Approximately two months before the final drop of the KAWS x Uniqlo UT collaboration, news of the collaboration began to leak. KAWS officially confirmed the collaboration on Instagram through animated posts featuring BFFs and Companions showcasing different KAWS x Uniqlo shirts. Shortly after the official announcement, KAWS revealed that this would be his last collaboration with Uniqlo, generating immense hype that led to website crashes and mall disturbances in China. The Clean Slate Tee displayed an illustrated KAWS Clean Slate Figure on a white t-shirt, accompanied by the artist's signature XXs embroidered on the sleeve. The White KAWS x Uniqlo Clean Slate Tee was released on June 3rd, 2019.