The first X-Large store had opened its doors in November of 1991, on Vermont Street in Los Angeles, California. It came about right at a time when skateboarding was coming back into vogue. The store carried a few original X-Large design products, but also stocked old Adidas and Puma sneakers. X-Large brand shirts hung right next to Ben Davis shirts.
Yet it would be months later until the masses would hear about the its existence. Thanks to a mention here and there on MTV News, the word quickly swept across the United States that Mike D was heavily involved with the stylish clothing outlet. From there rumors began to fly stating that X-Large was "owned" by the Beastie Boys. Over the last ten years, that rumor has helped X-Large sell many t-shirts and to this day many fans are still not clear as to just how exactly X-Large and the Beastie Boys are linked.
For starters, the Beastie Boys do not now nor have they have ever owned X-Large. That means that they never owned any of the X-Large Stores nor did they own the X-Large mail order clothing company. However, Michael Diamond of the Beastie Boys continues to be a share-holder and was indeed one of a handful of men who formed the idea for X-Large. Mike D also played a role but this has varied through the years, due to the fact that he has been busy recording and touring.
Soon the store had developed a reputation as the best place in town to obtain vintage as well as new gear and its reputation has held to this day. X-LARGE is now distributed all over the world as one of the most famous streetwear brands.
Here at SHELFLIFE we have an ill ADIDAS/XLARGE sneaker colab still in stock. Its literally a piece of streetwear & sneaker history. Better cop them before they go into the archives!
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