The Classic - Revision history

Ayumu Kasuga at 20:17, 16 August 2026

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	{{quote\|I have just dug through the dirty half of those bags, more than ten or twenty of them. Then, in a bag of damp ones, I found the shirt.\|Chris on the shirt, nonchalantly revealing Barb has hoarded twenty bags of old clothing without even bothering to dry them off.<ref name=found>[[April 2017 Facebook posts#Offering The Classic shirt for $12,000 minimum]]</ref>}}		{{quote\|I have just dug through the dirty half of those bags, more than ten or twenty of them. Then, in a bag of damp ones, I found the shirt.\|Chris on the shirt, nonchalantly revealing [[Barbara Chandler\|Barb]] has hoarded twenty bags of old clothing without even bothering to dry them off.<ref name=found>[[April 2017 Facebook posts#Offering The Classic shirt for $12,000 minimum]]</ref>}}

	[[File:0782-CWCSpread.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Chris wearing 'The Classic' in [[2006]].]]		[[File:0782-CWCSpread.JPG\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Chris wearing 'The Classic' in [[2006]].]]
	[[File:CWCTheClassic1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Ten years later.]]		[[File:CWCTheClassic1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|300px\|Ten years later.]]

	'''The Classic''' is a red and blue (seemingly Ralph Lauren brand)<ref>[[April 2018 social media posts#CWC cosplayer is hot]]</ref> ~~[[Chris and fashion~~\|rugby shirt]] formerly worn by [[Christian Weston Chandler\|Chris]] from sometime before 2 [[February 2004]] to when he became a [[Tomgirl]] in [[2011]]. It was initially thought to be lost in [[2014]] to the [[2014 house fire\|house fire at 14 Branchland Court]], but had survived at the bottom of a soaked and grimy garbage bag full of clothing. Prompted by the [[Financhu Crisis]], Chris went searching for it in [[April 2017]], hoping to sell it ~~to a [[fan]]~~, although no such sale came to pass. As of [[August 2018]], the original shirt is lost. In [[October 2019]], Chris acquired the 'Mark 2' Classic, a cheap imitation sporting orange and blue instead of the original red and blue. The Classic 2.0 is still under Chris's possession after his [[Incest Arrest\|arrest for incest]],<ref>[[Medallion Moulding Q&A]]</ref> but as of [[December 2023]], Chris begun acquiring newer shirts in an attempt to replicate the original, all of which having their own inaccuracies. Even when Chris began selling and wearing his own version ~~and design~~ of the shirt in [[November 2025]], it had several obvious ~~differences from~~ the original.		'''The Classic''' is a red and blue (seemingly {{w\|Ralph Lauren Corporation\|Ralph Lauren}} brand)<ref>[[April 2018 social media posts#CWC cosplayer is hot]]</ref> {{w\|rugby shirt}} formerly worn by [[Christian Weston Chandler\|Chris]] from sometime before 2 [[February 2004]] to when he became a [[Tomgirl]] in [[2011]]. The Classic quickly became [[Chris and fashion\|a signature shirt for Chris]]; he had [[Christian Weston Chandler (comic character)\|depicted himself]] wearing it almost exclusively in the [[Sonichu (comic)\|''Sonichu'' comics]] until [[Sonichu 10\|''Sonichu'' #10]], when he started adding other clothes from real life. The shirt is almost synonymous with his [[Sonichu medallion]] and is arguably one of Chris's most memorable characteristics.

			The shirt was initially thought to be lost in [[2014]] to the [[2014 house fire\|house fire at 14 Branchland Court]], but it had survived at the bottom of a soaked and grimy garbage bag full of clothing. Prompted by the [[Financhu Crisis]], Chris went searching for it in [[April 2017]], hoping to sell it for over $12,000, although no such sale came to pass. As of [[August 2018]], the original shirt is lost, and other listings of the same shirt are ridiculously rare.

