Even Denim Has Limits

There are wrestling photos, and then there are works of art that demand to be preserved for future generations. Ahmed Johnson: enormous. Oiled. Sunglasses on. One arm casually hanging from a chain-link fence. And somehow, against every known law of structural engineering, wearing a pair of denim shorts with approximately three inches of denim between “shorts” and “belt.” This is peak Ahmed Johnson—an absolutely gigantic human being dressed like he’s headed to the world’s most aggressive 1996 cookout. The shredded tank top is hanging on for dear life. The jorts have been cut to a length that would make Daisy Duke say, “Jesus Christ, man.” And Ahmed is staring into the camera with complete confidence, because when your thighs are roughly the circumference of telephone poles, you don’t ask whether the shorts are too short. The shorts ask whether they’re worthy of you. Printed on a heavyweight, garment-dyed Comfort Colors tee, this shirt immortalizes one of the most gloriously ridiculous wrestling portraits of the ’90s in all its fence-gripping, sunglasses-wearing, dangerously-high-inseam glory. Available in White and Black. Wear it proudly. Wear it confidently. Just don’t try to match the shorts.