J O'Shea/Editor
Shepard Fairey
Everlast
Dr Romanelli
Lupe Fiasco
Billy Gibbons
Christian Parkes
Davey Havok
Eric White
Erik Foss
Christian Hosoi
Josh Davis
Kenna
Mark Ryden
Masa/Three Tides
Sarah/Colette
Scott Campbell
Tim Biskup
WK Interact
Donny Miller
Lance Mountain
James Jean
Andy Cruz
Adam Glickman
Ron English
Jose Parla
D* Face
Eric Nakamura
Nathan Cabrera
Kostas Seremetis
Phil Frost
Kyle Ng
Suitman
OG streetwear homeboys Nigo & Takashi Murakami flex their street cred…
Love it or leave it, NIGO’s LA branch of the legendary Tokyo streetwear brand BAPE (aka: A Bathing Ape)—the brand that launched a thousand imitators—opened for business on Melrose Ave this Thursday nite with a star-studded media frenzy of a debut party. Two years too late? Yep, but remember this is LA, Ed Hardy and Crooks & Castles are still “cool” brands here. HAVE A LOOK:
The wall of Bape featuring the brand’s newest rapper-friendly size XXL jeans…
Nigo goes undercover while Takashi Murakami blings out (we’re gonna assume the Louis headband is real)…
Laughing all the way to the bank…
Nigo’s personal teleportation chamber allows him to check in on the LA branch from Tokyo at a moment’s notice…
The treadmill theme is an apt metaphor here…
The real billionaire boys club: KAWS & Skateboard P run shit…
The sweaty masses…
Iron Mike drops in with Jermaine Dupree…
And gets personal with Nigo…
It wouldn’t be LA without neon…
DR Romanelli & N.E.R.D.’s Chad Hugo…
It’s gonna take a lot of funny purple sneakers to pay for this buildout…
Miguel de la Barracuda & OG homie Rick Ross reunited at last…
The endless photo op…
Starry night…
A 12-year-old Hong Kong boy’s dream room…
Art gangsters: Takashi Murakami & KAWS…
“MC Murakami” contemplates the merchandising opportunities…
It’s Nigo’s world, we just shop in it…
