Why wear a shirt when you can wear a story? As a Grade-A nerd, I want all my fashion choices to whisper about my favorite shows, movies, and characters. And I especially enjoy it when I can combine my fandom love with a piece of clothing that’s masterfully done. With so much incredibly aesthetic media out there today, fandom fashion can be elegant and even downright artistic. And if there’s one brand that understands balancing fannishness with subtlety, it’s RSVLTS. RSVLTS’ latest collection of shirts, a 2024 collaboration with Avatar: The Last Airbender, is, dare I say it, stunning.
All four shirts in RSVLTS’ line gracefully combine hallmarks of Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s world with something incredibly wearable. And the four shirts in the collection celebrate each of the four nations that inhabit Avatar: The Last Airbender by turn.
The “Crossroads of Destiny” shirt, though, which honors the Fire Nation, rises into our personal fandom fashion hall of fame. This is not only because it gives us a beautiful design (one that we would immediately hang on our wall), but also because it gorgeously tells Zuko’s entire story. Yes, this RSVLTS shirt literally chronicles an entire character arc from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Those who have seen the whole show can sense all the emotion this design evokes as Zuko travels from innocent child to a hardened, villainous Prince in exile to a torn anti-hero to his final destination as the hero we all knew he could be. I don’t mean to get emotional over a shirt here, but it’s pretty fabulous.
Of course, if you’re a big Azula fan, her journey into mayhem also reveals itself nicely on this Avatar: The Last Airbender shirt.
You can take a full look at this design below.
To contextualize this fashionable journey, you can also listen to me dive deep into why Zuko’s arc is one of the greatest antihero stories around on Nerdist‘s Laser Focus podcast.
The other shirts in this RSVLTS x Avatar: The Last Airbender collection look pretty excellent as well. In addition to the Zuko’s firey shirt, the collection includes the following:
- Eternal Dance—an ode to the Water Nation spirits, La and Tui. These two fish represent the Moon and Ocean spirits and together keep balance in the world. Get this RSVLTS shirt to represent your love for Avatar: The Last Airbender‘s Water Tribe.
- Move Rock—If Earthbending is more your thing and Toph is your favorite character, this shirt is perfect for you. You can almost barely tell that this is an Avatar: The Last Airbender RSVLTS shirt at all, but if you look closely, Toph and Aang are cheering you on.
- Southern Air Temple—This gorgeous shirt feels like it’s made from watercolor. On it you’ll find all things air, including Aang, Appa, and Momo. What’s not to love?
The RSVLTS Avatar: The Last Airbender collection is now on sale. And we have a feeling some of these shirts will go quickly. So don’t delay and bend your way to your favorite. After all, you’ll want something to wear when the Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action series releases on Netflix this February.
