Mr. Bathing Ape

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—01. BD Shirt & Ape head tie.
—02. Long wings & loafers.
—03. Paper boy caps.

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While the BAPE brand caught a bad wrap through the early and mid 2000s due to the large impact of the trend driven hip hop community and an overkill of fake product, the brand has stayed strong and not stood still. It was the all over prints that made them popular, but Nigo and his are too good to be lost by the wayside. After forming strong relationships with TET and United Arrows, the brand is feeling stronger than ever with a number of great items each season. This small package curated and edited by the folks at United Arrows has been titled Mr. Bathing Ape. The mini collection includes a shirt and tie, long wings and loafers, and a couple of hats. While I'm not a big fan of the hats, the rest of the items look great - especially the ape head tie.

—Honeyee

United Arrows Green Label Relaxing

A couple new spring items have dropped under the Green Labal Relaxing name at United Arrows. I like both of them. The tote bag is about as basic as you can have. The key to a tote bag I find seem to be the handles and their length. I find them a lot more convenient if I am able to put it over a shoulder, especially if I need to be taking photos or I'm on the move. The red on natural color is just about right for spring as well. This tonal saddle shoes are a little more interesting and definitely something I would wear regularly. I actually just got a pair of bucks that look almost exactly the same in terms of the sole and the tone of suede. I probably prefer them still as I do, and always will think of golf shoes when I look at saddle shoes.

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