Japanese street fashion taste-maker, Nigo, began the A Bathing Ape brand in 1993. The label stayed mostly underground until it exploded into American fashion in the aughts, circa the release of the Bapesta in 2002. The A Bathing Ape Bapesta FS-001 Low 'Gray' stays close to the hoops-inspired classic, color blocking the design in white, grey and red. A sturdy cupsole construction rides below, finished with a pivot point tread pattern.