#am i buying the shirt with this on it from the merch store

[missrandomdreamer]

Cosmicandy Girl ✨ The Orion Experience

@twogoblinsstack mentioned this song reminded them of Hope and like holy shit!! The lyrics so match Hope!

“She’s got her head in the clouds Her high-heeled boots float ten feet off of the ground People stop and stare She hides her eyes behind long ultraviolet hair”

“Her boyfriend’s hair is made of stars Her girlfriend plays bass guitar in The Spiders from Mars “

Karl’s hair gives me major stardust vibes and Diana has the rock-star vibe as well

“ Rollerskating the rings of Jupiter Meditating in a mini-skirt “

And my girl roller-skates and wears the mini skirts its perfect! <3

The song is so perfect I love it, now I have to listen to the rest of the album :3

[xanderisbraindead]

I see people that are tryna get into emo and scene fashion make posts ab like needing help finding clothes or like styling their hair n the liek so I’m here to help. Who am I? Nobody but im like scenemo and very happy to help. Im gonna make a resource masterlist, starting with this post

It’s important to note that if you have the hair, anything you wear will look emo. Emo teens would really just wear just some normal clothing and it fucked! Keep that in mind

How do I find emo/scene clothes?

🇺🇸🇬🇧Check resale sites like depop, ebay, mercari, poshmark (mercari is not available in the uk). You CANNOT build a wardrobe overnight. You just cant. Be patient and just keep checking, I promise you will find something. Heres some things I’ve personally bought or found on these sites and the price usd just for reference (without shipping)// Beetlejuice striped ht skinnies $16.49// We the kings shirt $5.50// All time low shirt $5.50//Red plaid ht skinnies $10.50// Famous star and stripe shirt $5-10// Secondhand serenade shirt $10// A lot of fellow scene and emo ppl resell on these sites!! (Trashmob has a depop for example, so does oliver sykes???)

2-Thrifting. Ik you’re probably tired of hearing it bc duh but… =) Try some local thrifts, big companies either suck, are expensive or both. I’d buy my skinnies from here. Reminder that they don’t have to be black!! You can style black, white, blue, any color of jean. Even styles like flair or bootcut jeans.

🇺🇸HT REPLAY. NOBODY TALKS AB THIS. Hot topic has a thredup, they sell preloved clothing and its constantly updated. Its very discounted. For example a shirt that was initially $25 usd would be sold for $11-9 usd. This is as far as ik only in the us??

Diy, obv. Look at those. Aren’t they cool looking? Not being able to afford band merch doesn’t make you any less of a fan than ppl with huge collections, remember that.

🇺🇸🇬🇧Dont be afraid to check normal stores like target, tk maxx, and walmart, you’ll be surprised. Target has cute character jackets if you can fit kids sizes and walmart made that skeleton sweater vest they gotta have more up their sleeves.

🇺🇸Merchnow.com. They have HEAVENLY old band merch and posters. Like ptv, chiodos, sws, tdwp, coheed and cambria, before today, texas in july, even like icp. this might be a us only thing? If someone could check for me ilys

(Added on Nov 8 23)

🇬🇧Grindstore.com they’re like merchnow kinda, heavenly band merch

(Added April 29 24)

🇺🇸🇬🇧 Childrens clothes if you can fit into them a lot of childrens clothing are very good for a scene look

This is all I have for now, but if i come up with anything else I’ll definitely update this!!

[love-takes-work]

Here we are in the future (merch) and it's WRONG

Hot Topic has been kinda killin' it with neat new designs on SU merch, which to me is pretty special considering how long the show has been off the air and how much I like to get new merch. :X However, the last time I was browsing their site, I decided against getting one of the designs because it's this:

Huh? "Ladies love a hero"? Where the heck did THAT come from?

It's certainly never said in the show, and it's not a sentiment that's presented by any characters, nor is it intended as a message by its creators. Not to mention that the Gems pictured technically aren't even "ladies." Who got the weird idea that "ladies love a hero" would be an appropriate thing to associate with Steven Universe?

I ended up buying a coffee mug with a bunch of SU artifacts and was dismayed to find the "ladies love a hero" phrase had somehow made it onto the otherwise canon-referential mug.

(The side I saw when I decided to get it was this:)

When it came in I showed it to my friend and asked him to find the thing on it that was "wrong." IMMEDIATELY he was like "Ladies love a hero? WHAT?"

Just kinda makes me think that instead of being designed by anyone with a passing familiarity with the show, it was thrown together by someone who thought it would look good. Who decided this?