			In [[October 2019]], Chris acquired the 'Mark 2' Classic, a cheap imitation sporting orange and blue instead of the original red and blue. The Classic 2.0 is still under Chris's possession after his [[Incest Arrest\|arrest for incest]],<ref>[[Medallion Moulding Q&A]]</ref> but as of [[December 2023]], Chris had begun acquiring newer shirts in an attempt to replicate the original, all of which having their own inaccuracies. Even when Chris began selling and wearing his own version of the shirt in [[November 2025]], it had several obvious inconsistencies with the original.

	==The shirt==		==The shirt==
	*The red shirt has three stripes of navy blue (with a white ~~outline~~) along the front and back and on the sleeves, as well as another stripe at the very top across the shoulders (connecting the front and back).		*The red shirt has three stripes of navy blue (with thin white outlines) along the front and back and on the sleeves, as well as another stripe at the very top across the shoulders (connecting the front and back).
	*It has buttons and a baby blue collar, something that possibly helped Chris wear his [[Sonichu medallion]] without causing him discomfort.<ref>[[Chris and fashion#Wrist warmer]]</ref>		*It has buttons and a baby blue collar, something that possibly helped Chris wear his [[Sonichu medallion]] without causing him discomfort.<ref>[[Chris and fashion#Wrist warmer]]</ref>
	*The cuffs are red, but were eventually sewn with two stripes of a dark green fabric (at some point between 12 March<ref>[[:File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG]]</ref> and 17 June 2005<ref>[[:File:0653-ANIME051.jpg]]</ref>) due to the cuffs getting holes.<ref>[[December 2025 social media posts#Question about The Classic]]</ref> Chris opted to never depict the altered cuffs in his drawings.		*The cuffs are red, but were eventually sewn with two stripes of a dark green fabric (at some point between 12 March<ref>[[:File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG]]</ref> and 17 June 2005<ref>[[:File:0653-ANIME051.jpg]]</ref>) due to the cuffs getting holes.<ref>[[December 2025 social media posts#Question about The Classic]]</ref> Chris opted to never depict the altered cuffs in his drawings.
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	He recorded [[Speed Sewing Announcement\|90 minutes]] of him sewing up the shirt and [[May 2017 tweets\|posted several before-and-after photos to Twitter]].		He recorded [[Speed Sewing Announcement\|90 minutes]] of him sewing up the shirt and [[May 2017 tweets\|posted several before-and-after photos to Twitter]].

	A commentator on Kiwi Farms noted the issues with his project.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/4-29-speed-sewing-announcment.30443/page-16#post-2236362</ref> These included:		A commentator on [[Kiwi Farms]] noted the issues with his project.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/4-29-speed-sewing-announcment.30443/page-16#post-2236362</ref> These included:

	*Using an incorrect type of needle (Chris used tapestry needles, which have a blunt end and not a sharp, pointed one)		*Using an incorrect type of needle (Chris used tapestry needles, which have a blunt end and not a sharp, pointed one)
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	==Replicas==		==Replicas==
			[[File:OfficialCWCmart - Authentic Chris Chan Shirt - The Reborn Polo1.png\|right\|thumb\|200px\|Chris basically fails at [[cosplaying]] as himself.]]
	On 21 [[December 2023]], in what can only be described as a true and honest [[Messiah complex\|Christmas]] Miracle, Chris was spotted wearing what appeared to be a near-perfect replica of The Classic while having dinner with [[Flutter]].<ref>[[Post-jail sightings (2023)#Isabella's Italian Trattoria Restaurant]]</ref> This marked the first time he was seen wearing it in over five years. Later, in [[January 2024]], Chris wore the replica Classic shirt during an [[Keffals videos#The Chris Chan Interview\|interview]] with [[Keffals]]. The replica lacks the thin white stripes of the original shirt, but otherwise appears virtually identical.		On 21 [[December 2023]], in what can only be described as a true and honest [[Messiah complex\|Christmas]] Miracle, Chris was spotted wearing what appeared to be a near-perfect replica of The Classic while having dinner with [[Flutter]].<ref>[[Post-jail sightings (2023)#Isabella's Italian Trattoria Restaurant]]</ref> This marked the first time he was seen wearing it in over five years. Later, in [[January 2024]], Chris wore the replica Classic shirt during an [[Keffals videos#The Chris Chan Interview\|interview]] with [[Keffals]]. The replica lacks the thin white stripes of the original shirt, but otherwise appears virtually identical.

