agree, but what about the Supreme Steiff bear? What makes a bear better than a doll? How do they get a pass, putting the logo on EVERYTHING? You really should have read up about Barbie before this. They now make curvy, short and tall dolls. There's even an androgynous one coming! The tackiest part of the Barbie collab is that they just put regular Barbies you can get in any toy store (still in the toy store box) next to a Barbie-sized Bape outfit. It's the laziest of collabs, they didn't even make it unique
I used to love the bape brand but it's hard to find something I would buy now. I still try to love it but I just don't seem to like it. Is it cos I am getting old 🤣🤣🤣
I hadn't given Bape a second thought until the UB's dropped at the beginning of the year - the last time I saw a Bape sneaker before that, it was on a clearance rack for 80% off next about 20 other pairs of those goofy looking pastel and neon ones they used to put out with the big star logo on the side.
Bape sold to a Chinese company. They want to get max profit. Youre talking about sneaker culture stuff. When Babe sold, just consider it dead, or pre-post sale stuff. Nigo is a culture expert, so the expertise and discernment isnt there anymore. Easy as that.
bape was one of the only hype brand i liked in fact bape was the only hype/streetwear brand that i would buy now i dont have the same love and there really aren't any other hype brands i like rather stick to the normal clothing brand e.g. adidas, nike ect
I try to only wear puma, Nike or Vans, once in a while some kors for heavy designer clothing. Overall try to wear basic not heavy branded clothing cause I can't understand how a BOGO hoodie can go for over 400 when it has a basic logo.
At least they have ramped off their brand after the MCM collab which was impossible to get, and the UGG collab was ok. I actually thought the Ultraboosts were cool, but the Barbie collab and minion drops were ass.
U know u made it when u collab w Barbie Lol, I don’t collect Barbies but if I did this would be a must have. Barbie looks good in that Bape and it will also encourage females to wear it. This collab makes perfect sense to me, I don’t know why you’re hating on it? This will sell out and be a collectors item for Barbie & Bape fans. Bape has always been a little carefree and about bringing out your inner child so really nothing unexpected here. Not so much resale on Bape cause it’s so expensive but they still make some nice pieces.
Say what you will but college tee's and shark hoodies are arguably still staples that BAPE produces. Nobody's gonna judge you for tastefully wearing those pieces
Reggie, Barbie celebrated their 60th anniversary this year so the collab with BAPE was to celebrate that in a way, hence it wasn't entirely an ITHK idea I think. No doubt BAPE seemed desperate to collab with almost anyone or anything, but still it's not as perverted as Mastermind Japan. BAPE has fallen somewhat we can agree on that but can we say that BAPE is not doing enough to evolve with the times? Or should it remain stagnant and stick with the Nigo commandments? No one knows coz he's gone and evolved as well with HUMAN MADE. There will always be hits and misses, and I admit it's more the latter these past few years. Sooner or later streetwise brands are gonna be saturated if not already and be replicated globally hence losing their appeal. Question is does anybody care anymore? Perhaps going with the ridiculous collab generates the noise that some brands need to stay relevant in the game.
Barbie as a brand is iconic as shit to be honest. This video is kinda wack. Nigo bape was lit but it's all still the same shit. They've been doing collabs for forever. The mario collab is trash but some people like it. Bape is heat and the barbie collab is dope and Bape is literally a collector's brand. The bapestas are the start of collectible footwear.
But nobody cared when supreme put their name on a brick...
Id prefer to buy a brick rather than a Barbie doll tbh even tho I like Bape much more than Supreme
galkin facts
They're next! Hopefully
the brick was forsure a meme. it even has resell value now
@@stoyankolev5130 fair point.
Ever since Nigo sold Bape 📉
The Fashion Archive do you even know why he sold it?
I am Mexican as far as I know it’s because it wasn’t doing well financially
I wish I was around back then to buy one of the nigo era hoodies.
@@thediamondsh4rk176 vintage pieces have a great quality to them and great older designs.
This dude fries if he can’t see what a BARBIE collab would do for their company. It’s not to promote woman clothes you idiot, that’s a sponsorship. Barbie paid them a shit load of money for that
bape x legos would be fire😂😂😂
Basically bape bearbricks
KXNG MXRF it’s actually nano blocks Lmaoo
i think bape x barbie is cool. its artistic and barbie is respected
I have the nano blocks Bape shirt haha
*collabs with Barbie*
HOW BAPE RUINED ITSELF
The staple pieces like the shark hoodies and college logos will always be recognizable and covetable, they still come up with with a few nice designs here and there but they’re so inconsistent. They have good ideas but the way they execute collabs has zero subtlety.