But speaking of which, then today I saw this one:

Okay. So, seeing merch with random shit from the show splashed all over it is common with knockoffs and lazy ripoff artists, but seeing something like this in a mainstream store is puzzling. It's a somewhat confusing graphic with no message, but it's like . . .

Okay, Steven, Spinel, and Connie from the movie, versus. . . .

Amethyst with her Season 2 design, versus. . . .

Random image of Stevonnie from a single scene in a late Season 5 episode, versus. . . .

Random Greg, random Pink Diamond, versus. . . .

Garnet in what appears to be an attempt at her post-"Jailbreak"/pre-"Change Your Mind" outfit, but it's miscolored, and. . . .

Completely missing Pearl, one of the major main characters. Who puts Pink Diamond, Greg, Connie, Spinel, and Stevonnie on a shirt but forgets Pearl?

It's just kind of a mess, conceptually. A bunch of pretty pictures, several of which are stock art and a couple of which I've basically never seen on anything (so why these, why now?).

It's not uncommon for images featuring the four main characters to have character designs that couldn't have coexisted, but that doesn't bother me as much as something that just feels like it was an out-of-touch designer's google search result for Steven Universe characters.

Man, I need to be a merch consultant for this show or something. I am not much of an artist and am not a designer, but like . . . if they'd just asked ONE fan. . . .

[emiplayzmc]

Yes hi hello I am completely normal about the Advertisons.

YIPPEEE, my designs of the main four Addisons! Headcanons + Individual information under the cut :) (Long Post, as usual).

I think I started working on this in January?? In any case, THIS TOOK TOO LONG BUT I AM SO HAPPY ABOUT IT!!

From left to right: Target (Pink), Banner (Orange), Broadcast (Yellow), and Sample (Blue)

Part 1: Body Ref Sheet + Headcanons

Part 2: Random Headcanons

Sample James (The Blue Addison) [He/Him]

I am not immune to Blue Addison = Oldest and most responsible propaganda. So... yeah! Sample is the eldest / second-eldest next to his twin, Broadcast, of the group! He's an employee of a gift shop / Cyber Shoes location (the shop that gives out free samples!) They're the most level-headed of the group, being the type to offer gentle advice, comfort, and care, along with a listening ear and a calming presence. They're not exactly... enthusiastic about their job? But it pays the bill, so he doesn't try to find a new one that fits into his purpose within Cyber City's Addison workforce. Sample also has pica, so occasionally he's selling / giving Lightners (like Kris) products from the gift shop like they're comsumables rather than items.

Sample is closest with his twin, Broadcast - in fact, they're the only pair of Addisons to have spawned in at the exact same time on the same day in Cyber City. Even if they're not biologically related, they still consider themselves twins, and they were the first people that each other saw. Broadcast is a bit like the Yin to Sample's Yang, as they're an influencer to getting Sample to be more outgoing, while Sample is the influence that (sometimes) mellows Broadcast out.

Sample's advertisements tend to hinge between survey advertisements (like sample sizes) and advertising websites that work with coupons and saving money like Honey and Rakuten.

Broadcast Nikola (The Yellow Addison) [He/They]

In my interpretation of the main four Addisons, Broadcast is, as his name suggests, a commercial broadcaster! Tehy work very long hours at Cyber City's TV station as the sole host of Cyber City's shopping channels, advertising products sold by Addisons across the city nearly 24 hours a day. Despite the long hours, he's a huge ball of energy, constantly speaking quickly and fidgeting with a pair of metal spheres that they carry everywhere. In addition, they're... very much a coffee and sugar addict, keeping a thermos on him at all times that's filled with coffee mixed with obscene amounts of cinnamon and sugar.

Of course, they're closest with their twin, Sample. Most of their free time off work is spent with him. Broadcast is also the type to wear Hawaiian shirts and meme clothes (like that one ADHD shirt that parodies the ACDC merch), and was the one who suggested they and Sample dye portions of their hair in the other's colour, and the one who suggested the family spend their Friday nights at the Cyber Grill (a lot of the time, he was singing at the karaoke stand with Spamton or Banner).

As you probably guessed, Broadcast's advertisements are all television / video based, with commercials on television and advertisements on websites like YouTube.

Target Tourmaline (The Pink Addison) [He/Him]

Target is the middle child of the main four Addisons! He runs a combination jewellery store / Cyber Shoes location - the place where you buy the Freeze Ring / get the pitch for the Dating Shoes. He also runs the tea shop, so he is a bit of a workaholic. He's very no-nonsense and by-the-book, and VERY strict with time management since he already runs three stores. He's also very picky about what he eats and drinks, watching the amount of data that consumables have and pretty much only drinking tea and occasionally battery acid.

