BAPE Reunites With Kazuki Kuraishi for Performance All Weather SS26 Capsule

A BATHING APE has reunited with Japanese designer Kazuki Kuraishi for the Spring/Summer 2026 Performance All Weather capsule, which launches March 7, 2026 on BAPE’s European webstore and will be available via BAPE distribution channels. The collection is presented as a modular take on outerwear, marrying technical construction with the brand’s signature streetwear codes.

BAPE’s SS26 theme reads, in the brand’s own words, "THE WHOLE EARTH IS ALREADY IN SPACE," a concept the label says "reinterprets Buckminster Fuller’s ‘Spaceship Earth’ philosophy for a modern generation navigating city grids, mountain trails, and the vast unknown in between." The site copy frames SS26 as the next step after the program’s debut in FW25, positioning the capsule as a bridge between urban life, nature, and cosmic symbolism.

Design intent is blunt and functional: the season is pitched as utilitarian and performance-minded. Selectabisso describes the project as "a fusion between functional technicality and streetwear aesthetics" and notes the collection was "conceived as a modular collection, the line emphasizes layering and adaptability." That modular language is literal in the construction, with pieces engineered to be combined, adjusted, and layered for everyday movement.

Key product specifics underscore that technical bent. Selectabisso lists an After-Hood Shark Hoodie, "revisiting the famous Shark motif with a more technical approach," alongside "technical 3-layer shell jackets, developed to withstand harsh weather conditions" and "layering pieces in digital color camo, incorporating a modernized version of the signature camouflage." The capsule keeps BAPE’s visual vocabulary intact—the Shark motif and a refreshed camo—while swapping cotton-heavy silhouettes for performance shells and modular panels.

The announcement also includes practical commerce details: BAPE’s European storefront copy shows a free-shipping threshold of €100 and repeats the March 7 launch date for Europe. At the same time, captured site text included an "Available Now" tag alongside the launch sentence, an inconsistency that may indicate staggered regional availability or a site-template artifact; other retailer notes in captured material were truncated and could not confirm a full global rollout.

SS26 reads like a focused evolution of the Performance All Weather program, deepening the technical signals introduced in FW25 and putting BAPE’s iconography into serviceable, weather-ready formats. For buyers and collectors, the capsule promises a practical remix of familiar motifs; for the label, it furthers an ongoing pivot toward performance-led streetwear that prioritizes layering, movement, and utility. The collection arrives March 7, 2026 in Europe and via BAPE’s distribution channels.