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  1. Nigo
    NigoJapanese fashion designer
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    BornDecember 23, 1970
    Formerly ofTokyo Sex Pistols
    Fashion background

    Nigo's venture into fashion started when he founded A Bathing Ape in 1993. Hiroshi Fujiwara is considered his mentor. He initially sold a few Bape Hoodies and T-shirts and camouflage print hoodies in a small store… See more

    Musical and entertainment background

    Nigo's first involvement with music was playing in punk cover band Tokyo Sex Pistols while at university, alongside fellow fashion figures Hiroshi Fujiwara, Jun Takahashi and Hikaru Iwanaga. Nigo collaborate… See more

    Art collector

    Nigo met artist Kaws in 1996 and became an early supporter of his work. In 2005, he commissioned him a painting and Kaws painted the Kaws Album. The painting was sold in 2019 for $14.8 million at Sotheby's in Hong Ko… See more

    Miscellaneous

    • Nigo speaks little or no English and uses a translator whenever he does interviews.
    • Nigo has a cameo appearance in the Takashi Murakami short film Akihabara Majokko Princess shown at the "Pop Life" exhibition at … See more

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