Bape Dictionary

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Bape phrases and acronyms you need to know:

A Bathing Ape
Clothing brand created in Japan, by NIGO

Ape Generals
Phrase seen in many BAPE tees and sweatshirts, often appearing with characters from Planet of the Apes

ASNKA
Ape Shall Never Kill Ape

Baby Milo
Baby Milo clothing is a sub division of A Bathing Ape. The name originated from the film Planet of the Apes - Milo, the name of the baby ape in Escape from the Planet of the Apes (the son of Cornelius and Dr. Zira) who grows to be Caesar in Conquest of the Planet of the Apes and Battle for the Planet of the Apes.

Bape
Short for "A Bathing Ape"

(B)Ape Head
One who shows a genuine love of A Bathing Ape, mostly by often wearing the brand

(B)Ape Sounds
The record label created by Nigo in conjunction with James Lavelle and the Mo'Wax label

BAPEXCLUSIVE
The more recent "Mother" store of BAPE; replaced the original NOWHERE store
The second floor contains the BAPEGALLERY, a collection of dead stock items by A Bathing Ape

BAPEXCLUSIVE

BAPE x KAWS
A concurring collaboration between BAPE and the popular graffiti artist KAWS, using his cartoon-like characters; mostly incorporated into Baby Milo designs

Kaws Blog

BAPESTA
Used to describe the BAPESTA shoe resembling the Nike Air Force 1
Commonly used to describe Nigo's trademark "sta[r]" logo

Busy Works
Used by Nigo to refer to the working class that makes up Japan; the "busy working class hero"

BWS
Busy Works Shop... Although, now no "s" is used with very few exceptions; also used in discontinued "Busy Works Transit Authority" bags from the New York flagship store

Cliff Edge or "Cliff"
Another popular Japanese reseller of BAPE and other Japanese-based brands

http://www.cliffedge.co.jp

Fape
Fake A Bathing Ape products, sold for cheap

Footsoldier
A logo and once store affiliated with BAPESTA and ROADSTA shoes produced by A Bathing Ape

Foot Soldier

"Gen."
Used to describe different "generations," rather, years of styles or designs

Louis Vuitton Millionaires
A collaboration between Nigo, Pharrell Williams, and Marc Jacobs; also referred to as "Millies"

Louis Vuitton Millionaires

NFS
Nigo's Favorite Shop

Nigo
Founder of Nowhere, Ltd.
Founder of A Bathing Ape and all its subsidiaries

NIGO

NIGOLDENEYE
A new series produced by MTV Japan centering around the life and collections of Nigo

http://www.mtvjapan.com/special/nigoldeneye/

NOWHERE
The title of the original BAPE flagship store, founded in 1993 in Harajuku, Japan; no longer in existance

Nowhere Store

OG
Original, Olde, used to describe original camo prints, use to denote any BAPE product from 1993 to 2000 (roughly)

Pondon
Arguably the most popular legitimate BAPE eBay reseller

Buy Bape from Pondon

P.O.N.R.
Point of no Return

ROADSTA
Bape shoe design resembling the Nike Air which contains an "air pocket" embedded in the heel

Teryaki Boyz
Hiphop group from Tokyo, Japan. The group consists of Ilmari and Ryo-Z from Rip Slyme, VERBAL from m-flo, rapper WISE and Nigo, the DJ

WGM
World Gone Mad

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