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Nigö (ニゴー, Nigō, born Tomoaki Nagao (長尾 智明) on December 23, 1970) is a Japanese fashion designer, disc jockey (DJ), record producer and entrepreneur. He is best known as the creator of the streetwear brand, A Bathing Ape (Bape), and currently serves as artistic director for Kenzo.
A Bathing Ape (or BAPE) is a Japanese fashion brand founded by Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) in Ura-Harajuku in 1993. [1] [2] The brand specializes in men's, women's and children's lifestyle and street wear, running 19 stores in Japan, including Bape Stores, Bape Pirate Stores, Bape Kids Stores, Bapexclusive Aoyama, and Bapexclusive Kyoto.
Jan 22, 2022 · When Takada established his brand in Paris in 1970, the year Nigo was born, he brought to the West a vibrant new way of dress that married Eastern aesthetics, colors, and textures with Western...
Jan 19, 2024 · Like every other Japanese kid, Tomoaki Nagao — known now as Nigo — was obliged to wear a uniform when he was in high school in the 1980s. “The thing about uniforms is while they make everyone look the same, they also give everyone the chance to find subtle ways to express themselves.”
Sep 15, 2021 · The new creative director of Kenzo has been announced as Japanese designer Nigo. The 50-year-old streetwear maven — who’s had an illustrious career across fashion, music and art that spans more than 30 years — has all the credentials to usher in much-needed fresh energy to the storied maison.
Sep 13, 2022 · This chronicle of Nigo’s career began with necklaces with fist-size ape heads inspired by A Bathing Ape, the culture--shifting streetwear brand Nigo founded in Tokyo’s Harajuku neighborhood in...
2M Followers, 3 Following, 9 Posts - 퐍퐈퐆퐎® (@nigo) on Instagram: "Artistic Director @kenzo Creative Director @humanmade"
Sep 15, 2021 · Nigo, one of the first of the streetwear superstars and an in-demand collaborator with multiple brands great and good, was named artistic director of the house on Wednesday by LVMH Moët Hennessy...
Mar 25, 2022 · The Japanese fashion designer’s new album, I Know Nigo, capitalizes on the musical friendships—Pharrell, Pusha T, A$AP Rocky, and many more—he’s spent years making.
Jan 21, 2022 · Ahead of Nigo’s Paris Fashion Week debut show with Kenzo, take a look at some of the biggest career milestones and fashion moments that got him to this point.