Out of the main group, he's the most powerful with his magic, having studied and practiced with it for a long time. Outside of being very uppity, he does care a lot about his siblings, and is usually the one to be called for tough love and harsh truths that need to be heard. He's the closest with Banner, but was also pretty close with Spamton in more of a teasing older sibling - egotistical little sibling dynamic.

Their type of advertising is targeted ads, giving Lightners ads based on their browsing data. He and Spamton used to run a dating website where he did the matchmaking, and Spamton sent out the emails to promote the website.

Banner Hestia (The Orange Addison) [They/Them]

Banner is the youngest of the main four! They run the shop where you buy the Mannequin, and is the most successful of the group with a very popular boutique. They tend to hyperfixate HARD on their clothing designs, and brings a sketching tablet practically everywhere with them. They can make clothes and designs very VERY fast, buuuut tend to fall asleep at their own desk late at night.

They're the closest with Target, usually going to him for advice and just general hanging out, but it's very well known that Banner wears their heart on their sleeve, and cares deeply for every one of their little family - to the point where it may be a little bit obsessive / possessive. They're known for their excellent customer service and speed at getting work and commissions done, being very helpful and supportive towards the customers that come to their shop. Simultaneously the most and least salesman-like of the group since despite their great success they still form a lot of connections with customers and clients and never just like another sucker to buy their stuff.

Banner's type of advertising is, of course, banner advertisements. You have them to thank for the absolutely insane amount of banner ads covering most of the Fandom wiki.

[whoronoa]

I'm being delusional but hear me out

Do you ever think about what it would be like to actually date them? Because I have. A lot. Mainly as a preparation for what would happen in terms of Atiny finding because let's be honest the fandom is kinda scary.

ANYWAYS

Here is something I was thinking about if I was an undercover gf forced to come out of hiding (Bc they would have to force me not that I wouldn't love to shout it from the rooftops I would again be afraid of getting torn to shreds on the internet). Feel free to use my delusion for your fics.

1. Yunho is dating the girl version of his best friend.

Mingi and I are very similar in our aesthetics and interests. With our zodiac charts and personalities, I think we'd drive Yunho crazy or he'd be endeared because we would act more like siblings. I think Atiny would think it was cute(Yunho dating the female version of Mingi), but I can see them being weird about it and giving me insecurity about my relationship with Mingi.

2. Wearing his clothing

I am annoying and possessive. If for some reason, I kept my social media and didn't scrub it from existence I would post a lot in his clothing. No mention of Yunho bc I'm passive with my "asserting dominance." Some would respect it, and some would chew me out. No inbetween. In my defense, this wouldn't be new since I do it now.

3. Social Media in general

I would keep Yunho off my socials unless he specifically wanted to be included and even then I would be hesitant. This would be my bit until Yunho made me stop.

Atiny would ask questions about Ateez and the boys and I would want to engage with them. Atiny means a lot to Yunho and it would break both of our hearts if they hated me (Yunho's GF in general). I was a fan of Ateez first, it would be silly to pretend I didn't know who they were when I was yapping nonstop about them. I would however never talk about Yunho. We could be married and Atiny would be like who is your bias?? "Mingi." Did you see Yunho in ____? "Did you see Yeosang?" Absolute deflection. Yunho would be in the background side-eyeing me.

4. Outfits

Yunho and I would be slaying the outfit department in general ESPECIALLY when together. My man never looks a fool and neither will I.

I would however unironically wear the weirdest Ateez Merch (mainly Yunho bc obs). There is a picture of us out and I'm wearing an "I love Nerds" shirt(I am making one) but when you look at the heart it's just pictures of Yunho. I am Yunho's biggest fan and I will have it written across my chest. IDC. Is it his meme on a shirt? Wearing it to the grocery store.

I might be his biggest supporter but I am also Atiny's which means I am only buying fa- made. As much as I love the boys Atiny makes their merch with so much love and care how could I shop anywhere else?

5. Concerts

I would go because ATEEZ and also to support my cute lil guy. I would be in the nose bleeds. I'd feel uncomfortable if someone else paid for it so I would want to buy my own. I'd be in the nosebleeds because it's all vibes. I could fangirl in peace.

6. Dance Classes

As a couple, we would dance a lot. It could be going to dance classes or messing around in the studio. It would just be a thing. I'd be the one to film his dancing tiktoks- there would be a spike in the amount posted since we were always messing around. Mingi and WooYoung ft.

