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The Internet had many, many responses to actor Sean Penn's account of meeting Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzmán, which was 

 on Saturday: shock, anger, derision, astonishment, utter bafflement ...


But from one quarter, at least, there was pure excitement.


"EL CHAPO GUZMAN WEARING BARABAS SHIRT !" was the 

 from the clothing company Barabas.
The Los Angeles-based clothier says 

 photos show the drug kingpin wearing its distinctive shirts. And the company has seized the moment.
Today, if you head to its 

, you'll see its name, its slogan — "Good Words, Good Thoughts, Good Deeds" — and a gigantic ad pairing pictures of El Chapo and a Barabas model.


You wouldn't mistake the mustachioed druglord for the bearded, coiffed model. But their shirts are distinctly similar.

Sean Penn writes that when he met El Chapo, the druglord wore "a casual patterned silk shirt." According to Barabas, it was actually cotton.

 and suggests the shirt's pattern is "simple, clean and works well together." We'll leave that to you to judge.
The clothing company claims that another shirt — one worn by El Chapo, sans mustache, in a video sent to Penn — is also 

If you want to channel El Chapo's look, each shirt will set you back $128.

, the company says. But it's back up and running now.


Barabas says in its "philosophy of fashion statement" that it's an "environmentally and socially responsible company," committed to the good words, good thoughts and good deeds of its motto.

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A Los Angeles-based clothing company has identified Joaquin Guzmán's flashy shirt, as seen in his photo with Sean Penn, as one of theirs -- and they're seizing the moment of fame with a splashy ad.

You, too, can dress like 'El Chapo'

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