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Who's Pablo? The question has been on our minds ever since Kanye dropped The Life of Pablo on us. Some say that it's the notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar, while MTV is doubling-down on claims that its Pablo Picasso.
Whoever it is, Pablo is being put front-and-center in Kanye's latest forays into the fashion world. Yeezy has just announced that 20 "PABLO" pop-up stores will land around the globe this weekend, and one of them is going to spring up in L.A. The temporary shops will run from August 19 to August 21. The exact location and store hours for the L.A. shop has not yet been announced, but they are expected to be posted up soon on Kanye's website.
Here are some pictures of past Pablo gear found at previous pop-ups:
Kanye's #Pablo pop-up store opens in Toronto this weekend—it's the only Canadian location https://t.co/IXX7MmABKD pic.twitter.com/cGx9RH7s5Z
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) August 18, 2016
Get your coins together, #Kanye fans. #Pablo pop-up shops are opening up around the country https://t.co/ehKjayQOUh pic.twitter.com/Gkw9QSo2U8
— Access (@accessonline) August 18, 2016
What's also cool is that, apparently, each store will feature merch that is specifically designed for the respective city. Will we see some melon helmets emblazoned with the Pablo insignia? Who knows. Either way, you should break open your piggy bank before you head out to the store; as noted the Chicago Sun-Times, earlier this year Kanye was selling a recycled Levi's jacket for $400 at his pop-store in NYC.
It's probably also a good idea to arrive at the store (waaaay) early, as lines can be long. Here's a video of a line outside another Life of Pablo pop-up that happened in L.A. this May:
