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Would You Like To Postmates A Plain White T-Shirt From Justin Bieber?
Justin Bieber for xKarla. (Courtesy of Matthew Welch/Meritocracy)
Good news, you'll soon be able to! At least if you're in the L.A. area.
The Biebs is helping his stylist Karla Welch launch a limited white T-shirt line, TMZ reports , and their wares will soon be available via the Postmates app as well as at a pop-up at concept store/longtime L.A. luxury boutique Maxfield this Sunday. The xKarla tees will be the first in "a series of product launches" from Welch's new fashion label, according to the Hollywood Reporter .
No less a fashion authority than Vogue has sung the praises of the Hanes collaboration's seven T-shirt styles, which Welch developed by cutting up Kmart tees when Bieber dared her to push the boundaries of sartorial convention: "He was so fearless. [He said], ‘I want T-shirts that are long." A true profile in courage.
A single plain white cotton T-shirt from the Bieber-affiliated collection will run you $30 (or, for context, approximately the price of ten non-Bieber-affiliated plain white cotton T-shirts, and yet still wildly cheaper than anything else at Maxfield.) If you're in the market for a plain white tee , or just want to revel in the apotheosis of celebrity branding, check out Welch's website for details on Sunday's pop-up.
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We reached out to Postmates for additional information about shirt availability on the app, and will update this important post with those important logistics as soon as they are available.
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