Ghosted Youth Short Sleeve T-Shirt

The Ghosted youth t-shirt runs one joke and runs it well. A bedsheet ghost in a backwards cap and high-top sneakers is mid trick on a skateboard, and the single word GHOSTED sits above it in rough brush lettering. It is a Halloween youth graphic tee that works because the word means two things at once, and kids get both of them immediately. This is the funny end of the season rather than the frightening end.

The message behind it

NO.925 is about people who do things on their own terms. A ghost who skates is a small version of that. He is supposed to be haunting something and he is doing kickflips instead. The brand has always been more interested in what people choose to do with unclaimed time than in what they are supposed to be doing with it, and this design is that idea told as a joke a nine year old will actually laugh at.

The design

The design is a single character piece. A classic bedsheet ghost with large oval eyes and a wide grin wears a backwards snapback and chunky high-top sneakers, leaning into a skateboard trick with the board tilted and one arm out for balance. Motion lines and a small dust cloud trail behind the wheels. Above and behind the figure the word GHOSTED runs in heavy hand-painted brush lettering with rough dry-brush edges. It prints on the front of the tee in warm orange, cream and olive with heavy dark outlines.

Where it gets worn

This is the tee a kid picks themselves. It goes to school through October, to the class party, to the skatepark, and out on the night itself over a long sleeve. Because the humour is in the word rather than in anything gruesome, it passes school dress codes that turn away gore. It also survives past Halloween better than most seasonal designs, since a skating ghost is closer to a cartoon character than a holiday decoration.

Colourways

The artwork leans cream and orange with olive in the sneakers and cap, so it sits best on deeper grounds. On Forest and Dark Grey Heather the ghost pops hard and the orange lettering carries the design. On Heather Forest and Athletic Heather the print softens slightly and reads more worn in. On Mustard the orange in the lettering ties to the shirt and the ghost becomes the main contrast, and on Natural the whole thing reads brightest with the dark outlines doing the work.

Why it is made this way

Made to order in the exact size and colourway ordered. Nothing is printed ahead of the season and nothing is left over after it. That is the practical reason a small range can offer seven colourways in youth sizes at all. It also means a design like this can stay on the site past October without a stockroom deciding it has to be cleared.

Why this youth tee stands out

• A bedsheet ghost in a backwards cap and high-tops mid skateboard trick, with brush lettering above
• Plays on both meanings of the word, so the joke lands without anything frightening or gory
• School friendly Halloween humour that keeps working after the season ends
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton, so the hand feel stays soft through repeated washing
• Heather colours are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton with 48% polyester for a lived-in texture
• Athletic Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton with 10% polyester
• Fabric weight of 4.2 oz/yd, light enough for all day wear without turning sheer
• Pre-shrunk, side-seamed and finished with shoulder-to-shoulder taping to hold its shape
• Made to order in the size and colourway you choose, so nothing is overproduced for the season

Fabric and construction

• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Heather colours: 52% combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester
• Athletic Heather: 90% combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/yd (142 g/m)
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Side-seamed construction
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping

Heather colourways use a cotton and polyester blend, so they read slightly lighter and more textured than the solid colours. That is the nature of the blend, not a fault in the garment.

About the message

Ghosted is a word kids already use, and using it on a ghost is the whole idea. There is no blood, no horror and nothing that will worry a younger sibling. It is a cartoon with a good punchline, which is usually what a child actually wants out of a Halloween shirt once the costume is off.

Every piece is made to order. Nothing sits in a warehouse waiting for someone who may never come.

Fit

This youth tee runs true to size with a classic fit through the body and sleeve. If your child is between sizes, or you want room to grow into it across a season, size up. Check the size chart before ordering rather than guessing from another brand, since youth sizing varies more than adult sizing does.

He is supposed to be haunting something. He is skating instead. That is the point.