AF1 Vs BAPESTAS

The Bapesta sneakers has become popular a staple of kicks-crazed and has sold a lot in exclusive shops like Manhattan Flight Club. The shoes likeness to certain Nike favorite, revamped with a crayon box of colors and patent leather sheen, has not escaped footwear enthusiasts. “It’s not that Bape invented anything new,” says Clarence Nathan, owner of Brookyln sneakers spot Premium Goods, which claims to be the first store in the country to sell BAPESTAS, in late 2002. “It’s just the Air Force 1’s silhouette. But Air Force look probably took off because rappers were wearing them anyway. The BAPE colors is what made them stand apart”. 

Nigo says, “Nike has not take legal steps to curb production or sale of the BAPESTAS”. In fact, U.S lawyers point out that it’s a difficult to win in a case like this because of the significant variations in appearance are justified as a new design. On the similarity between the two shoes, Nigo states, “Air Force is a design classic, I was inspired by classic designs and by my original value sense”.