BAPE® and Bored Ape Yacht Club collaborate to release limited edition sneakers and more

BAPE® launches limited collection

On the 14th, street fashion brand A BATHING APE® (hereinafter referred to as BAPE®) announced plans to release collaborative products with Bored Ape Yacht Club (hereinafter referred to as BAYC), which is produced by NFT production studio Yuga Labs.

This collection reflects the relaxed vibe of the early 2000s, when streetwear brands became a new trend. The lineup includes apparel and footwear with gorgeous and bold designs that embody both brands.

Featuring a new design that combines BAPE®’s iconic ABC CAMO with the BAYC logo, it breathes new life into classic items such as pullover hoodies, trucker caps, and bucket hats.

BAPE® X BAYC CAMO PULLOVER HOODIE
COLOR: GREEN, PINK
¥36,300- (tax included) Source: Nowhere Co., Ltd.

Of note is the BAPE® X BAYC BAPE STA, a special edition of the BAPE STA sneaker, featuring ABC CAMO on the upper and a Curtis design on the clear rubber outsole. ¥33,000 (tax included) for both men and women. Only 1,000 pairs of these limited edition sneakers will be produced worldwide, each individually numbered.

Source: Nowhere Co., Ltd.

“This collection harkens back to a time when street fashion meant being savvy and trend-setting,” said Michael Ghory, vice president of apparel at Yuga Labs.

Thomas Hui, COO of Bape® Hong Kong Limited, said, “We continue to pursue new challenges in the ever-changing fashion industry.As an unprecedented initiative, we are collaborating with the WEB 2.0 and WEB 3.0 communities. We are actively moving forward.”

This collection will be available at BAPE STORE® Harajuku, Shibuya, Osaka, Kyoto stores and BAPE.COM from Saturday, December 16, 2023.

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Partnership between Yuga Labs and BAPE®

A partnership between Yuga Labs and BAPE® was announced in September of this year, with the two companies reimagining iconic designs from BAPE®’s rich archives, drawing on BAPE®’s Ura-Harajuku roots and BAYC’s swamp elements. He proposed a concept for fusion.

The collaboration was first unveiled at ApeFest on November 4th in Hong Kong, where attendees could purchase on-site or online through Token Gate. BAYC members and BAPE® fans were offered exclusive early access to a limited collection of apparel and accessories.

What is BAYC?

Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) is an NFT issued on the Ethereum (ETH) blockchain, consisting of 10,000 monkey portraits designed for profile images. BAYC, which was released in April 2021, is the top collection in the NFT market with a total transaction volume of 425 billion yen and a market capitalization of 890 million dollars (at the time of writing), according to CryptoSlam.

BAYC’s brand value is supported by its rarity and strong community of creators and celebrities from around the world. In February 2022, the virtual private club “Yacht Club” will open, where only owners of BAYC NFTs can participate. The club offers a variety of events and benefits, and serves as a status symbol for BAYC ownership.

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