Vintage Pennywise Poster T-Shirt, Merchcode

The clown from Stephen King's adaptation

Looking out from the chest of this shirt is the clown from the first screen version of Stephen King's IT: fiery red hair, white make-up, a red nose, bared teeth and the colourful ruff on the costume. The photo print covers half the front; the image comes from the original film and is no drawing. Down to the right of it the word IT appears in dark red, with The Movie added in white below. The reverse carries no print.

Material and fit

Pure cotton, pleasant and soft to the hand yet tough enough for daily rotation. A regular fit falls straight and leaves air across chest and stomach, sitting between a slim cut and an oversized one. The round neck is bound with a rib and lies flat; the sleeves are short and straight. A wide run from XS to XXL means the shirt sits well on the slim and the sturdy.

• motif: Pennywise as a photo print, IT The Movie logo
• black ground, no print on the reverse
• regular fit, round neck
• cotton throughout
• licensed goods from Merchcode, sizes XS to XXL

What it suits

A horror film night, Halloween, or plain black jeans and heavy boots. When it comes to washing, photo prints want what every large motif wants: inside out into the drum, cold to lukewarm, and better to keep away from the tumble dryer.