I grew up not being able to afford it and seeing Kanye, Pharrell, lil Wayne wearing BAPE so it’ll always be iconic to me but they’re past their prime.
YeaImmaHater #FDT lmao I love the pic. Bobs burgers is a great show
I will always love classic pieces, they are timess, I agree.
It’s fresh af when you put your 2yr old son in it.....not some 30yr old wearing milo tees 😂
Matt Ox lol
...dude...who do think bape belongs to? like do you know how old bape is? how old do you think the people are that wore bape at its peak?
ill give you a hint, it isnt toddlers or 15 year olds.
(im neither 15 nor 30 and couldnt care less about bape, but come on)
deep citrus 16 years old ?
Bape is catering to it's core customer and that's the teenager who has daddy's credit card! There may be people who've been with them since the beginning but that's a small group. They pander to hypebeasts
Bape was literally everything 3yrs ago.
4*
Barbie is a career woman, she's been everything 😂
But bape went downhill
What they said☝Barbie=Good, Post-Nigo-Bape=Whore 😵
But Bape will stand the test of time because it's early pieces/brand knowledge are embedded not only in forums across the web, but forever in the ❤&👁 of the true collectors. If you know you know!
@@directordank the camo pattern, full zip hoodie, roadsta always gona be iconic
Yes! Dude keeps undermining and mocking Barbie multiple times. Barbie is a fashion icon beyond his comprehension!
🚨B&B Bape & Barbie are forever🚨
Omg that Street Fighter XL jacket is gorgeous.
Hell fucking yeah it is
It's dope seeing the Japanese saving a OG streetfasion brand from fading out
The brand will die off and the prices will lower, then you'll be wearing "vintage peices" (;
Fuck, the future seems dark af
@Wolf gang Obey was always shit
@@stoyankolev5130 update , the prices didnt go down but up
Bape and Supreme are both dead. Their life cycle is nearing the maturity phase & im not seeing any innovation leading me to believe they’ll still be here in the near future.
I agree to a certain extent. Supreme will always be there because it of the limit in stock. Plus they still have good shit few times a season
Yeah they’re going through puberty
@@trugambit7484 true but bape has it even worse... , the two labels are known for their flagships : box logo supreme tee & bape shark hoodie which are extremely oversaturated. But imo Sup got some pretty dope designs and due to that are able to collab with high end fashion labels like jpg or cdg. But as for bape besides the hoodie they don't bring much to the table their latest Adidas collab was average at best. To sum it up i believe that Sup has the potential to become a respected fashion label in 10 yrs intead of hype stuff , i don't see that happening for bape or even off white
The bape shark hoodie is fire 🔥. I love that piece. I literally don’t care about Bape at all and none of their items appeal to me cept the WGM hoodie 🦈
honestly i want one of the bape barbies
liquorish ; shit pretty hard lmao
All IT cares about is collabs.
Expand, expand, expand, expand. It feels like there's just no substance to Bape anymore.
Even after Nigo left, you could say Bape still had tons of potential. But they just dropped the ball time and time again. It's safe to say it's probably irreparable at this point.
Whoever is in charge is out of touch artistically, or like you said, just doesn't care.
With all the lackluster collabs and minimal evolution in design, they are simply milking the brand based off it's history and flex status at this point. I wonder how long they can keep it up.
*Off white x LV*
*Supreme x Jean Gauthier*
*Bape x Barbie*
My dude what is you doing ???
BlacKyd what about all the TRASH collabs supreme has done? You’re just picking and choosing, bape has had plenty of well thought out collabs
@@xavier8548 you're free to tell me all about it
Supreme just released supreme hot wheels .
But I agree. When I browse bape items, the only item I have ever found that actually appealed to me was the shark hoodie. That piece is dope. But I already own it. Every time I browse bape, it’s always the same stuff. Very little creative differences between the pieces.
