Nigo
Founder of Nowhere, Ltd.
Founder of A Bathing Ape and all its subsidiaries
NOWHERE
The title of the original BAPE flagship store, founded in 1993 in Harajuku, Japan; no longer in existance
BAPEXCLUSIVE
The more recent "Mother" store of BAPE; replaced the original NOWHERE store
The second floor contains the BAPEGALLERY, a collection of dead stock items by A Bathing Ape
BWS
Busy Works Shop... Although, now no "s" is used with very few exceptions; also used in discontinued "Busy Works Transit Authority" bags from the New York flagship store
Busy Works
Used by Nigo to refer to the working class that makes up Japan; the "busy working class hero"
NFS
Nigo's Favorite Shop
ASNKA
Ape Shall Never Kill Ape
OG
Original, Olde, used to describe original camo prints, use to denote any BAPE product from 1993 to 2000 (roughly)
P.O.N.R.
Point of no Return
WGM
World Gone Mad
NIGOLDENEYE
A new series produced by MTV Japan centering around the life and collections of Nigo
http://www.mtvjapan.com/special/nigoldeneye/
Ape Generals
Phrase seen in many BAPE tees and sweatshirts, often appearing with characters from Planet of the Apes
BAPE x KAWS
A concurring collaboration between BAPE and the popular graffiti artist KAWS, using his cartoon-like characters; mostly incorporated into Baby Milo designs
KAWS Blog
"Gen."
Used to describe different "generations," rather, years of styles or designs
DS
Dead stock items; items no longer produced
VNDS
Very near dead stock; sellers often use multiple V's to express an item's quality
Pondon
Arguably the most popular legitimate BAPE eBay reseller
Stay246 or "Stay"
A popular Japanese reseller of BAPE, stocking many other Japanese-based brands including NBHD
http://www.stay246.jp
CliffEdge or "Cliff"
Another popular Japanese reseller of BAPE and other Japanese-based brands
http://www.cliffedge.co.jp
Yahoo! Japan or YJP
Yahoo!'s take on eBay; provides many legitimate sources of BAPE and BBC resale... this is not to imply that they do not vend counterfeit articles
http://auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/
BAPESTA
Used to describe the BAPESTA shoe resembling the Nike Air Force 1
Commonly used to describe Nigo's trademark "sta[r]" logo
ROADSTA
A more recent shoe design resembling the Nike Air which contains an "air pocket" embedded in the heel
Louis Vuitton Millionaires
A collaboration between Nigo, Pharrell Williams, and Marc Jacobs; also referred to as "Millies"
(B)Ape Head
One who shows a genuine love of A Bathing Ape, mostly by often wearing the brand
(B)Ape Sounds
The record label created by Nigo in conjunction with James Lavelle and the Mo'Wax label
Footsoldier
A logo and once store affiliated with BAPESTA and ROADSTA shoes produced by A Bathing Ape
ABC Camo
Denotes "Ape Basic Camo" designs produced in green, blue, and pink camo color way sets
Multi Camo
Also referred to as "Cotton Candy" camo
Psychedelic Camo
Jacquard Camo
A subtle camo; also referred to as "Hidden" camo
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Notable BAPE Collaborations
KAWS
Marvel Comics
DC Comics
Cycles
Burton
Unkle
Skatething
NBHD
Stash
W)Taps
Carhartt
Hello Kitty
N.E.R.D.
MTV*
Alife
Disney*
Supreme
Louis Vuitton
Tatami
Undercover
Porter
GORE-TEX
3M
Andy Warhol (Artist)
Adidas
Number (N)ine
Nakata Net
Nintendo
Jacob & Co.
Versace
Beastie Boys
Scarface
Daft Punk
Being John Malcovich (Movie)
Jay-Z
LB
Cornelius
Schadaraparr
Pepsi
Converse
Kanye West
Obey Giant
Futura
Tenderloin
Medicom
Cheri
Billionaire Boys Club
SpongeBob
24 Hour Television
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BAPE x Disney
BAPE x MTV Asia
Please, help to make this list larger! There are probably a bunch of things that are in my head but just don't want to be remembered for some reason.