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	File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].		File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].
	File:CWC22b.jpg\|A picture taken some point immediately before or after the previous one.		File:CWC22b.jpg\|A picture taken some point immediately before or after the previous one.
	File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg~~\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.~~		File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg
	File:Chris in February 2005.png\|[[2005]], [[Harvey Birdman commercial]].		File:Chris in February 2005.png\|[[2005]], [[Harvey Birdman commercial]].
	File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG		File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG
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	File:0833-EP12-5P8-1.jpg		File:0833-EP12-5P8-1.jpg
	File:0835-EP12-5P8-3.jpg		File:0835-EP12-5P8-3.jpg
	File:Chris in November 2006.png\|"[[Pixelated PS3\|What would you do for a PS3]]?"		File:Chris in November 2006.png\|[[Pixelated PS3\|"What would you do for a PS3?"]]
	File:0940-CWCsAppreaciation.JPG\|[[2007]].		File:0940-CWCsAppreaciation.JPG\|[[2007]].
	File:0941-CWCMakesAWish.JPG		File:0941-CWCMakesAWish.JPG

Ayumu Kasuga at 23:47, 26 July 2026

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	==History==		==History==
	[[File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|left\|thumb\|100px\|First drawn appearance, [[2004]].]]		[[File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|left\|thumb\|100px\|First drawn appearance, [[2004]].]]
	[[File:~~0773-CWC23~~.~~JPG~~\|right\|thumb\|200px\|First IRL appearance, 2004.]]		[[File:CWC22b.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|First IRL appearance, 2004.]]
	The Classic makes its first drawn appearance on Chris's "Christian's Christian" [[List of cards from The Wall of Originals\|custom Pokémon card]], created on 2 February 2004. The same self-portrait also appears on [[CWC's Sonichu Site]] as "CWCtoon.jpg". The shirt next appears in the classic Sonichu strip "Christian + Sonichu vs. the Mastermind!" from ''[[Sonichu 0]]'', drawn 18 March 2004. In both these early appearances the blue and white colors are inverted. In the classic strip drawn on 8 May 2004 the colors are in the correct order, although there are only two blue stripes rather than the three which the real shirt has. It would be several issues before Chris began drawing the shirt with all three blue stripes. To this day Chris still grossly exaggerates the size of the white stripes and tends to use cyan in place of navy blue.		The Classic makes its first drawn appearance on Chris's "Christian's Christian" [[List of cards from The Wall of Originals\|custom Pokémon card]], created on 2 February 2004. The same self-portrait also appears on [[CWC's Sonichu Site]] as "CWCtoon.jpg". The shirt next appears in the classic Sonichu strip "Christian + Sonichu vs. the Mastermind!" from ''[[Sonichu 0]]'', drawn 18 March 2004. In both these early appearances the blue and white colors are inverted. In the classic strip drawn on 8 May 2004 the colors are in the correct order, although there are only two blue stripes rather than the three which the real shirt has. It would be several issues before Chris began drawing the shirt with all three blue stripes. To this day Chris still grossly exaggerates the size of the white stripes and tends to use cyan in place of navy blue.

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	File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|Chris's first self-portrait in the Classic, drawn on or before 2 February 2004.		File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|Chris's first self-portrait in the Classic, drawn on or before 2 February 2004.
	File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].		File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].
	File:CWC22b.jpg\|A picture taken some point before or after the previous one.		File:CWC22b.jpg\|A picture taken some point immediately before or after the previous one.
	File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.		File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.
	File:~~0775-CWCCDPose~~.~~JPG~~\|[[2005]].		File:Chris in February 2005.png\|[[2005]], [[Harvey Birdman commercial]].
			File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG
	File:0704-SCHUMEDA.JPG		File:0704-SCHUMEDA.JPG
	File:0653-ANIME051.jpg		File:0653-ANIME051.jpg
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	File:0833-EP12-5P8-1.jpg		File:0833-EP12-5P8-1.jpg
	File:0835-EP12-5P8-3.jpg		File:0835-EP12-5P8-3.jpg
			File:Chris in November 2006.png\|"[[Pixelated PS3\|What would you do for a PS3]]?"
	File:0940-CWCsAppreaciation.JPG\|[[2007]].		File:0940-CWCsAppreaciation.JPG\|[[2007]].
	File:0941-CWCMakesAWish.JPG		File:0941-CWCMakesAWish.JPG

