There is a bit of a trend at the moment for franchises (such as Star Wars and Lord of the Rings) to make tops that are styled to look and feel like sports jerseys. And I can’t resist getting some of them! Like many football (gridiron) jerseys, the sizes are very generous. I like to wear larges, probably look better in mediums, but the small sized tops in these Middle-earth sports jerseys fit me well.
The Hobbit ~ Erebor Dwarves
This was the first one I got, off eBay …
And I do like that the number on the back is reflective of the number of dwarves in Thorin’s Company …
Lord of the Rings ~ The Fellowship
Followed by this one, a birthday gift purchased from EB Games, that reminds me of a Gaelic football jersey …
I think they got the number on the back wrong. I expect the 1 is for the One Ring, however, I’d have gone with the number 9 for the 9 of the Fellowship …
The Hobbit ~ The Balrogs
And I picked this one up on sale from EB Games recently, designed to resemble a basketball singlet …
Comments below?
What do you think of these? Would you buy or wear them? What other “teams” do you think they should make? What other types of sports jerseys do you think they should make?
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