Published at 12:20 PM on September 2, 2010

Win Butler Packs Light

Win Butler Packs Light

“Epic” isn’t a word that should be tossed around lightly, but the word pretty accurately describes Arcade Fire’s live broadcast of their Madison Square Garden show, right? Right. And despite the seemingly endless coverage the group’s gotten, there’s something we realized nobody’s been talking about: Win Butler’s shirts.

Why did we notice? Well, perhaps we here at Paste happen to be especially fashionable, like Big Boi’s ties. Regardless, it seems that the Arcade Fire frontman only owns somewhere between three and four shirts. It’s not that we mind, it’s just, considering how electric their live shows have been so far this summer, we hope he does laundry in between gigs.

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We spy a familiar arm-patch... (<a href="http://www.chartattack.com/reviews/2010/aug/16/arcade-fire-have-become-a-true-must-see-band">via</a>) Zoom A tie-dyed, patched, short-sleeve version for a sweltering show in Atlanta. (<a href="http://gallery.me.com/perryjulien#102905/_DSC6785-20225&bgcolor=black">via</a>) Zoom After you finish laughing at the height difference and Jon Stewart's face, compare this to the Madison Square Garden shirt. (<a href="http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2010/08/arcade_fire_pla_11.html">via</a>) Zoom This too, is strikingly similar to the MSG shirt. (<a href="http://roundletters.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/concert-review-arcade-fire-danforth-music-hall-june-12/">via</a>) Zoom The mysterious triangle-patch strikes in Boston! (<a href="http://theywillrockyou.com/2010/08/concert-review-arcade-fire-bank-america-pavilion-boston-ma/">via</a>) Zoom It's drenched in sweat, but that's definitely the shirt. (<a href="http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=DN&Dato=20100809&Kategori=TUNEIN&Lopenr=8090814&Ref=PH">via</a>) Zoom It may have even made an appearance as early as June this year! (<a href="http://arts.nationalpost.com/2010/06/08/concert-review-arcade-fire-sherbrooke-quebec/">via</a>) Zoom "We're playing Festival D'ete? I'll wear my short-sleeved patched button-up shirt," thought Win. (<a href="http://thebrokenspeaker.com/2010/07/16/concert-review-festival-dete-2010-arcade-fire/">via</a>) Zoom Are we beginning to see a pattern? (<a href="http://blog.washingtonpost.com/clicktrack/2010/08/in_concert_arcade_fire_at_merr.html">via</a>) Zoom "Hello, Lollapalooza! I really like button-downs!" (<a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/1000words/2010/08/lollapalooza-2010-photos-ft-the-strokes-erykah-bad.html">via</a>) Zoom The shirt seen 'round the world. (Madison Square Garden) (<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zara-golden/arcade-fire-pick-a-big-gl_b_672035.html#s123338">via</a>) Zoom

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