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	File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|Chris's first self-portrait in the Classic, drawn on or before 2 February 2004.		File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|Chris's first self-portrait in the Classic, drawn on or before 2 February 2004.
	File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].		File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].
	File:~~CWC22c~~.jpg\|A picture taken some point before or after the previous one.		File:CWC22b.jpg\|A picture taken some point before or after the previous one.
	File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.		File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.
	File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG\|[[2005]].		File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG\|[[2005]].

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	{{BusinessList}}		{{BusinessList}}
	[[Category:Relics of Fail]]		[[Category:Relics of Fail]]
			[[Category:Things Chris likes]]

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	File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.		File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.
	File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG\|[[2005]].		File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG\|[[2005]].
			File:0704-SCHUMEDA.JPG
	File:0653-ANIME051.jpg		File:0653-ANIME051.jpg
	File:0658-ANIME513.JPG		File:0658-ANIME513.JPG
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	File:0695-AnnaBD9.JPG		File:0695-AnnaBD9.JPG
	File:0790-CMas05-5.jpg\|Another picture in the short-sleeved shirt, December 2005.		File:0790-CMas05-5.jpg\|Another picture in the short-sleeved shirt, December 2005.
	File:~~0779~~-~~CWCREAR~~.~~JPG~~\|[[2006]].		File:0711-CWCCollGrad2.jpg\|[[2006]].
			File:0712-CWCCollGrad3.jpg
			File:0779-CWCREAR.JPG
	File:0780-CWCrelax.JPG		File:0780-CWCrelax.JPG
	File:0781-CWCspdbed.JPG		File:0781-CWCspdbed.JPG
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	File:0940-CWCsAppreaciation.JPG\|[[2007]].		File:0940-CWCsAppreaciation.JPG\|[[2007]].
	File:0941-CWCMakesAWish.JPG		File:0941-CWCMakesAWish.JPG
			File:Blachu Medallion.JPG
	File:CreepyBobAndChris.JPG		File:CreepyBobAndChris.JPG
	File:130142337780.jpg\|[[2009]].		File:130142337780.jpg\|[[2009]].

