Kim Kardashian Sends Football Fans Scrambling Over Unexpected Item in Her Online Store
Kim Kardashian is known for her fashion sense, but a recent listing on her secondhand clothing website, Kardashian Kloset, has raised eyebrows among soccer fans. The reality star and businesswoman is selling a vintage football shirt from a defunct Dutch amateur club, leaving many wondering how it ended up in her possession.
The shirt, belonging to RKSVM (Rooms-Katholieke Sport Vereniging Machutus) from Monster, Netherlands, was discovered by Ton Vollebregt, an honorary member of SC Monster – the club that succeeded RKSVM. His daughter alerted him to the item after spotting it on Kardashian’s site. “She sent me a screenshot that she saw an old football shirt on Kim Kardashian’s site,” Vollebregt told Omroep West, a regional news outlet. “How does that shirt get there in the first place?”
RKSVM hasn’t existed as a club for many years, making the shirt a rare find. It’s a youth edition of the original RKSVM kit, dating back to a period between 2004 and 2006, and was only worn for approximately two years. According to Vollebregt, a sponsor commissioned the special edition, setting it apart from standard club attire. The discovery has sparked a local mystery as the Westland community tries to piece together the shirt’s journey to the United States.
The unexpected appearance of the vintage sportswear amongst designer brands has baffled former club members, highlighting the increasingly global reach of celebrity culture and the surprising places where local history can resurface. DutchNews.nl reports the item has generated significant buzz in the Netherlands.
World-Today-Journal.com details the curiosity surrounding the shirt’s origins, noting the shirt is currently listed for sale on Kardashian Kloset.
FCUpdate.nl also covered the story, noting the surprise caused by Kardashian’s sale of the Dutch amateur club’s shirt.