That shirt El Chapo wore in his photo with Sean Penn is selling like crazy

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is a lot of things — namely, a notorious Mexican drug lord and recently recaptured fugitive. But apparently, he's also an unlikely fashion icon.
Guzman's sartorial choices made it into the spotlight after a photo of him shaking Sean Penn's hand ran alongside the actor's profile of the kingpin in Rolling Stone Saturday. The blue paisley and striped button-down Guzman was wearing so captured the attention of fashionistas everywhere that it started flying off the shelves, TMZ reports.
In fact, Guzman's power as a fashion influencer is so strong that the Los Angeles shop Barabas has started using the drug lord's image on its website to sell the "Fantasy" men's shirt, as well as the "Crazy Paisley" blouse that he has also been photographed wearing. Barabas says that demand for its "most wanted shirt" was initially so high that its website crashed.
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Just like Guzman, who was recaptured Friday and arrested for his role as head of the Sinaloa drug cartel, these shirts aren't free — the men's blouses are selling for $128 a pop.
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