A Bathing Ape, ‘Simpsons’ collaborate on apparel collection
Bart Simpson and Baby Milo are playmates -- kind of -- in a new collection of apparel and accessories that melds the cartoonish vibe of Japanese cult brand A Bathing Ape (aka BAPE) with 20th Century Fox Television’s first family of animation, “The Simpsons.”
The collection, which can be seen on BAPE’s website, includes key chains, baby bibs and snapback ball caps depicting BAPE’s Baby Milo mascot peeking out from behind Bart Simpson, beer mugs, throw pillows and T-shirts featuring the whole Simpson clan piled on the family couch or crowding around a doughnut (again with Milo in the mix), and a pair of camouflage sweatpants.
But the pieces that are my (four-fingered) hands-down favorites are the assortment of tops -- woven button-front shirts, pullover sweatshirts, zip-front hoodies and varsity jackets -- that flare into a bell shape toward the waistline evoking a distinctly Homerian silhouette.
The collection is available at BAPE boutiques globally (including the sole U.S. outpost at 91 Greene St. in New York City) and online through the label’s Japanese-language website (its U.S. e-commerce site appears to have only some of the offerings.)
At current exchange rates -- the prices are listed in Japanese yen -- a ball cap will run $78.69, an embroidery emblazoned button-front $169.49 and an adult-sized varsity jacket $300.63. (Several items, including the T-shirts, hoodies and varsity jackets are available in a kid’s version too.)
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