BAPE Shark Sweat Shorts Olivedrab

The BAPE Shark Sweat Shorts Olivedrab are the iteration of one of A Bathing Ape's most iconic bottom silhouettes in the colorway that has proven itself as the most wearable and seasonally durable option in the entire Shark Sweat Shorts lineup. The Shark motif has been central to BAPE's identity since the early 2000s, originally introduced on the Shark Full Zip Hoodie and subsequently applied across an ever-expanding range of silhouettes as one of the brand's most beloved and recognizable house graphics. The Shark Sweat Shorts bring that same aggressive, jaw-baring graphic to a summer-ready bottom format, with the shark face rendered in rubber print across the front as the dominant design element against the solid olive-drab body. Olive-drab is the colorway that travels furthest from BAPE's typically bold and saturated palette, bringing a military-inspired earth tone to the Shark silhouette that makes the shark graphic pop with unexpected restraint and gives the shorts a versatility across outfit contexts that the brand's brighter colorways cannot claim. Made from soft cotton fleece construction with slash pockets on both sides, a patch pocket on the right back, a pin label on the left hem, and an adjustable elastic waistband with an internal drawcord, the construction provides the comfort and practicality that makes these genuinely functional beyond their streetwear positioning. The regular fit silhouette is classic BAPE, true to the brand's consistent approach to bottom proportions across its sweat shorts lineup.

For collectors who have the louder Shark Sweat Shorts colorways covered and want the version that works hardest across daily rotation, the Olivedrab is the most considered and versatile choice in the lineup, and the combination of the shark graphic against that military green body is its own specific kind of BAPE cool.

The BAPE Shark Sweat Shorts Olivedrab was released on June 12, 2021 with a retail price of $190.