Here it goes again...
Sonic shown 'dieing' on his own merchandise. Here, a pair of black adult size crew socks has the 'death of Sonic' sprite used as he 'loses his rings' as the all-over design for the socks. This is caused by designers not knowing what each sprite means in the game, and they just pick 'any upset looking one' to a scatter ring background and call it a day. However, they seem to always wrongly choose the one where he's dead already. Why Sega or whoever looks over the license doesn't correct them is a big mystery.
The other mystery here is why it's a classic product with a modern tag on there. But look at the bototm of the tag where it's black/marked "CREW"...that's usually a hallmark of BioWorld's tags both modern & classic. Is it by BioWorld & they just used the wrong tag?
The design would be ok otherwise, as the rings are a nice contrast with the black, the Sonic design is colorful, and everything is a part of the socks/threads/weave itself so it's not going to just wear off. These were found at Walmart, but is 1 pair really 8 dollars? It seems a little steep for that store, even in the adults area.