[adashoflavendermelancholy]

Costume Problems

Uta looked all over for a costume. There is an entire list of things the costume needed to be before she picked it. One that would look good on her. Something that would let her run around on stage. Nothing that would rip easily. It can’t be drowned out by all the lights. Nothing that would not be see thru in all the lights. Not cheap fabric that would rip. It had to be adjustable. She knew she wasn’t all that flashy in the chest department, so it might need to be taken in a bit. But that couldn’t ruin the costume. This was the list that she had to check through. Every costume in four stores looked through. Even with the high number of potential costumes, her list decimated them into the put back pile. Leaving every little for her to choose from.

In the end, she picked out a cute little costume. Red riding hood. It wasn’t too flashy, and it showed her normal amount of leg. Nothing out of the ordinary, really. It had spaghetti straps that were thin. But that was fine, as it came with a cape. One that Uta would throw out to use a red Uta jacket. Always supporting her merch to get others to buy more. It was such a simple thing for her to do.

Of course, Uta didn’t account for one thing. She got there out of the costume and tried it on. Trying to pick out what shoes she was going to wear on stage with them. Only for her father to show up. He was almost never home, just out drinking his money away.

“Hey,” she called, barely giving him a glance while looking over the shoe options. She could go black and have them pop out against her skin and the red rests. Or match it up with some red shoes. That might look good.

The broken, “What ARE you wearing?” Coming from behind here snapping her out of any choices.

Uta turned to see Shanks looking at her like she was crazy. “It’s a costume for my Halloween concert. I’ll be selling shirts with the outfit only at this one concert so I have-”

“You can’t wear that! You can see too much! No! No, this won’t do!” Shanks began babbling. He must have been really freaked out because he never babbled unless he was out of his mind. Even when super drunk, he managed to string together full sentences. It just went to prove where Rayleigh rubbed off on him while he was growing up.

“Sorry to break it to you, but I am. I already looked at the other options.” Uta said, crossing her arms.

That only had Shanks turning to look at her like a kicked puppy. “Uta! there will be men there! They will see you and fall in love!”

“Yeah and?”

“You can’t marry yet! You’re not old enough!”

Uta’s jaw dropped. Who said anything about marriage? Picking up one shoe she was deciding between, she threw it at him. “UGH! WHO WAS ASKING YOU!”

The shoe hit Shanks in the face, though he could have avoided it. He didn’t think about it. “But, but Uta!” He yelled, as Uta stormed away. Taking out his phone, he called Benn.

“Hello?”

“BENN EMERGENCY! UTA! MY BABY IS GONNA! I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S HAPPENING!” Shanks yelled. Uta knew who he called and used the time to make her own phone call. It was a race to see who showed up first.

To her utter upset, both parties showed up at the same time. Benn and Yasopp showed up looking like they already knew he was being dramatic about all this. While Luffy and his friends showed up. Both Uta and Shanks began telling the to tell the other to listen to them. Both sides blinked, letting them yell.

When something caught her eye. A large white bear. He must be a mink. He looked to be just about hyperventilating. “Luffy, who’s-“

“Hello, miss Uta! I’m a fan of yours! You look really beautiful in the red dress!” The mink said, not bouncing a little in place.

“Bepo.” Luffy’s friend with the tattoos said. But it was too late. Uta turned to Shanks, looking smug, while the man looked pissed.

“I don’t get it,” Luffy said, breaking the growing tension. He looked between the two arguing.

“She’s too young to wear something that revealing!” “This is a costume. He’s being a creep!” They both yelled. Neither caring what the other said.

Luffy blinked, still not getting it. His friend stepped in, “Shanks is mad because he thinks that Uta is still his baby- “ “She is my baby!” “-while Uta wants to wear what she wants.”

Luffy thought about it for a minute. Tilting his head a bit. “Why can’t she wear it? Uta thinks really hard about what she wears and takes so long deciding.” Luffy asked, now turning to Shanks.

“She’s too young! Look how much skin is showing! What if some man sees her and thinks bad thoughts?” Shanks said, already getting a little pissed about it.

Bepo raised his hand. “Um! You don’t have to worry. The Uta protection squad is here to keep those kinds of guys out of the way. We get together and buy the tickets the moment her shows go on sale. So no one but us and genuine fans can get close. But we also point out to bouncers where someone’s acting strange.”

They all looked at him again. Bepo wasn’t sure f that was a good thing or not. While his best friend was wondering why he put himself in this position. Uta then smiled. Turning to Shanks, “See, I’ll be fine. My fans got my back!” She told him. It wasn’t like she didn’t trust them. She loved them just as much as they loved her. That was why she did so much for them.