I thought the bape barbie collab was kinda cool tbh
Hayden Eden classic Americana
Not bad tbh... doesn’t excuse the despicable me and DC collab - which I hated lol
@@aweatherstone9503 Ye that despicable me shit was horrible
To be honest Bape will never be what it was back in mid 2000s. The company clearly only cares about money and nothing else. It’s not what many of us signed up for.
It will never have more iconic collabs with big artists like Kaws because who wants to work with a sellout brand? Nobody
I’m still left scratching my head to why would Nigo do such a thing? I mean yeah I guess he wanted to make the brand more accessible which means opening more stores for which you need cash but shit just doesn’t add up in my head.
It had such a bright future...
Nigo sold it due to money issues. Its well documented. I agree with basically your whole comment though. Make sure you follow human made!
Human made has first gen bape vibe to it
To be honest Bape will never be what it was back in the mid 90s. Honestly mid-2007 to 2009 is more like Bape now than early Bape.
@@irvingcruz9766 I mean if you want to say Bape in the mid 2000's is the same as now its only because they re-release those designs over and over. I have some Oneita, Camber and Anvil tagged bape pieces. They won't ever re do the sk8thing designs like they do mid to late 2000's bape.
Nigo Era I’ve got oneita, Hanes, anvil too, that’s not what I’m talking about. The Kaws pieces in 06 and 07 were just mass mass produced. The spongebob Collab was 2008. Ghostbusters in 2009. Hello kitty store opened in 09. When the company was bought out, Nigo had already sold out the brand anyways.
Ion know bout y’all but I’m still rockin w bape
Facts haha
This is more of an indictment on street wear itself than just Bape. I mean Human Made had a damn collab with KFC for crying out loud. At this point if they makes something I like I'll grab it and if not than I wont. For the kids comment, just remember their was time when wearing athletic shoes as an adult casually was looked down upon
Human Made has a story behind the KFC collab though. It's simple. Nigo loves KFC, he is the creator of Human Made, and the brand's vision is a conflation of his ideas put into pieces. What is the correlation between Barbie and Bathing Ape? It's completely at random.
Human made is just Nigo doing what he likes, he likes KFC so he collabs with them
As stupid as most of the collabos are they do make some good ones
I, personally, love to collect the OG stuff and I do buy new releases of old designs
I kinda like the fact they have all sorts of stupid accesories, so I can always have some bape lol
I get compliments 100% of the time wearing my bape whether its flashy or subtle.
Wear what you like dont listen to the hype
Bape: coming soon to a Kohl's, Target, & Sears near you!
big-ice- doggie-tron Sears is gone Lol
another thing with bape is that camo is so played out
This video has me missin the old Bape days before the I.T purchase 😭
Alex Zevallos howdy partner :3
Love your vids man
The Nosaulo Podcast howdy
Love you Alex and I love bape
Bape and supreme literary just slap logos onto stuff and sell it for hundreds 🙄 you could probably find the same jacket at Walmart for $30 without the $250 stitching of supreme.
Ok I agree with everything you said but the Barbie things ISNT why they fell off. Chrome Hearts ALSO has a Barbie Collab and their value is CRAZY.! But all the other collars are what made it trash
Yeah the focus on Barbie is ... weird
no one:
bape: *slaps on Bape camo*
BAPE BEEN DEAD AND RUINED SINCE THE CHINESE COMPANY BOUGHT IT
Do you even know why nigo sold it?
@@mouse6884 BECAUSE HE WAS ALREADY LOSING MONEY IT WAS A SINKING SHIP SO HE SOLD IT STAYED FOR TWO YEARS WITH THEM AND ONCE CONTRACT WAS UP LEFT. FYI HE ALSO CREATED HUMAN MADE
I think everyone knows he made Human Made, thats like saying 'did you know LV is French?'
@@TheStickers101 YOU SEEM LIKE YOU DONT KNOW YOUR RIGHT HAND FROM LEFT MIGHT AS WELL HELP YOUR DUMBASS EVEN IF A CLOTHING LINE IS WHAT SEEMS TO BE YOUR ONLY FORM OF RETAINMENT OF KNOWLEDGE. BUT THAN AGAIN SHEEPLE WILL BE SHEEPLE. DID YOU KNOW ZOMBIES LIKE YOU MAKE THE INTERNET TROLLS FEAST.
@@apemilo1407 WHY ARE YOU YELLING?
