BAPE x Fendi Hoodie Legit Check

I've seen some shots of Nigo on Bapetalk (thanks to the guys in the other Bape discussion thread) as well as through search engines. As far as I can tell, there is a double-sided jacket (#1), as well as what looks like (for lack of a better term), a fluffy-hooded hoodie (#2).






I can't find anything anywhere about a purple-lined BAPE x Fendi hoodie; Nigo doesn't style it anywhere, and there isn't a single press release to be found (by me)...


...but then...

I come across this picture on Kourke's profile:



Teriyaki Boyz, comin' through! Haha, the piece seems to exist in concept, but I'm still not sure it's legitimate. The prior individual got it from an acquaintance who attended the release party, and he himself conceded that it wasn't a retail product. It was only handed out to a very limited group for a strict purpose, and it happened into his hands.


Having said that, what do y'all think? Holla!

bapeman92 said:

It's almost impossible to say it's fake or legit but seeing as that it existed is kind of proof....And then again fakers usually go for items that they will sell a lot of and I've seen the hoody you posted ever....Going by that I would say that it's probably legit...

Hope it helps lol I'm going back and forth I know...

EDIT: Look at the cuffs on your jacket and the ones on the Teriyaki Boys....It seems like they have the sleeve cuff is the wrong shade so now I'm kinda doubting yet again...

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Yeah, you're right... haha. The fact that he was Beijing-based seemed all the more dubious to me, too. That's not to pass a judgement, but we know where most of the fakes come from.

The things that trip me, homey, especially looking at the TB photo, is the fact that the two on the right and the two on the left have linings of different colors (purple and tan, respectively); accounting for variability between cameras and light, the purples seem to be too close to call. What makes it even more difficult is that the normal taggage is not present (both my pictures and the TB one).

Someone in another post made the comment that this was merely Nigo's attempt at ego-stroking; looking at how little BAPE seems to be involved across all of the pieces, it kind of looks like that. He pays Fendi an insane amount of money (much like Kanye West and LV, if I remember right), and they allow him to release a micro-collection of items with seemingly little creative freedom.

The fact that it is BAPE (supposedly) is enough for me to be interested... if you have any further thoughts, they are really appreciated, as are anyone else's. Props!