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Emailed on: Wednesday June 24, 2009

A Bathing Ape

Even some of the most exclusive operations eventually throw their doors open to the masses: once uber-secretive, the Freemasons now number over five million, and before letting in humans, the Elks club was just a bunch of huge deer. Finally getting egalitarian with their streetwear, A Bathing Ape.

Widely coveted but previously only available in the States at their twin LA/NYC retail outposts, edgy Japanese shoe-/garb-smith BAPE just launched their e-shop, allowing people from all over our great land to bask in the glow of their premium threads, even the Dakotas. The menu starts off with their deliciously coveted kicks, including four colorways of the mid-top Bapesta88 (leather uppers, silver-or-gold foil lightning bolt detail); the Air Force 1-ripping Bapesta Lo Teriyaki line w/ your choice of shark, panda, or Holstein print on the heel; and the Roadsta 16ths, each rocking a combo of five+ eye-searing laminated "camo" colors like navy, purple, gold, and red, letting you totally sneak attack that leprechaun once you reach the end of the rainbow. Your torso'll find comfort in lightweight nylon and cotton jackets, short sleeve buttondowns with patterns including solid, checked, and madras, and 100% cotton polos in a variety of colors/patterns, with a gorilla-head chest logo that on some shirts is adorned with a crown, a symbol so powerful people instinctively know to silverback off.

As for bare-legged groin coverings, there're checkered, mesh-lined beach shorts, mid-length chinos, and 100% cotton six-pocket cargos among others, but with every online drop available in limited quantity, you'll want to get your hands on some before they sell out, or risk throwing the doors wide open to another exclusive club: people who've seen you naked.

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