After Superman and Sponge Bob Square Pants t-shirts, Roger Hargreaves's Mr Men and Little Miss series is the hot new favourite

If you have something to say, put it on your t-shirt. It could be your life's mantra (Nobody's perfect, I'm nobody), an ode to your friend (I'm with stupid) or something articulate (Eh?). For long, most have worn the iconic red S with a yellow background on a blue t-shirt to symbolise strength and power. Bart Simpson exposing his derriu00e8re is another favourite. Ergo, popular culture has been the biggest bank from where most borrow their attitude-of-the-day.

In the midst of this comes a rather innocent and simple reference point u00a0Roger Hargreaves's Mr Men and Little Miss series. The Mr Men and Little Miss t-shirts have been around for a while but have picked up after Ranbir Kapoor casually flaunted his Mr Lazy attitude in Wake Up Sid.

Ever since, collegians have lapped up this new trend. Says Sanjay Sharoff of the Bandra boutique Slash, "We had those series but now they are all sold out. The sales went up after Ranbir wore the t-shirt in Wake Up Sid."
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Starting with Mr Tickle

Hargreaves first published the series of children's books in 1971 with Mr Tickle as the first character. The Little Miss series came 10 years later, with Little Miss Bossy as the first female character. Each character was illustrated to resemble the personality trait it was attributed, with a simple story to go with it. The Mr Men and Little Miss books have spawned an entire series of merchandise, t-shirts being the most popular.u00a0u00a0

The print on the t-shirt takes just two words to convey how you feel. So if you are wearing the t-shirt Mr Rude, people better stay away from you. Or if you are sporting the Little Miss Giggles t-shirt, then it's just all smiles. The tees stand out because their illustrations are cute, with long spindly arms or big smiles, yet are bold and colourful. The t-shirts are a little faded and the prints on most are broken which gives it the worn look.