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<center><gallery>		<center><gallery>
	~~Image~~:Christshirt1.png\|An illustration of The Classic		File:Christshirt1.png\|An illustration of The Classic
	File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|Chris's first self-portrait in the Classic, drawn on or before 2 February 2004.		File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|Chris's first self-portrait in the Classic, drawn on or before 2 February 2004.
	File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].		File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].
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	File:0940-CWCsAppreaciation.JPG\|[[2007]].		File:0940-CWCsAppreaciation.JPG\|[[2007]].
	File:0941-CWCMakesAWish.JPG		File:0941-CWCMakesAWish.JPG
			File:CreepyBobAndChris.JPG
			File:130142337780.jpg\|[[2009]].
	File:D1 BA2 classic.jpeg\|The horribly worn-out shirt in [[2017]].		File:D1 BA2 classic.jpeg\|The horribly worn-out shirt in [[2017]].
	File:D1 BA3 classic.jpeg\|Another photo of the shirt in 2017.		File:D1 BA3 classic.jpeg\|Another photo of the shirt in 2017.
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	File:CWCTheClassic2.jpg\|Back view.		File:CWCTheClassic2.jpg\|Back view.
	File:Classic Oct 2017.PNG\|Promoting his [[Patreon]] and [[Redbubble]] in [[October 2017]].		File:Classic Oct 2017.PNG\|Promoting his [[Patreon]] and [[Redbubble]] in [[October 2017]].
			File:CWC Magfest Aftermath @NeoHazard.jpeg\|[[2018]]. Chris wore the shirt to [[MAGfest]].
	File:Chrisattoomanygames.jpg\|Seen with Chris and a [[Sonichu (character)\|Sonichu]] standee at [[TooManyGames]], 2018. By this point, several areas of Chris's stitching had burst or been torn open due to their poor condition.		File:Chrisattoomanygames.jpg\|Seen with Chris and a [[Sonichu (character)\|Sonichu]] standee at [[TooManyGames]], 2018. By this point, several areas of Chris's stitching had burst or been torn open due to their poor condition.
			File:CWC Day 2 Too Many Games.jpg
			File:Terenceandchris.jpg
	File:TooManyGames - Meeting RoyMcGeeters1.jpeg		File:TooManyGames - Meeting RoyMcGeeters1.jpeg
			File:TooManyGames - Meeting Jawaddles1.jpeg
			File:TooManyGames - Meeting Jawaddles2.jpeg
	File:CWC kicked out of Too Many Games.jpg		File:CWC kicked out of Too Many Games.jpg
			File:TooManyGamesJustinphoto.jpg
			File:TooManyGamesJustinphoto2.jpg
			File:TMGMeltdown.jpg
			File:TMGMeltdown2.jpg
	File:Chris and Linda.jpg		File:Chris and Linda.jpg
	File:CWC_4th_of_July_2018.jpg\|4th of July, looking like a homeless person. Note the large tear in the sleeve, as well as the rip in his skirt.		File:CWC_4th_of_July_2018.jpg\|4th of July, looking like a homeless person. Note the large tear in the sleeve, as well as the rip in his skirt.

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Master at 02:51, 28 November 2025

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	*Not applying the patching to the inside of the shirt		*Not applying the patching to the inside of the shirt

	After "a few hours" of work, Chris declared his effort a "masterpiece" and said The Classic is "worth more" because of it.<ref>[[2017 tweets#Repairing The Classic]]</ref> At the time of that statement, he believed he had already made a sale on it for $25,100.		After "a few hours" of work, Chris declared his effort a "masterpiece" and said The Classic is "worth more" because of it.<ref>[[April 2017 tweets#Repairing The Classic]]</ref> At the time of that statement, he believed he had already made a sale on it for $25,100.

	On 4 May, after five days of work, Chris completed the restoration.<ref>[[May 2017 Facebook posts#The Classic, restored]]</ref> He signed it, and celebrated the job by wearing it in public.		On 4 May, after five days of work, Chris completed the restoration.<ref>[[May 2017 Facebook posts#The Classic, restored]]</ref> He signed it, and celebrated the job by wearing it in public.

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	==Short-sleeved variant==		==Short-sleeved variant==
	Circa 2005 Chris also wore a short-sleeved shirt with a very similar design but with more stripes. The shirt was much too small for him, even more so than his other shirts. Fortunately he always wore it with another shirt underneath. The shirt's current fate is unknown.		Circa 2005 Chris also wore a short-sleeved shirt with a very similar design but with more stripes. The shirt was much too small for him, even more so than his other shirts. Fortunately he always wore it with another shirt underneath. The shirt's current fate is unknown. Chris notably wore the shirt in [[Chris Chan creepy smile]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==

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	File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|Chris's first self-portrait in the Classic, drawn on or before 2 February 2004.		File:093-CWCtoon.jpg\|Chris's first self-portrait in the Classic, drawn on or before 2 February 2004.
	File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].		File:0773-CWC23.JPG\|Chris's earliest known picture wearing the Classic, [[2004]].
	File:~~CWC22c~~.jpg\|A picture taken some point before or after the previous one.		File:CWC22b.jpg\|A picture taken some point before or after the previous one.
	File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.		File:Sonichu - Issue 0, Cover.jpg\|The internet's first glimpse of The Classic.
	File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG\|[[2005]].		File:0775-CWCCDPose.JPG\|[[2005]].