^{THIS LONG-SLEEVE SHIRT DOES NOT FEATURE THE "CHROME HEARTS" LABEL KNOWN TODAY, BUT RATHER A BELTON LABEL. THIS DETAIL MARKS AN ERA BEFORE THE BRAND HAD ITS OWN DEDICATED TEXTILE PRODUCTION LINES CAPABLE OF MANUFACTURING ITS OWN LABELS. INITIALLY, CHROME HEARTS PRINTED THIS "VERTICAL LOGO" GRAPHIC—NOW ICONIC AND ESSENTIAL—ONTO HIGH-QUALITY BLANK GARMENTS SOURCED FROM EXTERNAL SUPPLIERS, PRIOR TO STANDARDIZING ITS OWN MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THIS PIECE IS THEREFORE A RELIC OF THE PRE-STANDARDIZATION ERA.
THE COMBINATION OF THIS ORIGINAL LABEL, AN EXCEPTIONAL PATINA (TESTIFYING TO CAREFUL WASHING OVER TIME), AND THE RARE XL SIZE MAKES IT A COLLECTOR'S ITEM FOR THE CONNOISSEUR FAMILIAR WITH THE HISTORY OF THE BRAND'S EARLIEST APPAREL.
THE PRODUCTION WINDOW WAS VERY BRIEF: THIS PRACTICE CEASED AS SOON AS CHROME HEARTS BEGAN PRODUCING ITS OWN FABRICS OR COMMISSIONING CUSTOM LABELS, MAKING THIS TRANSITIONAL PIECE EXTREMELY RARE.}

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