Who is the owner of the brand bape?
In 2011, the company was sold to Hong Kong fashion conglomerate I.T Group for about $2.8 Million. Nigo left the brand in 2013.
Who is the owner of the brand bape since 2011?
I.T Group I.T
A Bathing Ape
Nigo, founder and owner, cites his mother and father, who were a nurse and a billboard maker respectively, as major influences in the development of his character, though because they both worked, he spent a lot of time alone with toys. He also credits DJ/fashion guru Hiroshi Fujiwara as his business model. His nickname means "number two" in Japanese; the MD of Astoarobot, the fashion store, coined the moniker when he noted the physical resemblance to Fujiwara. Nigo cites his early influences as Elvis, The Beatles and hip-hop acts such as Beastie Boys and Run–D.M.C.
Who is the founder and original owner of the brand bape?
Nigo Tomoaki Nagao
A Bathing Ape
A Bathing Ape
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%20Bathing%20Ape
Nigo (ニゴー, Nigō, born Tomoaki Nagao (長尾 智明) on December 23, 1970) is a Japanese fashion designer, DJ, record producer and entrepreneur best known as the creator of the urban clothing line A Bathing Ape (Bape).[2][3] He is the DJ of the Japanese hip hop group Teriyaki Boyz.
Nigo
A Bathing Ape (or BAPE) is a Japanese fashion brand founded by Nigo (Tomoaki Nagao) in Ura-Harajuku in 1993.
A Bathing Ape
Tomoaki Nagao, known professionally as Nigo, is a Japanese fashion designer, DJ, record producer, and entrepreneur. He founded the brand Bape (A Bathing Ape) in 1993 and was the original owner. In 2011, Bape was sold to Hong Kong fashion conglomerate  I.T Group for about $2.8 Million. Nigo left the brand in 2013.