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Kanye West's weekend pop-up store in Boston draws big crowds

Posted August 20, 2016 7:00 am

The Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) - Kanye West's pop-up clothing store has opened in downtown Boston.

The "Pablo" store is one of 21 that opened worldwide for three days only. Visitors camped out overnight and hundreds waited in long lines ahead of Friday's opening on Boylston Street in the city's Back Bay neighborhood.

The temporary storefront sells clothing inspired by West's latest album, "The Life of Pablo." Items for sale at other stores have included a $400 military jacket and a $50 baseball cap.

The stores have opened in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami and New York, among other cities. Overseas locations include Amsterdam, Berlin, Cape Town, London and Singapore.

Boston's store closes Sunday at 6 p.m. The rapper and fashion designer's "The Life of Pablo" tour hits Boston on Sept. 3.

Josie Arias, of Los Angeles, talks on her phone as she inspects a rack of clothes at Kanye West's "Pablo" pop-up shop on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, in Los Angeles. The rapper-turned-fashion mogul announced plans to open 21 stores worldwide just for this weekend to sell clothing based on his latest album, "The Life of Pablo." (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) The Associated Press

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