About

The Brooklyn Sweater Trend is a draw your OC trend based on a photo of a confusingly designed sweater or one-piece top with what appears to be sleeves for a leg and an arm on the left half and a single, large opening on the right, the words "1898 Brooklyn New York" written across the chest. The photo started going viral on social media in early December 2025 for its bizarre design, resulting in artwork that depicts well-known and original characters trying to wear it properly.

Origin

On December 3rd, 2025, Facebook^[1] user Nguyen Huong Dynasty posted a photograph of a sweater with the words "1898 Brooklyn New York" printed across the front. The sweater has one large hole on the right-hand side and on the left, what appears to be an arm hole and a leg hole. It is unclear if the sweater is intentionally designed this way or if it was an error in manufacturing or a custom creation. The post, which reads, "Then what to wear," garnered roughly 590 reactions in just under two weeks.

Spread

The photo of the Brooklyn sweater spread online over the following days in mid-December 2025, inspiring a trend in which characters are drawn trying to fit into the sweater.

For example, on December 10th, 2025, Instagram^[2] user elquijoteart posted a piece of art showing a character attempting to wear the sweater properly, writing in the description, "I wish to know the genius behind this design, is bold, take risks, you know people will turn to look at you," garnering over 10,000 likes in five days.

On December 12th, X^[3] user @XJ_0_ posted a version of the trend that gained over 30,000 likes in three days.

On the same day, that same X^[4] user posted a version of the meme featuring The Amazing Digital Circus character Pomni wearing the sweater, garnering over 14,000 likes in three days.

On December 13th, 2025, X^[5] user @DeadraIsDead posted a version of the meme featuring Fiona from Fiona & Cake in the sweater, garnering over 31,000 likes in two days.

On December 14th, X^[6] user @zuchysdraws made a post allowing people to vote on which character fans wanted them to draw in the sweater, the options being Shantae, Samus, Zuchychan and Skyla, garnering over 9,000 likes in a day.

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