Tokyo and Los Angeles are shaking hands again. UNDEFEATED and A Bathing Ape have a 2026 Fall/Winter collaboration on the way, and Fullress reports it's due Saturday, October 24.
The teaser keeps it simple and lets one piece do the talking: a black varsity jacket with cream sleeves and red-and-cream striped trim, worn in a boxing gym next to a well-used heavy bag. The back is covered in chain-stitch script that reads "Ape Shall Never Kill Ape" over "Tokyo, Jpn '93," then "Play Dirty '05" over "Los Angeles, USA," so BAPE's famous motto and UNDEFEATED's sit stacked on one jacket. A burgundy cap with a small logo patch shows up too, and Fullress says the teaser also includes pants. The full lineup, pricing and retail list haven't been posted yet, with BAPE.COM among the stores Fullress lists.
Our take: putting "Ape Shall Never Kill Ape" and "Play Dirty" on the same garment is the most honest collab pitch we've seen all year. It's a peace treaty and a warning in one jacket. The varsity is the clear headliner, and if the rest of the drop keeps that old-school, embroidered-everything energy, this one won't sit long. Shot in a boxing gym, naturally, because nothing says "friendly collab" like a punching bag in the frame.
At ONENESS: the collab isn't in our lineup, but BAPE is. Shop the A Bathing Ape BAPE University Varsity Jacket in Black for the varsity look now, top it with the BAPE STA Mesh Cap in Black, or browse the full A Bathing Ape collection. And catch up on BAPE's BAPE STA 25th Anniversary capsule from last week.
Teaser photo and report via Fullress.
Sources: Fullress (Oct 22, 2026 JST: UNDEFEATED x A BATHING APE 2026 FW due October 24; teaser shows a varsity jacket with an embroidered back, caps and pants; details to be updated).
