BAPE Finally Debuts in Russia With Special Pop-Up Event

Though BAPE can boast countless fans across the globe, the Japanese label actually isn't stocked in a wide range of countries, due in part to its "really selective distribution," Riccardo Tortato recently told WWD. "Bape's management selects one-by-one every single retail account based on the brand assortment and customer demographics." Tortato, the fashion director for menswear and e-commerce at Moscow's Tsum department store, has accomplished the enviable achievement of becoming the first dedi...