luxury madness...

i'm curious if any of you are familiar with a guy named 'nigo'; a man who owns 2 clothing companies based out of japan [a bathing ape and baby milo]. he is also part owner of another clothing company with rapper pharrell williams [who now owns a black enzo]. to summarize, he is the wealthiest fashion designer in japan [worth 50M], and i thought i'd post his current list of cars for you who don't know, or are not familiar with him. whether you care or not about what he does, his current "line-up" for the year is pretty amazing to say the least. sorry i don't have any photos, but all of his cars are to be featured in the newest dub magazine from what i've heard.

[cars of 2005]
2005 Benz SLR Mclaren
2005 Porsche Carrera GT
2005 Ferrari Enzo
2005 Bently Continental GT
2004 Rolls-Royce Phantom
2004 Lamborghini Gallardo
2004 Hummer

[cars of 2003]
2003 Lamborghini Murcielago
2002 Ferrari 360 Modena
2002 Ferrari 360 Spider
2002 Benz SL55
2002 Benz S55
2002 Brabus MBZ CL600
2002 Aston Martin Vanquish
2002 Bentley Continental Mulliner Edition
2001 Mercedes Benz G-500

 

last time i heard, he was worth 50M. it must be more now because he lives in a 30M house, and has multiple luxury condo's/apt's around japan all worth over 5M.

i believe he got the bulk of his money from designing a pepsi can in 2001. i found a photo of his phantom, but for some reason the html option is off in my profile, and i cannot turn it on... i posted the link below if any of you want to see it.

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/mstrpln/ftdniu.jpg

 

i suppose when you have money like that, you don't have to worry about spending "too" much. i wish i had photos of his house to show you... i'm really into architecture, and anyone else who is into architecture, would definitely appreciate it. i found a photo of his garage, but it only has one car in it, as well as him, and a bunch of pairs of shoes he designed. supposedly his garage has an elevator in it, which is pretty cool.

http://6speedonline.com/forums/attachment.php?postid=361224

 

yea, he has been featured in dub before, but i guess they're featuring him again because as you said, he switches up his cars every 6 months. that is his main home too. its been featured in many architectual magazines in japan, and its an amazing home. you should also see some of his collections as well...his furniture, andy warhol and murakami art, beatles memorbilia [spl?], etc [if you're into any of that]. its pretty incredible.

 

he's also owned a jaguar xj 220.

 

he seems like the more conservative type to me. i totally agree with you. if i could, i'd definitely have a zonda or an f50.

 

webby:

it wasn't just the shoes...he designed a pepsi can in 2001, which is how he got his name and brand out worldwide. [the link is below for photos of the can he designed]. he also created 2 major clothing companies that were the 1st of its kind in japan [concept wise], and also is part owner of one with rapper pharrell [who now currenly owns a black enzo]. he later opened a hair salon, cafe, and is now trying for a hotel. the shoes are just part of what he has created [and they're under the nike brand]. as for the rappers wearing them, that wasn't the main target in regards to marketing. however, a t-shirt of his cost 95$+. everything he releases is limited edition, and with prices so high for all of his products, its more "desirable", and people line up at his stores and everything sells out within hours. ...think of it as "urban" clothing, with an italian designer like price tag. that my friend, is how he has made his money.

pepsi can
http://tinypic.com/9hsab5

 

he's 32.

 

i have done work for a bathing ape in the past [color correction for print, etc], and back then [in 98], he was a much different person than he is now [nigo, the owner]. his company may be in the lime-light, but in retrospect, its dead in japan [its origin], because he sold out, and like i said, is a different person now. the concept behind bathing ape is that, the name 'a bathing ape,' comes from the Japanese expression: ‘to bathe in lukewarm water' [nuruma-yu-ni-tsukaru], and it's a comment on kids in tokyo today. they're very shallow; they take things for granted, and they're not street savvy --it's sort of ironic for them to be wearing the clothing. the concept was that he was trying to show how they [kids in tokyo] are incapable of being independent-minded. they have no plans or goals, because they're just too comfortable; like bathing in lukewarm water. all his company is now is hype [at least in the united states]. its targeted towards rappers [because they're the only ones who can afford authentic garments], and the demigraphics of what he stands for is clear. wealth, materialism, and ironic meaning. its nothing more than a uselss trend.