^{IN THE MID-2000S, LONG BEFORE CHROME HEARTS BECAME A SOCIAL MEDIA STAPLE, THE BRAND STILL BELONGED TO A SELECT FEW: ROCK STARS, BIKERS, AND A HANDFUL OF MODELS WITH IMPECCABLE TASTE. TYSON BECKFORD — THE MAN WHO REDEFINED THE MALE MODEL IN THE 90S — WAS PHOTOGRAPHED WEARING THIS NYC T-SHIRT. THE IMAGE CIRCULATED WIDELY ON BLOGS AND SPECIALIZED FORUMS (THE FASHION SPOT, SUPERFUTURE). AT THE TIME, IT WAS THE ULTIMATE STATUS SYMBOL: IF TYSON WAS WEARING IT, IT WAS THE MUST-HAVE ITEM.
THE T-SHIRT ITSELF: EDITED IN 3 PRINT COLORS: WHITE, RED AND SILVER, AND ALSO EDITED IN AN EVEN RARER LONG-SLEEVED VERSION.
THE T-SHIRT IS IN "COLLECTOR'S" CONDITION, NEVER WORN AND IN ITS ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION, AS IF STRAIGHT FROM PRODUCTION.}

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