# Camo Monkey Sailor Shoes The Street Style A Bathing Ape x Sperry Top-Sider Boating Footwear By Matt Ho | Published 2011-06-27 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-bathing-ape-x-sperry-top-sider References: [bapenerd](http://www.bapenerd.com/bape-a-bathing-ape/a-bathing-ape-x-sperry-top-sider-bahama-preview/) & [bape.us](http://bape.us.com) The new A Bathing Ape x [Sperry](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/authentic-original-boat-show) Top-Sider shoes has elevated boating style to proper streetwear. Who says that boating footwear has to be boring? As usual, the Japanese brand is keeping busy with a string of releases and collaborations. The A Bathing Ape x Sperry Top-Sider is the latest effort from [Nigo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/human-made-drop) and another fashion powerhouse. This time boating shoes are given some urban street cred. The designed as modeled after [Bape's](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bape-and-vans) Bahamas models and uses their trademark camo theme as a colorway. Sperry Top-Sider's touch comes from the patented Razor Cut Wave-Siping design that brings proper traction to the wearer. The A Bathing Ape x Sperry Top-Sider shoes will provide a great style and proper function for anyone who likes to be on the boat. These will be available soon at Bape stores. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.7/10 - Popularity: 1% | Activity: 13% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 90% men, 10% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Fashion for Men](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashionformen) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Streetwear Boating Footwear:** The collaboration between A Bathing Ape and Sperry Top-Sider has brought boating style to the world of streetwear, opening up opportunities for innovative designs in the intersection of fashion and functionality. - **Camo Theme Colorway:** The use of A Bathing Ape's trademark camo theme as a colorway in the collaboration with Sperry Top-Sider presents potential for disruptive design ideas in the realm of patterned footwear. - **Razor Cut Wave-siping:** Sperry Top-Sider's patented Razor Cut Wave-Siping design, incorporated in the A Bathing Ape collaboration, offers an opportunity for other footwear brands to explore novel traction technologies for enhanced functionality. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Fashion:** The collaboration between A Bathing Ape and Sperry Top-Sider showcases the potential for disruptive innovation in the fashion industry by merging boating style with streetwear. - **Footwear:** The A Bathing Ape x Sperry Top-Sider shoes open up opportunities for innovation in the footwear industry, especially in the realm of patterned designs and unique traction technologies. - **Retail:** The release of A Bathing Ape x Sperry Top-Sider shoes in Bape stores highlights a potential market for retailers to tap into the demand for stylish and functional boating footwear in the streetwear community. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Camo-Print Colorful Skate Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bape-and-vans.md) - [Fashion-Forward Skate Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sk8-sta.md) - [Patterned Collaborative Slip-On Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/classic-clog-2.md) - [Camo-Patterned Collaborative Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bape-and-adidas.md) - [Pre-Washed Leather Classic Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/authentic-original-boat-show.md) - [Classic Summer-Ready Boatshoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/la-bateau.md) - [Logo-Filled Streetwear Accessories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/monogramheavy-bags.md) - [Chunky Collaborative Skate Sneakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lwst-sneaker.md) - [Collaborative American-France Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/timberland-x-jacquemus-la-bateau.md)