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A Bathing Ape

FO Pulse: #256 of 581 on the 2026-10-01 close, up 39 from the previous close, with 26,791 likes across 5 posts in the trailing 7 days. Full chart.

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A Bathing Ape's standing over the last 7 nightly closes: #332 (2026-09-25) → #298 (2026-09-26) → #387 (2026-09-27) → #346 (2026-09-28) → #346 (2026-09-29) → #295 (2026-09-30) → #256 (2026-10-01).

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Questions people ask about A Bathing Ape

What is new from BAPE in 2026?

BAPE reintroduced the BAPE STA with a back to basics focus on clean construction and bold colorways, put its COLOR CAMO on a $110 Crocs clog in three colorways in May 2026, and opened its first Canadian store in Vancouver on March 6, 2026. A KidSuper collaboration around the 2026 World Cup has also been teased. Finally Offline's coverage below tracks each drop as it is announced.

Where can you buy BAPE?

Through BAPE's own stores, including the new Vancouver location at 1028 Alberni Street, and bape.com, plus select stockists. Collaborations and hyped colorways sell out, at which point resale platforms like StockX and Grailed become the route.

How much does BAPE cost?

Graphic tees generally sit around the low one hundreds of dollars, while hoodies, most famously the shark hoodie, run several hundred. The 2026 Crocs collaboration retailed at $110 per pair. Sold out camo and shark pieces can climb well past retail on resale.

How do BAPE drops work?

Scarcity is the founding mechanic. In its early Ura Harajuku days BAPE deliberately limited stock, selling around 50 items a day, and the brand still leans on limited runs, recognizable icons like the ABC Camo and the Bapesta, and collaborations that reward showing up at release time.

Who founded BAPE?

Nigo founded A Bathing Ape in Tokyo in 1993 and sold the brand in 2011. He now runs Human Made and serves as artistic director of Kenzo, while BAPE continues under new ownership as one of the foundational Japanese streetwear houses.

Most read

  1. HUMAN MADE'S GRAPHIC TEE HITS AT 11AM JST SEPTEMBER 5
  2. STUSSY WENT FROM SURFBOARDS TO A STREETWEAR EMPIRE WITHOUT SELLING OUT
  3. SUPREME'S NEW SEOUL STORE SITS ON HUMAN MADE'S STREET
  4. HUMAN MADE EXPANDS ITS CUP NOODLE COLLAB TO SEPTEMBER 5
  5. THE 10 BEST STUSSY PIECES TO BUY RIGHT NOW IN 2026
  6. BAPE FW26 REVIVES THE SOUVENIR JACKET WITH PAISLEY
  7. BAPE INVENTED HYPE CULTURE BEFORE IT HAD A NAME
  8. BAPE'S BAPESTA REWORKED THE AIR FORCE 1 IN 2000
  9. KENZO PULLS ITS ARCHIVE K ONTO FW26 KNITWEAR AND JACKETS
  10. BAPE X MASTERMIND JAPAN MARK 19TH COLLECTION AUGUST 15

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Coverage

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