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Japanese streetwear label A Bathing Ape would never be accused of borrowing anyone else’s original designs, right? Ok, so that’s a bit of blatant sarcasm, but to some, BAPE’s reappropriation of classic styles amounts to little more than biting. But Nigo’s brand is not without some self-awareness (it is named A Bathing Ape, after all), so when you consider the Bathing Ape Bapesta ‘Lettered’, it can be seen as more of an homage to last year’s Air Force 1 ’5 Boroughs Pack’ than an outright rip-off. Pairs in brown, blue, grey and green add tonal chenille Stars to their leather uppers, an accent color outlining the separation and pointing your eye to the heel where a safety-pinned varsity-style ‘B’ finishes off the letterman look. Click through to see more of all three and look for these now at the BAPE e-store and select retailers around the globe.
11 Responses to “A Bathing Ape Lettered Bapesta”
June 15th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
AF1 with a star instead of a swoosh
June 15th, 2011 at 4:59 pm
People still wear these?!
June 15th, 2011 at 5:46 pm
I'm still confused was the Bathing Ape first or the Air Force one?
June 15th, 2011 at 6:23 pm
They still make this crap?
June 15th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
plz, dont bring them bck..
June 15th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Wonder if Nigo will still be ballin outrageous now that bape's gone bankrupt and he sold his co..
June 15th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
I STILL LOVE BAPE !!! IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT DONT KNOCK IT !
June 16th, 2011 at 1:04 am
Do these Go for like $200 and up?
June 16th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
I often read people making smart comments like, who still wears Air Force 1s, but I will have to make that same comment on Bapes, when they came out, it was hot, but now I am not feeling them. Overpriced knockoffs.
June 18th, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Too pricey for us commonfolk lol!
July 18th, 2011 at 1:44 pm
Them are BOOTLEG