BAPE BY KIDSUPER COLLAB ON ‘A SUPER APE’
Japanese streetwear brand Bape and fashion designer and artist Colm Dillane, known as KidSuper, came together to co-create Bape by KidSuper. This co-creation merges Bape and KidSuper’s values of fearless expression and limitless possibility by bringing the brands’ shared creative vision to life in a World Gone Super.
The Bape by KidSuper campaign highlights Colm’s journey with Bape “from the line to the Line”, featuring influential duos emphasizing self-expression. The campaign brings Bape’s original portraits to life, featuring Kai Cenat alongside his friend Ray, as well as Colm Dillane, Kayo Martin featured as young Colm, and Adam Sevani.
“I used to sell T-shirts to the Bape line in high school—I even made bootleg BAPE shirts in my friend’s basement. Fast forward 15 years, and now it’s a full-circle dream to be collaborating with them. Working with Bape is one of those surreal moments where something you imagined as a kid actually becomes real. I hope you can feel that when you see the product,” says Colm Dillane.
“From East to West, the outliers shaping culture share a mindset — fearless expression. Today, we celebrate that belief alongside generational talent Colm Dillane as we launch the Bape by KidSuper collection as a co-creation that celebrates the past, present, and future of the brand,” says Bape CEO Mahmoud el Salahy.