I like the old Bape, how it used to be exclusive, elusive to get your hands on, normally located at secluded hard to find places, releasing limited pieces at a time, which makes the brand itself special and sought after. But ever since the mastermind behind it all, Nigo left and the company bought by I.T Group, its pretty much an ubiquitous brand found at numerous big cities, with random collabs like Jaws? Don't get me wrong I like Jaws but it feels like Bape is running out of ideas, and collaborating with any brand or company that they can think off, in an effort to ensure they're on top of the streetwear chart. Basically, I just miss the old Bape that used to be rare and exclusive. This just my opinion so please don't roast or hate me lmao
Bape is still hard and 2000's bape was legendary , Idk why y'all are talking about
yeah and honestly that barbie collab ain't bad
@@hunterj9028 supreme put their name on a brick and people bought that
I stopped buying bape because fakes too good 2019..
It's companies like Bape, Anti Social Social Club, Mastermind Japan, Off White that mass produce copy and pasted, uninspired collaborations and ideas because of the money they get, then quickly learn that their aesthetics and designs won't hold up their brand and collaborations anymore.
It's brands that bottle neck themes around their designs that don't allow them to be diverse and try new things ie.: bape with their ape camouflage and milo design (which neither is very flattering if you're older), ASSC failing to create new designs that will beat their old ones (they are a terrific example of how some screen print companies can't expand), Mastermind Japan still sporting their original logo and adding gross amounts of profit onto their collaborations, and off white..... I don't even want to get started on...
while that is happening supreme can be seen on a chopstick.
They're still moving even without nigo at the helm, and that's fire. I don't have any, but it still has a fond place in my heart.
to every empire comes an end. Occasionally Bape releases some cool pieces or collabs but overall it’s just meaningless it feels like. Lately I really been wanting to get only the Nigo era pieces from now on. Those pieces have so much more of an artistic value than todays Bape releases.
All it takes is for another nigo to show up, the vision is gone but it will come back soon as with every brand
I went to Bape in Shibuya and what Reggie said is true. The whole store is full of Chinese mainlanders being loud and clearing the shelves. I bought a shirt just to say i went there, but the whole experience just turned me off the brand.
They just need a youthful influence on the brand it'll take off.
THE YOUTHFUL INFLUENCE BRAND IS AAPE
Is this part 2 🤔? Well anyway, I’m gonna watch it enjoy 😉 and be grateful for you taking the TIME to do this!
Very Grateful and Continue Blessings 😇🙏
-Lazaro
Realness & Word! No Nigo & No SK8Thing & I quit Bape once the masses & I.T. got on board. The attention to quality of design and quality made products stopped ages ago. Peace
loving that sleek new intro Reggie, probs to you and your team!
Nigo needs to buy his company back 😭😭😭
MiniMight he’s got Human Made, it’s a natural development from BAPE. Just follow him onto them
Supreme did a porcelain baby, Don't act like they don't act a fool the way bape does
Supreme know how to pull it off though.
dope introduction vid !
Dont see a difference between Supreme x Hotwheels and Bape x Barbie.
I mean niche colabs are often weird BUT I do like some novelty wear colabs. Such as Vans x JoJo.
Barbie lookin fresh
Trust me in like 5 years if bape gets popular again that Barbie Collab is gonna be going for big money just like the Pepsi collab
Great video! Keep it up!
I thought my mom was yelling at me from downstairs the entire video and realized it was just the music
Just bought a few T-shirts from the Shibuya store but they still had some heat. The collabs have been weak but I can’t fully agree with everything. Their Jackets/Hoodie game is still on point.
Or...just buy Nigo’s new line: Human Made? 🤷🏾♂️ Granted I browsed his website and there’s not much at the current moment.
"super small text that nobody will read but it makes the image look way cooler." lol
Still rocking my shark hoodie, that piece is timeless and iconic
That is my absolute fave streetwear piece and I don’t even like Bape mercy except that WGM hoodie lol
I really like the way you explain your point of view. You really have done some great research. I'm glad my mate Shaun have introduced your Channel to me.
He also said you took him on a fashion tour in Harajuku as Airbnb experiences. I would love to do that with you one day if I am in Japan.
Sub'ed & keep up the great work mate!
The bastardization of bape reminds me on mastermind who do some of the same thing (with constant collars with everyone). The difference is that mastermind doesn’t shove its past in your face, reusing old and tired tropes and making us all tired of seeing the skull and crossbones.
