Jacques Must Really Like Dir En Grey (純粋; derogatory)

I respect the commitment to the bit from everyone involved.

Oh no, I had not seen this. Wow.

To be fair, I did leave the con today at like 1 cause I was feeling nauseous and dizzy, so I’m a little out of the loop. But wow.

"we cant uninvent ai" no we cant but we couldnt uninvent nfts either and nobody gives a fuck about them anymore

This is also how I know hide and Taiji are definitely dead and not hiding out on some tropical island. Yoshiki would’ve been punched in the jaw years ago if either of them were still corporeal.

The dumbest turn in visual kei meets neo-fascism is that this ogre of a human is likely closeted and dating another ethereally beautiful perennial closet case.

YOSHIKI COME GET YOUR MAN

I genuinely really love Solovair. ❤️ They’ll also re-sole your boots as they wear down for life, I’m pretty sure? Which I mean, hefty shipping back to the UK but also I always appreciate a commitment to a product’s quality like that.

And yeah, Starfleet is military. I get the logic.

I kinda think they should wheel him into the crosswalk and walk away.

For real I hate them fucking with Montrose. It’s meant to have biker bear bars and good secondhand shopping and coffee.

As a Houston-native who grew up around Montrose—

Fuck Greg Abbot.

Tulip fashion 🎀💐🌷
#eglfashion #jfashion #egl

Char`s little dream

The College Humor sketch about how the rest of the country can’t help but talk shit about New York will always hit, apparently.

But the Dealer or Brogue Chelsea boot styles would be a great base. And then tbh I’d do spats over them for cosplay to get the look exactly right and keep them wearable for daily stuff.

For the new Starfleet Academy style, the sole is pretty similar to Solovair. They come in men’s and women’s sizing and are also leather and quite nice quality. Like, the classic lace up Solovairs are my regular work boot.

I don’t think they’ve done a zip front?

I also think you want to step away from making assumptions about me (or anyone else for that matter) based on whatever you feel about where I happen to live (which is no longer accurate anyway). It’s… an unfortunate turn to this conversation to say the least.

Based on their shopping priorities. Cause again, I walked passed $720 figures today at comic con using my reduced rate badge that still ran me $150 (and that’s at what? Half sticker price?). So it’s not like nerds aren’t out there spending Fluevog money.

Violate some of the terms of the collab and make the entire public release go away. And I don’t think that’s great either.

Overall we both want better merch. I’m just going to be honest with you— That likely means more expensive merch. And that might make it inaccessible to some.

I don’t begrudge folks not knowing what goes into it or the expense but I do think it’s a little wild to complain about one collab out of all of the merch that exists at varying price points. No, the boots aren’t currently available at a lower price point. But asking them to be would likely…

I’d challenge you to also take a minute and evaluate the collab from my perspective. I think the reason my opinion is unpopular is because I’m speaking as someone who is very into fashion and is also a fan, and a lot of people just aren’t. I’ve also worked in fashion and continue to work in fashion.

Yep! The little interactive thing also has folks wearing them. They’re a really fun texture and def a lighter poly over an interlining layer (which is better for wear and structure) but I think could be done in a neoprene in a pinch (and maybe be more comfortable/less suit like).

he also said that 80% of antifa's members are landlords and if you lower the cost of housing, you basically starve the network of its financing

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Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

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Feeling a little queasy so I’m leaving the con early today. But I did meet my mothers! #nycc #mymelodyandkuromi

And if you want a similar look to the cadet boot to wear? I really recommend Solovair. They have a similar sole and do some Chelsea boot styles. I’m not sure they’ve done a front zipper, but I can def vouch for the quality. And they’re leather as well (just not handmade; they’re a small factory).

I was very excited to see the collab. As I said? I think it’s boss that we get show replica boots and not some cheaper cosplay version made with lesser quality materials. That will likely eventually exist, too, but fashion collabs aren’t a necessity.

My solution to this is that I’d like to see less merch that is probably more expensive but is intentional, rather than screen printed shirts and hoodies that are, imo, a bigger driver of franchise glut than high end boots.

But I’m also coming at this as someone who knows Fluevog.

Honestly there’s a chicken and egg problem here. You want accessible merch that is good, but to have good merch, you do have to pay designers (or a company has to pay to license the IP) and pay for more expensive materials. That’s going to drive up cost. Then it’s no longer accessible.

Like they’re a more conventional design for sure. Chunky boots are also very fashionable right now. So tbh if one was looking for some stuff to use for cosplay, it’s found pretty easily. More easily still if you’re willing to do some mild DIY.