Buying BAPE secondhand means you usually cannot try it on, and the size on the tag only tells you part of the story. The short answer: tops tend to lean small compared with US brands, so measurements beat labels. Here is how to get them right.
Does BAPE run small?
Mostly on tops. Retailer guides describe BAPE as generally true to size but sometimes small, particularly sweatshirts and outerwear. Trousers and sweatpants are usually true to size. None of those guides gives a measured amount, so treat size up one for hoodies as a habit people follow, not a rule.
Why two pieces marked L can differ
A size label does not identify a cut. One European retailer publishes two different men's top charts for the brand. In the first, a size S has a chest width of 45 cm. In the second, a size S is 52 cm. That is a full size apart under the same letter.
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