It’s gone from being a niche brand for those in the know and passionate about the culture to a brand that’s wanted due to its name only.
Also, you know grown men gonna line up and reselling Bathing Barbies like Bearbricks.
Fr it’s a Japanese brand😂 expect them to do different things, straight up there’s different ways to market in each country. They drop fire even if they’re underground or not, on god
the NBA babe was da best🤷♂️
I’ve been wearing Bape for about 15years now. Got an OG shark hoodie, OG M65, various college tees. I still hunt for early pieces cus I love the idea behind them and how original and unique they were at the time. Comparing the Bape of today negatively to what it was is only a testament to Nigo’s early vision. It was so dope then that it still has a deep roots for many.
I think old heads recognized this change was coming when IT took over. You nailed it with the statement take what’s popular & overdrive. My first Bape piece came in 1998....I’ve gotten over my disappointment. Let the kids have it 🤙🏻
I just collect the older stuff
All I know is if I could get one hoodie to workout in , the white city camo with bold letters on the front is my choice and I'm standing by that one . Decadence and kitsch aren't really my thing , conventional and comfort are .
I saw today that Bape is doing a collab w/ Neighborhood x Adidas. They keep turning out product - good and bag *shrug*
Let's not forget that 5 years ago being called a hype beast was an insult. Today it's a compliment. Truthfully the nature of our culture is self defeating, Supreme is next to fall, the day they made a brick and sold it with great success was the point our culture began it's irreversible decline. Street wear was supposed to be a counter culture movement the hype beast movement killed it.
Next video: Brands that are killing this era
Supreme
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Off white
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Gucci
Hot damn, that new intro is 🔥
I've never been a fan of bape. That despicable me collaboration was the worst thing I've even seen.
I really like Bape, they’re pissing me off
Aight I’m going to comment because it popped up as my recommended video. Bape died the moment it became hyped in the US. Hip hop made it cool for a short short minute but bape was soooooo much doper when it was British mob style mixed with the Japanese sensitivity. When nigo was hand printing these tees and rocking clarks with his Beatles hair cut.
But then again, it made so much more money after it “died” to me. So this Barbie thing? I don’t think it’ll kill the brand. Fashion cycles come and go. I wouldn’t be surprised if bape collabs with supreme again in the next few years.
Just got a reversable purple n black ponr shark hoodie in the mail today, the quality is definitely great for cold nights. Stitching is perfect, I'ma wear it till it's faded and frayed and see what I payed for.
It’s sad to see how over saturated Bape is now. Growing up in the city and going to bape in 2010 and stuff was a lot of fun. It used to be a special sighting to see a bape hoodie, they would sell out, they were hard to get. The quality was way ahead of a lot of street wear brands, it was a really fun store to go check out down in SoHo. All the novelty from bape is gone. It’s just sad to see something I loved so much turn into a trash brand every little lame wears now-a-days. Wearing a bape hoodie is a sure way to let everyone around you know that you have no fashion sense and you’re a trend riding sheepish little hypebeast, even if you’ve been following the brand for over a decade, and appreciate the nostalgia of the brand and are just happy to be able to wear something you used to dream about being able to afford.
(Btw it’s Jean Paul Goatee-yay. That’s how it’s pronounced)
Skooty Hotsauce you like it more because common people couldn't afford it? Ok, I don't like you at all.
I was let down with the DC Comics collab. They just went with the most barebones design and slap a Batman/Superman Logo on it. The best item in the group was the basic shirt logos in my opinion.
I agree with what you’re saying, but a part of me still likes what Bape does. I’m a kid at heart,I like crazy wacky stuff, and collaborations have gotten so popular across all brands. I like collaborations like Dragon Ball and Predator, because those give me nostalgia.
I agree, but what about the Supreme Steiff bear? What makes a bear better than a doll? How do they get a pass, putting the logo on EVERYTHING?
You really should have read up about Barbie before this. They now make curvy, short and tall dolls. There's even an androgynous one coming!
The tackiest part of the Barbie collab is that they just put regular Barbies you can get in any toy store (still in the toy store box) next to a Barbie-sized Bape outfit.
It's the laziest of collabs, they didn't even make it unique
BAPE is, and will alwas be fire. My opinion. Ill be 70 years old in a shark hoodie. =)
It looks juvenile.
