The circus both scared and intrigued you as a child. You, in your teen angst, even threatened to join it — until your mom said she’d ground you for a month. (Bitch.)

Clowns aside, you still fantasize about grabbing some stilts, growing a beard, and riding your tiny trike right outta town. Hold that thought while you slip on a circus-freaky Beard & Bangs tee.

The big-top-friendly line, by Brooklyn-based design duo Doris Ho and Mark Kane, features prints based on The North American Record of Senor Constantino — a scrappy and daring (and fictional) Edwardian scientist who had a penchant for oddities.

The cotton tops portray woodblock cuts of owls, stylized renderings of prizefighters in the ring, wily-looking gentlemen sporting impressive mustaches, and werewolves (prevalent in London, we hear).

You’ll get the whole circus idea off your chest.

And this time you won’t need permission from Mom.

Available at Sugarcube, 48 South Third Street (215-238-0825). To see styles, go to beardbangs.com.