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The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Tim Jonze

One Direction toothpaste and other odd merchandise – in pictures

crazy pop merchandise: One direction toothbrush
One Direction toothbrushes and toothpaste
These new dental items are, we presume, specifically designed around the intricacies of the One Direction brand, and are not in any way just some regular toothpaste and brushes decked out in pink with pictures of Harry Styles’s gurning mug plastered all over them.
Photograph: PR
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Keane Sovereign Light Café Apron
People often mock Keane for their lack of gonzo rock’n’roll thrills, but then these are clearly people who’ve never baked a Victoria sponge while wearing nothing but the Official Keane Baking Apron, featuring handwritten lyrics by Tim Rice-Oxley. £20 from shop.keanemusic.com
Photograph: PR
crazy pop merchandise: JLS condoms
JLS Condoms
Recently spotted in the “reduced-to-clear” section of a Superdrug, suggesting that the band’s well-intentioned safe sex message hasn’t got through to the kids. Either that or most guys decided that wrapping something called Marvin around their members wasn’t exactly conducive to the act.
Photograph: Katherine Rose
crazy pop merchandise: Rammstein dildo box
Rammstein dildo box
We’ve all had the moment where it’s Christmas Eve and you’ve forgotten to get your aunt Ethel a suitable gift. She’ll love the attention to detail here, especially as each dildo is modelled on each member of Rammstein’s very own penis.
Photograph: PR
crazy pop merchandise: Pixies cycling jersey
Pixies cycling jersey
Because who doesn’t look at Frank Black and think: “Now there’s a fitness freak I can trust”? Actually, the branding isn’t entirely incompatible – guitarist Joey Santiago once cycled across the US.
Photograph: PR
crazy pop merchandise: Cliff Richards bingo dabber
Cliff Richard's bingo dabber
As @20thcenturymarc pointed out on Twitter, here is a man who knows his demographic. Other Cliff items include slippers, hairnets and fully operational stairlifts. Possibly. £2.50 on donkeyrides.co.uk
Photograph: PR
crazy pop merchandise: British sea power hair wax
British Sea Power hair wax
The Brighton band are quite the connoisseurs of branded products – Zeus Lager, for instance, or BSP Clotted Cream Fudge. So why not treat your hair to some “sweet orange and cedar wood” scented hair product which apparently “doubles as a wonderful lip balm”? Amazingly, the answer to this question is no because it has sold out. £5, but currently unavailable.
Photograph: PR
crazy pop merchandise: Peter Andrew birthday cake topper
Peter Andre edible birthday cake topper
Peter Andre was on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here so he clearly knows a thing or two about things people don’t really want to put in their mouths … but he has outdone himself here.
Photograph: PR
crazy pop merchandise: Owl city onesie
Owl City onesie pyjamas
Owl City fans are almost certainly virgins, so what better way to ensure they stay that way than buying them this ridiculously twee bedroom outfit?
Photograph: PR
crazy pop merchandise: AC/DC wine
AC/DC wine
Nothing helps that high-octane rock slip down quite like a nice glass of branded Shiraz. Note to budding sommeliers: reviewers on Laithwaites rate the “Back In Black” Shiraz far higher than the “Hells Bells” Sauvignon Blanc.
Photograph: AFP/Getty Images
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