BAPE AT COMPLEX CON

BAPE STA™ 25th ANNIVERSARY × ComplexCon 10 — Past, Present, Future 
Booth G41 | October 3–4, 2026 | Los Angeles Convention Center 

LOS ANGELES — A BATHING APE® returns to ComplexCon 2026 at Booth G41 to mark two anniversaries at once: 25 years of the BAPE STA™ and 10 years of ComplexCon. The festival runs October 3–4 at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena, with artistic direction from Playboi Carti and Hiroshi Fujiwara & Fragment Design. 

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF THE BAPE STA™️

The 25th year is the Silver Anniversary of the BAPE STA™️. Introduced in 2001, the BAPE STA™️ emerged from Harajuku’s transformative creative movement, rapidly establishing itself as an immediate cultural touchstone. Over the past twenty-five years, the silhouette has transcended its subcultural origins, serving as an evolving canvas for pivotal moments in fashion, music, and art.  

At ComplexCon, BAPE® will release a three-silhouette exclusive, available only at the booth: 

The booth will also present 25 iconic BAPE STA™ pairs from the archive — a physical timeline next to the new drop. 

From foundational projects with Daft Punk, Kanye West and KAWS to collaborations with leading visionaries including KidSuper, Marvel Studios and Stray Kids, A BATHING APE®️ continuously partners with industry-defining talents and cultural forces to push unexpected silhouettes, material expressions, and concepts. Defined by its signature STA™ motif and a legacy of creative dialogue, the BAPE STA™️ remains an enduring archetype of Tokyo street culture and its far-reaching influence. 

Fujiwara — a founding figure of the 1990s Ura-Harajuku scene — joins Carti as artistic director this year. It is the same current BAPE® came up in, and the same one the BAPE STA™ has carried for 25 years.