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Where Did A Bathing Ape Streetwear Brand Get Its Name ? Why ?

Famous Streetwear Brand A Bathing Ape and It's Name   A Bathing Ape (ア・ベイジング・エイプ A Beijingu Eipu) (or BAPE) is a Japanese clothing brand founded by Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) in Ura-Harajuku in 1993.   Origin of the Name  "I was spending my evenings with my friend Shin, when one evening we were watching a TV program called 'Yo!! Rap City', I told Shin that I was going to start a clothing line. Shin suggested we start it together.   They Got Their Name from a Movie We thought more about it and one night we saw a movie called 'Planet of the Apes'. We liked it a lot. So much in fact, the next day we met up and decided to take some inspiration from it: we called our new...

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Who Started Streetwear ?

Initiator of the Streetwear Streetwear's ancestor is actually Urbanwear. Those born between 1970 and 1980 are sure to have heard of Urbanwear in their youth at least once.   Streetwear was originally revealed in 1980 by Los Angeles surfers, skateboarders and hiphop audiences. The reason for this style became so popular is to look contrary but elegant. Of course, at that time, such products were not considered luxury and did not even seem to be a profitable investment by any brand. Therefore, young people started to create their own style by making different combinations of sports products they bought. Sometimes they even produced products themselves.   Luxury Brands Luxury brands such as Supreme, A bathing ape and Stüssy, which we know...

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Are Streetwear Brands Worth It ?

Streetwear Brands and Their Products, Do they Deserve it ? Streetwear is a community and lifestyle as well as a clothing fashion. This fashion was more of a boutique trend. The famous streetwear brands that we are used to seeing on the market are Supreme, A Bathing Ape and so on but very nice brands apart from the very small brands also produce very nice streetwear products with cheaper prices. Jacket's Link   Market Shares Supreme gained more than $ 1 billion last year. The fastest growth of 2018 was the brand called Peloton. Do such streetwear brands deserve such high prices?   A short answer is yes. Because the fabrics used by such brands are really high quality and...

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10 Best Sneakers of 2019

Best Sneakers of the Year In recent years, Sneakers has been on an unbearable rise in world fashion. I'm sure you know how comfortable the sneakers are. Sneakers, the address of both elegance and comfort, were loved by the whole world. Did you know that the purpose of the production of sneakers was to catch thieves? Sneakers were first worn by police officers in USA 100 years ago.   When it comes to Sneakers, the Triple S model of Balenciaga is the strongest candidate on the list. In fact, it is so strong that it has managed to be in the first place for last two years. In the lists of high fashion brands, there are now also democratic brands such as...

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2019 Celebrities Streetwears - What Celebrities Wear ?

Celebrities Outfits 2019 What do you think about the celebrities streetwear ? How do they look without make-up and pretentious outfits?Sometimes we can see them with no make-up, sometimes in their most uncomfortable manner. Some of them are very stylish in their daily life and some live in sport and comfort outfits. Famous sisters of fashion world Gigi and Bella Hadid are very stylish and cool with their daily wear. The Hadid sisters are one of the names who give direction to fashion . This time they look very interesting with Basic styles. Gigi hadid always looks cool with his different preferences.   Victoria Beckham and Selena Gomez Victoria Beckham, who has an important place in the fashion world, is one...

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