Whereas most sneakerheads will most simply establish the Bape STA and the Sk8 STA within the Bathing Ape footwear archives, the model is persistently innovating on their very own work because the seasons push on. The Flip STA is one in every of their most up-to-date improvements, a chunky tackle the Street STA that marks a understanding embrace of skate tradition. As we work by means of the debut appears for the mannequin, it’s chalking off some suede-heavy, earthy editions with the Flip STA in brown and ivory.
Although the seen cushioning from the Street STA within the heel stays for the Flip STA, the work of OSIRIS and different 2000s manufacturers (in addition to the present luxurious fashions they impressed) loom giant for this pair, with sized up overlays, wavy curvilinear panelling and an ultra-chunky tongue. Venturing into these two tonal hues for the shoe’s second-ever assortment definitely marks a divergence from that design language, but it’s an interesting one all the identical, Particularly, the all-brown look succeeds with some throwback combined media, pinning shaggy suede on the bottom layer with wealthy tumbled leather-based gracing the BAPE emblem.
Each the Bape Flip STA in brown and ivory are set to launch through international BAPE channels on February fifteenth. Concrete pricing hasn’t come about, however earlier pairs hovered round $335. Try official marketing campaign pictures beneath.
