Bape is the abbreviation of "warm water bathing ape", which is a famous street fashion brand born in Harajuku, Japan. It means "an ape-man who lives comfortably" in Chinese, and it is called "ape-man's head", also called bape.

Bape, a leading brand in Harajuku, Japan, was founded on June 1993 1 1 by a designer who graduated from Japan Institute of Culture and Fashion. The logo of "bape" was designed by Ichiro Nakamura.

Bape (bape) started from T-shirts. Because of its unique design and limited supply, it has gradually become famous among Japanese hipsters.

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1968, a Hollywood sci-fi movie Planet of the Apes was released, which influenced countless young people in that era and is still one of the most classic works in cult movies.

1970, a boy named Naoki was born in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture, Japan.

1993165438+1October, he founded the brand named "A Bating Ape in Warm Water".

But BAPE's logo was not designed by him, but by SKATE-THING, an important figure in Harajuku culture. He is a good friend of NIGO and a famous illustrator, and he also likes the movie Planet of the Apes. It took him a week to design it. BAPE has made many changes based on the ape-man head.

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Baidu encyclopedia -bape