$ 330 "I told you" the "Challengers" shirt becomes viral, but fans buy cheaper dupes

The price on the Tee slogan gives a sticker of buyers.


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Luca Guadagnino new movie Challenge ,, with Zendaya ,, Mike Font, And Josh O'Connor , hit theaters last week, and the buzz on the film does not concern its intrigue Tennis Love Triangle. Fans cannot stop talking about a t-shirt of $ 330 worn by the characters of Zendaya and O'Connor. The shirt is from Loewe and at the sentence " I told you "Print in hat on three lines through the chest. Some on social networks are in arms on the cost of the tee, which is made from a light cotton jersey fabric available in gray and white. But fans still cannot stop talking about it, its meaning in the film and where to find more affordable dupes.

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In Challenge , Zendaya plays a tennis prodigy named Tashi who meets best friends and colleagues of tennis art players (Font) and Patrick (O'Connor) when they are all adolescents. A love triangle is played over the next 15 years, and their respective careers play a major role in their relationships. Without giving too many things in terms of the plot, the obsessive of Daily Beast suggests that the shirt of the expression "I told you" is an integral part of " power game "Among the three main characters, evoking the sentence" I told you. "At different moments of the film, Patrick and Tashi each wear the shirt, illustrating the changing dynamic of which holds the cards. (Some fans also stressed that the" o "in" dit "and the" y "in" ya " almost the shape of a tennis racket.)

But beyond thematic relevance, the shirt is also a exact replica one carried by John F. Kennedy Jr. In the 80s, the film costume tree and the creative director of Loewe Jonathan Anderson said Wwd . According to Anderson, JFK Jr. was an inspiration for the character of Patrick, who was supposed to release a similar "nonchalance".

"When JFK Jr. was younger, in the 80s and 90s, there was a kind of effortless in his wardrobe-as he could wear everything, and the sex appeal would still be there," said Anderson Wwd.

"I felt like [Patrick] should not care about his appearance because he is not approved, he is not the biggest star in tennis, so his look becomes a little ad hoc and glued together. But when you look at the basic parts of his outfit, he has very elderly and expensive things, including an old wallet that is always very expensive, although it falls apart, "said Anderson.

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Although the shirt was presented in the film, he also played a role in the film's advertising tour, with several stars - including O'Connor and Zendaya - which explain the events "I told you". But while Zendaya is a fashion icon, it is a lot, for some fans, the price of $ 330 is exorbitant for a t-shirt.

"I need Challengers merch which is not only the ridiculously expensive Loewe 'I told you about the shirt " But it's $ 330 . ""

Yet another has published a GIF of Leak Make an disapproving face, subtitling it with: "Honestly, I would have paid $ 330 for the Specific White Challengers sweatshirt But pay so much for a simple [explanatory] tshirt that says "I told you".

zendaya in nyc wearing i told ya t-shirt
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But, as with many things, other sellers have put dupes of the sale - and some fans buy these cheaper options instead of overflowing the authentic version of Loewe.

One wrote that they found a copy shirt on Amazon for only $ 20, while others Options found on Etsy . AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB

Simple search for Google shirt also gives results for several stores selling copy t-shirts. There are also dups of sweatshirts that are also part of the Loewe exclusive collection. Official sweatshirts came in white and gray and also "I told you" on the front, coming $ 690.


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