Lmao glad you agree
A WTH on bape 10 years vs today is a very different video.
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They got a good marketing team if anything
I used to love the bape brand but it's hard to find something I would buy now.
I still try to love it but I just don't seem to like it. Is it cos I am getting old 🤣🤣🤣
I hadn't given Bape a second thought until the UB's dropped at the beginning of the year - the last time I saw a Bape sneaker before that, it was on a clearance rack for 80% off next about 20 other pairs of those goofy looking pastel and neon ones they used to put out with the big star logo on the side.
Bape pretty much hits or misses at this point, some are good, and some are pretty trash tbh 😬
I only have 2 bape pieces at the moment and one is from between 2003-2006 and one is from a little bit later than that, and that’s only what ill buy
I can see how it could possibly get young girls to get into BAPE at a young age but they wont be able to afford it for years lmao
somehow thought reggie did this kinda topic bout bape be4
I still like it and I’m trying to save up for a hoodie atm but cmon, a wreck it Ralph Collaboration??? Wtf
Bape sold to a Chinese company. They want to get max profit. Youre talking about sneaker culture stuff. When Babe sold, just consider it dead, or pre-post sale stuff. Nigo is a culture expert, so the expertise and discernment isnt there anymore. Easy as that.
bape was one of the only hype brand i liked in fact bape was the only hype/streetwear brand that i would buy now i dont have the same love and there really aren't any other hype brands i like rather stick to the normal clothing brand e.g. adidas, nike ect
The Bape x Audi collaboration was fire af
I love your intro ❤
Bape died with soulja boi lol
I try to only wear puma, Nike or Vans, once in a while some kors for heavy designer clothing. Overall try to wear basic not heavy branded clothing cause I can't understand how a BOGO hoodie can go for over 400 when it has a basic logo.
new intro is clean
Bapesta shoes(road,skull,crepestas) , Bapesta clothes, and early baby milk gear is really the only good shit I’ll buy
At least we will be able to look at Bape in the future as a good case study as to how to self destruct your popular celebrated international business
At least they have ramped off their brand after the MCM collab which was impossible to get, and the UGG collab was ok. I actually thought the Ultraboosts were cool, but the Barbie collab and minion drops were ass.
U know u made it when u collab w Barbie Lol, I don’t collect Barbies but if I did this would be a must have. Barbie looks good in that Bape and it will also encourage females to wear it. This collab makes perfect sense to me, I don’t know why you’re hating on it? This will sell out and be a collectors item for Barbie & Bape fans. Bape has always been a little carefree and about bringing out your inner child so really nothing unexpected here. Not so much resale on Bape cause it’s so expensive but they still make some nice pieces.
Say what you will but college tee's and shark hoodies are arguably still staples that BAPE produces. Nobody's gonna judge you for tastefully wearing those pieces
Bape is HK's Brand ok?
Reggie, Barbie celebrated their 60th anniversary this year so the collab with BAPE was to celebrate that in a way, hence it wasn't entirely an ITHK idea I think. No doubt BAPE seemed desperate to collab with almost anyone or anything, but still it's not as perverted as Mastermind Japan. BAPE has fallen somewhat we can agree on that but can we say that BAPE is not doing enough to evolve with the times? Or should it remain stagnant and stick with the Nigo commandments? No one knows coz he's gone and evolved as well with HUMAN MADE. There will always be hits and misses, and I admit it's more the latter these past few years. Sooner or later streetwise brands are gonna be saturated if not already and be replicated globally hence losing their appeal. Question is does anybody care anymore? Perhaps going with the ridiculous collab generates the noise that some brands need to stay relevant in the game.
Bape shark hoodies is the only thing good
Not even. Looks tacky as fuck.
Mike Money Only bapestas in my opinion
6:24 Ma’am Barbie with intense bully phobic-shaming & the kungfu grip!
I’ve always wanted one of those. 🙄😒
Barbie as a brand is iconic as shit to be honest. This video is kinda wack. Nigo bape was lit but it's all still the same shit. They've been doing collabs for forever. The mario collab is trash but some people like it. Bape is heat and the barbie collab is dope and Bape is literally a collector's brand. The bapestas are the start of collectible footwear.
love ur shit duuuude SPILL THAT TEA