Conner Ives at his fall 2025 ready-to-wear show.

Alexander McQueen at his spring 2006 ready-to-wear show.

Pascal, whosesister Luxis also trans, had come by the tee via his stylistJulie Ragolia.

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Troye Sivan at Coachella

Troye Sivan, Lorde, Charli XCX, and Billie Eilish at Coachella

Sivan and Charli onstage at Coachella.

I cant believe a t-shirt is the most popular thing Ive ever made!

Needless to say most brands would paya lotfor this kind of organic exposure.

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Conner Ives at his fall 2025 ready-to-wear show.

Ives is known for opulent eveningwear and a sophisticated brand of upcyclingnot exactly luxury slogan tees.

Still, the t-shirt is part of Ivess design vernacular.

Lets make Conner a t-shirt!

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Alexander McQueen at his spring 2006 ready-to-wear show.

The impetus came from an overarching thought hed had these days.

Haider Ackermann pictured in the t-shirt alongside Tilda Swinton.

He went with Protect the Dolls instead.

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Troye Sivan, Lorde, Charli XCX, and Billie Eilish at Coachella

Dolls is verbiage thatwe(the industry, LGBTQ+ people, younger folk) use.

Ives was speaking to the people in the room, but ended up making a global statement.

The t-shirt he wore backstage was deadstock, but his team mobilized to produce new versions.

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Sivan and Charli onstage at Coachella.

Ives has sold 1,088 t-shirts as of Sunday, April 13.

After production, shipping, and order fulfillment costs, hes donated over $70,000.

A number that continues to grow by the hour.

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Courtesy of Honey Dijon via Pedro Pascal on Instagram

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Haider Ackermann pictured in the t-shirt alongside Tilda Swinton.

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Alex Consani and Troye Sivan at Coachella