Yupoo guide · BAPE
Thirty years of ABC Camo and the Shark Hoodie, sourced through the same heritage-streetwear album we use for Moncler and Supreme. Here's what actually matters when you're checking quality.
Quick answer
BAPE runs through our heritage-streetwear album, the same source as Moncler and Supreme. The Shark Hoodie and ABC Camo pieces are the core of it, and construction quality varies more by tier here than on most other brands — the shark teeth embroidery and zip are where cheaper batches cut corners. Message us the piece and we'll tell you what tier gets that detail right.
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The core is ABC Camo across hoodies, tees and accessories, plus the full-zip Shark Hoodie and Ape Head chest-logo pieces. It's the same factory relationship that covers Moncler alpine puffers and Supreme box logo on our other pages — one heritage-streetwear source, several brands.
The Shark Hoodie is genuinely harder to build well than a plain logo hoodie: it needs a proper full-zip that continues up over the hood, embroidered teeth and eyes in matched colour, and camo print density that lines up with retail. Entry-tier batches tend to skip stitches on the shark teeth or use a softer zip — if the Shark Hoodie specifically is what you want, it's worth asking us which tier gets those details right rather than ordering the cheapest option blind.
BAPE runs about one full size small compared to standard US sizing — a piece you'd normally take in a Large is closer to an XL in BAPE's cut. This is consistent across most of the catalogue, not just the Shark Hoodie, so size up if you're between sizes.
Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) opened the first BAPE store in Ura-Harajuku, Tokyo, in 1993, and the Ape Head logo along with the ABC Camo pattern both arrived within the brand's first two years. The full-zip Shark Hoodie followed in 2005 and became BAPE's single most recognisable piece, retailing today for roughly $380 to $420 against an ABC Camo tee at $90 to $120. BAPE has also collaborated with adidas, Nike, Louis Vuitton, KAWS, Coach and Puma over three decades — more crossover history than most streetwear labels this old.
| Piece | Retail band (USD) |
|---|---|
| Shark Full-Zip Hoodie | $380 – $420 |
| ABC Camo tee | $90 – $120 |
| Ape Head chest-logo hoodie | $300 – $360 |
Official retail prices, shown for reference only — message us the piece for a current batch price with shipping.
BAPE's collaboration history is deep enough that it's worth knowing the highlights before you search for a specific piece: adidas (multiple Superstar and Ultra Boost drops since 2016), Nike (Air Force 1 and Dunk collabs in the 2000s), Louis Vuitton (a 2024 collection with Pharrell as LV menswear director), KAWS (repeated collabs since the early 2000s featuring the Companion character), Coach, and Puma. Collab pieces move through the same album as core ABC Camo and Shark Hoodie stock, but availability is far less predictable — a collab that released years ago may or may not still be findable, so treat these as "ask us" rather than "assume it's there."
Screenshot the piece on WhatsApp and mention if you specifically want the Shark Hoodie — we'll flag which tier to ask for. We confirm current batch, quote a price with shipping, and film a QC video before anything ships. Full process on how it works.
Yes, it's the same album we use for our own BAPE, Moncler and Supreme rows — we check it ourselves before quoting anyone.
Size up. BAPE runs about one full size small compared to standard US sizing, consistently across most of the catalogue.
A proper full-zip that runs up over the hood, embroidered (not printed) teeth and eyes in matched colour, and camo print density close to retail. Cheaper batches cut corners on the zip and embroidery first.
The full range — hoodies, tees, accessories and the Ape Head chest logo, not just the Shark Hoodie specifically.
Yes, all three run through the same heritage album, so combining them into one shipment is straightforward.
Construction — the full-zip that runs up over the hood, the embroidered shark teeth and eyes, and the denser camo print all take more production time than a standard crewneck or half-zip, which is reflected in its $380 to $420 retail band against $90 to $120 for a basic tee.
BAPE was acquired by Hong Kong-based I.T Group in 2011 and later by VF Corporation (Vans, The North Face) in 2021, but the brand's design language and Tokyo roots — Nigo's original Ura-Harajuku aesthetic — have stayed the reference point for new releases, even as ownership and production have become more international.