A Bathing Ape logo

A Bathing Ape

A Bathing Ape at a glance

Quality

Price

$$$

Premium labels average 7.6

Value

5.1Better value than 19% of labels

Typical US prices

tees $125, hoodies $449, outerwear $509

A Bathing Ape is a Japanese streetwear core label best known for camo, shark hoodies, and hype graphics — quality 6/10, leaning trend-forward, very expressive and very casual.

Streetwear CoreJapanMen & WomenStreetwear

Scores

Design

7.5 of 10

Reputation

7.5 of 10

Style

Quality 6 — joint 8th of 22 streetwear brands (average 6.3). Value 5.1 — 298th of 370 for quality against price; not on the Value Frontier.

Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: Highsnobiety (opens in a new tab), cvc.com (opens in a new tab), Highsnobiety (2) (opens in a new tab), A Bathing Ape official site (opens in a new tab) · How we score

For less

Supreme, Golf Wang and Palace match A Bathing Ape's quality score and style for less.

Cheaper alternatives →

Head-to-heads

Similar labels

How each compares with A Bathing Ape on quality and price.

Supreme details
Supreme logo

Supreme

box-logo skate streetwear

Streetwear Core · United States

Cheaper, same quality

Quality

6/10

Price

$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Cav Empt details
Cav Empt logo

Cav Empt

abstract techy streetwear

Streetwear Core · Japan

Similar price, better made

Quality

7/10

Price

$$$

Design

8.5 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Golf Wang details
Golf Wang logo

Golf Wang

colorful graphic casualwear

Streetwear Core · United States

Cheaper, same quality

Quality

6/10

Price

$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Palace details
Palace logo

Palace

British skate streetwear

Streetwear Core · United Kingdom

Cheaper, same quality

Quality

6/10

Price

$$

Design

7 of 10

Reputation

8 of 10

Who Decides War details
Who Decides War logo

Who Decides War

embroidered denim and workwear

Luxury Streetwear · United States

Similar price, better made

Quality

7/10

Price

$$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10

Brain Dead details
Brain Dead logo

Brain Dead

art-school graphic streetwear

Streetwear Core · United States

Cheaper, same quality

Quality

6/10

Price

$$

Design

8 of 10

Reputation

7 of 10