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An iconic shirt Frank Ocean wore in concert has sold thousands for an independent shop, but the idea for it was stolen

Frank Ocean gave a great performance at Panorama Music Festival last Friday, but the resultant discussion around his set has centered on his iconic T-shirt.

Frank Ocean gave a great performance at Panorama Music Festival last Friday, but the resulting discussion around his set has centered not so much on his music — or the fact that filmmaker Spike Jonze filmed the show — but on the instantly iconic T-shirt that Ocean wore during the performance.

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Male said he contacted Green Box Shop about the shirt earlier this year, and they initially disregarded him. After the shirt blew up following Ocean's performance, Robinson reportedly sent Male $100 via Venmo — less than 1% of the revenue gained from the $18.99 shirts in two days.

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