The Bapesta is probably the most well-known and well-liked bootleg sneaker of all-time. First introduced in 2002, Bape's flagship sneaker is a near one-to-one copy on the Air Force 1.

BAPE's foundation — the BAPE STA — revolves around sneakers that are very clear riffs on the Air Force 1. The Japanese streetwear brand has been making them since 2005.

It cited secondary-market sellers who referred to the BAPE shoes as "Air Force 1s" or "Dunks." Nike asked the court to order BAPE to stop selling the shoes and requested an unspecified amount of ...

Nike sues Japanese brand over Air Jordan, Dunk and ... allege that BAPE’s shoes are “near verbatim copies” of some of Nike’s most famous silhouettes, including Nike’s Air Force 1, ...

After 20 years of sneakerheads accusing BAPE of blatantly biting Nike’s classic Air Force 1 silhouette to sell their own footwear line, the Swoosh has finally sued the Japanese brand for ...

Nike is trying to reverse the cycle with the new $130 Air Force 1 Low launch on Wednesday, May 6, at 10 a.m. ET. The shoes will come in Dirty Triple White and Triple Triple Black , already scuffed ...

The Bape founder’s first official Nike collaboration was more than three decades in the making. GQ. The Nigo x Nike Air Force 3 Is 2024 ... launched some of the defining shoes of the 2010s ...

The Bape Sta was alluring as a flashier alternative, available in colors bolder than what Nike made on the Air Force 1 back then. Bape’s sneaker seemed to create a feedback loop—eventually ...

Despite Nike, Inc.'s newly appointed CEO Elliott Hill stating the brand would soon slow production of iconic shoes such as the Air Force 1, it doesn't appear that the plan has gone into effect ...

Nike, citing BAPE shoes that have been referred to as Air Force 1s or Dunks by second-market sellers, has asked the court to order BAPE to stop selling the shoes. Additionally, it’s requesting ...

You can pick up a pair of the Nigo x Nike Air Force 3 on September 28th exclusively at the I Know NIGO 2 New York pop-up, Otsumo Plaza in Tokyo, and humanmade.jp for $160. A larger public launch ...