Fannish Clothing
Related terms: | Fan Merch, Fannish Crochet, Fannish Knitting |
See also: | Beauty and the Beast T-Shirts, Masquerade |
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Fannish clothing is any piece of clothing or accessory with a fannish theme that some fans like to wear in a variety of contexts. Although many fans buy the "official" clothing merchandise available for some franchises, fans also create items of clothing for themselves and other fans. Fannish clothing is distinct from the practices of cosplay or creating costumes for conventions in that it can easily be worn in non-fandom spaces.
Hats and Scarves
Some of the more common examples of fandom-related hats and scarves worn on a regular basis may be Jayne's cunning hat (Firefly)[1], The Fourth Doctor's signature scarf (Doctor Who).[2], and Harry Potter Hogwarts House scarfs. See also Fannish Knitting.
Buffy scarf, created by overmama, featuring the B from the show's logo
T-shirts
T-shirts with fannish designs are very popular. Designs can include photos or fanart or plain text with fannish references. T-shirts are often made for conventions, movie premieres or marathons, or when promoting the cover of a fanzine.
For example, the cover of NOME 4 beautifully rendered by Gayle F, was so intriguing to us that we decided (with her permission) to make it available in T-shirt form. The shirts are silk-screened, available in white or light blue, sizes Small, Medium, Large, and X-Large... The shirts will also be available at FebCon. [3]
Some Highlander shirts carried a statement about unlicensed fan art, eg. If you are planning to order our HIGHLANDER shirts, we encourage you to do so at your earliest convenience • we have been pressed by attorneys for Adrian Paul to pay a hefty license fee for the privilege of printing our own original artwork • our lawyer advises us that we are under no obligation; however, one can never anticipate how this sort of nasty situation can evolve • it is regretable [sic] that fan loyalty is so poorly rewarded and so, we are as yet undecided if we will continue to offer these teeshirts • please order early. Thank you.
Beauty and the Beast fans made many T-shirts. See: Beauty and the Beast T-Shirts.
Some fan artists create T-shirt transfer sheets. The transfer is intended to be applied with a hot iron by the owner to the t-shirt.
Many conventions sell official con t-shirts with a different design every year.
T-shirt Gallery
unused T-shirt transfer sheet showing the Starship Enterprise. Artist: Mark Roach, 1975
T'Con, 1978
Roly the Crocodile, logo mascot for Comic Kingdom, Sydney, Australia. Artist: Frantz Kantor, 1980s
1986 convention T-shirt with a theme from The Prisoner
Star Trek: The Next Generation cartoon featuring Data by Lana Brown, New Zealand, 1989
Koon-ut-Cali-Con, 1989
"The 'Victim of CBS Beast Abuse' t-shirt is now available. The artwork by Marilyn Cole of 'Vincent in Chains of Gold,' which graces the cover of Abode of the Beast..." 1989
Klaa & Data, ConVERGE II promotional art by Lana Brown & Melody Rondeau, 1990
a shirt with the back cover of Look Before You Leap #3, art by Mel Vavaroutsos
25th Anniversary Sit Long and Prosper: Star Trek Movie Marathon, souvenir [front], September, 1991
Sit Long and Prosper: Star Trek Movie Marathon, limited edition souvenir [back], September, 1991
Sydney in '91 logo for an unsuccessful World SF Convention bid, Sydney, Australia. Art by Shane Dale Designs, 1988
Weekend in Sherwood, 1991
Weekend in Sherwood III, 1993
Trek Australis club logo, Sydney, Australia. Art created and screen-printed by Mike McGann, 1993
Borgified Elmer Fudd, Conquest '94 [front], Brisbane, Australia, 1994
The Borg Are Coming, promotion for Conquest '94 [back], Brisbane, Australia, 1994
Loquacious of Borg, Conquest '94, Brisbane, Australia. Art by Master of Ceremonies, Ian McLean, 1994
1995 flyer for some shirts by Warren Oddsson
ZebraCon, 1995
Virgule Convention, 1996
Con*Strict, [front], 2003
Con*Strict [back], 2003
Redemption, 2005
The Witching Hour, [back], 2005
The Witching Hour, [front], 2005
a custom designed Snarry T-shirt made for Sectus. Artist: Lizardspots, 2007
a custom designed Harry/Draco t-shirt made for Sectus. Artist: Lizardspots, 2007
shirt made by Gina Betters for the premiere of RDJ's movie Due Date, 2010
shirt made by Callie Wells featuring Hanson lyrics, 2021
an undated flyer for miscellaneous Forever Knight, Raven, and Kung Fu shirts
ad for some Highlander shirts
a Professionals example
a Wild Wild West example
a Sentinel example
References
- ^ Sample images of Jayne's hat worn by a variety of people including but not limited to the actor.
- ^ Sample images of the Fourth Doctor's scarf worn by a variety of people not exclusively the actor.
- ^ from the editorial of Nome #4