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Wongtouski 01-31-2011 11:08 PM

BAPE bought by HK company
 
http://www.freshnessmag.com/2011/02/...r-2-8-million/

I.T. spent a cool 2.8 mil US to buy 90% of Bape's parent company......

Tim Budong 01-31-2011 11:18 PM

sourced also here http://ax3battery.com/2011/01/31/i-t...a-bathing-ape/

at the same time, Nigo's been runnin around avoiding Japanese law enforcement for tax evasion so im not surprised. Bape has lost a lot of "hype" over the past 6years anyways.

Wongtouski 01-31-2011 11:20 PM

^ And from what I can surmise from walking in the Bape shop, or seeing what type of people are wearing Bape, Bape is going to be (even) bigger in China, Fob kids are just starting to catch on.

Manic! 01-31-2011 11:24 PM

2.8 mill that's it? Something fishy must be up.

TRDood 01-31-2011 11:26 PM

2.8 mil for the BAPE brand or just the HK outlet?

It's not a lot of money considering the brand and prices they charge.
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Wongtouski 01-31-2011 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRDood (Post 7287562)
2.8 mil for the BAPE brand or just the HK outlet?

It's not a lot of money considering the brand and prices they charge.
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Whole shebang, they bought 90% of the shares of the parent company NOWHERE.

Where's Nigo gonna get his money for his Star Wars collection now LOL.

Tim Budong 01-31-2011 11:29 PM

the purchase is for majority stake in the company. so EVERYTHINg

ITHK is the distributor of bathing ape and all its products/sub brands in HK and greater china.

Xnova86 01-31-2011 11:31 PM

Hongers killed the BAPE brand.


True Story

geeknerd 01-31-2011 11:32 PM

only 2.8mil? thats like the lower end cost of houses in west van. lol

Tim Budong 01-31-2011 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xnova86 (Post 7287571)
Hongers killed the BAPE brand.


True Story

pretty much true, the brand lost the exclusive tag once MILKmagazine(part of ITHK) whored the hell out of it

bcedhk 01-31-2011 11:45 PM

I liked Bape's simple designed hoodies, but shit went to wack when they started using all these flashy colours and dumb animal prints.

I bought some I.T. stocks today, pretty sure it will go up since all the hongers will start buying Bape like mad again

RevRav 01-31-2011 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xnova86 (Post 7287571)
Hongers killed the BAPE brand.

True Story

Maybe that will change if they get Edison to promote for them :troll:

MelonBoy 02-01-2011 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eddy89 (Post 7287589)
I liked Bape's simple designed hoodies, but shit went to wack when they started using all these flashy colours and dumb animal prints.

I bought some I.T. stocks today, pretty sure it will go up since all the hongers will start buying Bape like mad again

http://www.hypebeast.com/image/2008/...a-hoodie-1.jpg

I like the animal print haha :D well at least this one.. not to out there but pretty dope..

Xnova86 02-01-2011 12:59 AM

^cuz youre a honger son!

Vansterdam 02-01-2011 02:46 AM

Haha bape = hongers
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q0192837465 02-01-2011 07:09 AM

Never caught on to the whole bape/bro hype. Back in the days it was something like 700hkd for a t-shirt. That's a bit ridiculous.
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Greenstoner 02-01-2011 07:36 AM

too damn flashy ... asian version of ed hardy

marc0lishuz 02-01-2011 07:52 AM

Hopefully there will be less of this shit...

http://richoff.com/wp-content/upload...0sl-nigo-1.jpg

http://richoff.com/wp-content/upload...tti-veyron.jpg

http://richoff.com/wp-content/upload...pe_phantom.jpg

http://www.luxurylaunches.com/2009/0...mb-450x287.jpg

El Bastardo 02-01-2011 08:25 AM

HAHAHAH What the fuck is that?

drunkrussian 02-01-2011 08:38 AM

Bape is no longer big in the west, but because Hong Kong people are obsessed with Japanese fashion and culture, i see this getting even bigger in Hong Kong than it currently is - so good move i guess.

unit 02-01-2011 09:04 AM

i thought it was cool for about a month

StaxBundlez 02-01-2011 09:46 AM

whaaa... that's all it was worth??

shenmecar 02-01-2011 10:03 AM

oh those cars are ghastly.

m4k4v4li 02-01-2011 01:26 PM

shit thats fkin cheap

JSALES 02-01-2011 01:39 PM

the only bape hoodie i've ever wanted was the black tiger one. other than that, no thank you


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