I'm not the most fashionable guy. I wear what I like, when I like, and like to make it coordinate every now and then. Most of all, though, I like to dress ways that match who I am and what I like. Unsuprisngly, that means a lot of Sonic themed clothes and accessories, all with different moods and colours to match with other items in my wardrobe for all my varying styles.
//This text should not be seen or read, it's to help me navigate. If you use a screen reader and can hear this, it just means the titles will read twice, so I hope that's not too much trouble. //COLLECTION BEGINS //Door Into Summer ShirtDoor Into Summer Shirt
Brand: The Yeetee
Location: USA πΊπΈ
Official?: No
Artist: Nicole Ehret
Retail: $15
A really cute shirt with a soft summer-y vibe I bought from a Yeetee shirt drop. When I was wearing it around the house I had it pointed out to me that the colours are very similar to the lesbian flag, and I wonder if that's deliberate or not. Either way, I love it.
//No Way? No Way! + No Longer Missing!No way? No Way! + No Longer Missing! Shirts
Brand: The Yeetee
Location: USA πΊπΈ
Official?: No
Artist: Paulo Gazola
Retail: $15 (x2)
A shirt duo dropped during the same day, designed to look great together as part of a set. These were created as a continuation of Gazola's previous shirt set themed around Sonic & Shadow, 'Way Too Cool!' + 'I'm All of Me'. Sadly, I wasn't able to purchace that drop in time, and I don't know if I'll ever forgive myself. Even outside of the cool designs, these shirts have so many little details. Both have the release date of their debut games (Sonic 3 and SegaSonic the Hedgehog), the word εΌ·γ meaning strength, and their names spelled in Katakana (γγγ―γ©γΊοΌγγ€γγ₯). The titles of the shirts appear on the designs. No way? No way! is a reference to the error screen when attempting to lock Sonic & Knuckles onto an incopatible game, while No Longer Missing! refers to Mighty's comeback into the franchise after decades with the help of Sonic Mania Plus.
//Thirstyfest RougeThirstyfest Rouge Shirt
Brand: The Yeetee
Location: USA πΊπΈ
Official?: No
Artist: Unknown
Retail: $15
As part of The Yeetee's extended Thirstyfest event, they sold this shirt of Rouge the Bat. The stark purple fabric can make this harder to match with my wardrobe, but it works well with a more block-colour theme. The funniest thing is that this shirt implies Rouge has either finally gotten the Master Emerald, or that she's about to get into a hell of a fight with Knuckles. Eh, she can fix her makeup up in the meantime, it seems.
//Dream GirlDream Girl Shirt
Brand: Mashed
Location: UK π¬π§
Official?: No
Artist: Unknown
Retail: Unknown
I've never been able to get over Mashed, a subsidary of THE Channel 4, making their own animated Sonic creepypasta story. So when I saw they were doing a merch drop and it included this unique tie-dye printed tee, I knew I needed to get one. Information is scarce now as the website it was sold from is password protected after the sale ended.
//Ring in the New YearRing in the New Year Shirt
Brand: Sega Shop
Location: UK π¬π§
Official?: Yes
Retail: Β£14.99
Bought for me by my brother for chirstmas in preperation for a new year, this shirt is plain white cotton witha simple print composed using existing stock art. It doesn't get much use due to the limiting seasonal theming, but I sometimes wear it around the house anyway so I don't feel like it's going to waste.
//Sonic Beanie SetShadow the Hedgehog Beanie
Creator: GingerJawshop (Etsy)
Location: UK π¬π§
Official?: No
Retail: Β£20 (x3)
After seeing a promotional video for GingerJaw's beanies, I was immidetely sold on them. I only had the money for one at the time and settled on the Shadow the Hedgehog design, his quills and ears embroidered on the front of the stark black fabric. It's super comfy and matches lots of my clothes, and combining it with matching pins really ties everything together when I want a cool outfit.
Some time after, my partner bought me the Sonic design as a gift, showing him running through a set of rings. This was actually the beanie I chose to match with my outfit for the London Sonic Symphony premiere (at least it would have been if not for the later sold morning tickets) in September of 2023, and a group of other attendees with beanies from the same seller noticed me from across the room, which was such a nice moment. Not to mention that there was even more people wearing this sellers beanies in the show hall, it was really impressive to see how well the seller had done in the local community.
I picked up the Knuckles design when I spotted a GingerJawshop stall at MCM London Comic Con 2023's October event. I don't have many bright red outfits, but I'm happy to now have a quality beanie to match with the ones that I do.
//Sonic Socks SetSonic Socks Set
Brand: Unknown
Location: UK π¬π§
Official?: Yes
Retail: Unknown
A sadly slowly run down set of socks that I recived as a gift from my partner. They still make me happy and if they truly start to fray from being worn I'll likely take the time to stitch them back together. I love the different Classic Sonic themed patterns and the variety in colour schemes.