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The Shirt El Chapo Wore In His Rolling Stone Interview Is Now Selling Out

by Gillian Fuller
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El Chapo: drug lord, murderer and... fashion icon?

Yep. The leader of the Sinaloa cartel has apparently inspired countless fashion-forward Los Angelenos.

As TMZ reports, the shirt worn in El Chapo's now-famous photo with Sean Penn has nearly sold out at LA-based menswear store Barabas.

According to the store manager, sales for the shirt “skyrocketed” and the shop's website even crashed after Penn's exclusive Rolling Stone interview with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán Loera hit the Internet.

Barabas, which also carries the blue paisley-print shirt Loera wore in his video interview, is capitalizing on its newfound fame.

The shop's Instagram account boasts photos of the drug kingpin modeling their shirts, while the website's homepage bears the words “Most Wanted Shirt” below a photograph of El Chapo and Sean Penn.

The shirts are selling out fast, so if you want your slice of the fashion pie, head on over to Barabas (and get your credit card ready — these babies are going for $128 a pop).