Shanks sighed, “I still think it’s too revealing, but fine.” Benn and Yasopp were happy they didn’t have to get in the middle of this any more than they were. Luffy was still a little lost but that was fine. Bepo got to eat dinner with Uta and help her pick out what shoes she should wear with it. Everyone got what they wanted.

[undeadgirlboy]

alright homos first day of pride month and I am 1 week post op from my top surgery. getting top surgery has me out of work for an entire month, and it happens to coincide with me and my partner being able to get our own place which has set us back a lot. if you wanna help 2 transfags make ends meet then pls consider buying a silly shirt from my bonfire store. support real trans people instead of corporations that hide the trans merch in the back to avoid upsetting the status quo. anyway these are meant to be styled with a striped long sleeve, black skinny jeans, hot topic wallet chain and a dog collar stolen from walmart. i know how u edgy hoes are 💖

[bogkeep]

ok ok ok so you know the "i am kenough" sweater from Barbie (2023) and how the mattel store naturally has that sweater for sale, along with i am kenough t-shirts, i am kenough mugs, i am kenough hats,

and of course i WANT one but i don't want to buy barbie movie merch from mattel. i really liked the movie but like.

ANYWAY my friend's mother is really into doing tie dye lately and i was like do you think she could make the kenough shirt? i would pay her for it but i don't fully expect her to make one

AND SHE JUST. IMMEDIATELY

you wouldn't download a barbie movie merch shirt

[ashicyde]

the lack of sable ward x readers there are in the internet is CRIMINAL!! anyways can i ask for headcanons with sable ward x fem! survivor! reader that is basically almost the opposite of her? She’s shy first but a social butterfly as soon as she gets comfortable w/ someone, girly girl, overdramatic, kind of impulsive, super fashionable, super high maintenance, and certified yapper lol. She loves perfumes and would smell like coconut with a hint of Vanilla. Their relationship being very similar to nana osaki and nana komatsu from nana. Reader overall has the same personality and clothing style as Nana Komatsu from Nana. However she shares similar interests with sable! Having major interest in horror, supernatural, gothic and all things macabre growing up! thank you <3

I feel so bad for kinda ghosting and taking forever to make this! I haven't seen Nana so this still might be out of character and inaccurate to what you want! Again I am sorry!

>>DBD Masterlist<<

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When Sable first met you through Mikaela she didn't really mind you. You were shy and didn't speak often, but that all changed after you met a couple more times.

She quickly came to the realization that you were a chatterbox and very impulsive. You would do reckless things before thinking. (And this carried on to the trials too).

Before You, Mikaela and Sable all got transported to the entity's realm you all would hang out, going shopping a lot. At first Sable didn't really like it, going shopping for cute clothes and perfumes, but after a bit she slowly got used to it. She especially got used to it when Mikaela went missing.

Sable knew that you were high maintenance as soon as you both started shopping together. She noticed all the cute and girly outfits you would get, the very specific perfumes you would get that smelled like coconut and a bit of vanilla.

But she also noticed that you loved some things like horror, gothic, etc. She noticed this when one day you suddenly ran off to a store, making her follow her. When you got into the store she saw you look around and quickly pick out a famous horror movie figure.

After a while you and her would get some matching gothic clothes and horror merch. She never thought twice about paying for the items. She even sometimes buys some cute things for you when she notices you looking. Sometimes she would decline to get you the item before buying it some time later as a surprise for you.

Now... Let's get to the entity's realm.

After Mikaela went missing you and Sable got closer, becoming close friends. Nothing more at the time.

Everything changed when you suddenly disappeared.

Sable was of course worried when Mikaela went missing, but she focused on helping you. When you disappeared she was extremely worried.

Sable searched for you for a while. When she couldn't find you she resorted to taking a perfume of yours and one of the cute plushies she got for you. She did this because the smell of coconut and vanilla reminded her so much of you, so she always had something that had that smell to comfort her.

When Sable go transported to the entity's realm she saw Mikaela first, and after talking for a moment Mikaela mentioned you were there too.

Sable immediately perked up and asked Mikaela to lead her to you. Mikaela didn't hesitate, leading her to your tent you had.

When Sable entired your tent she saw you wearing one of the horror movie shirts she bought for you. She quickly went to you and hugged you tightly, happy that she finally found you again.

You of course as well hugged her back, tightly embracing her and even tearing up a bit. Everything seemed much more bareable in the realm now.

The first time Sable got into a trial with you she immediately saw your impulsive tendencies appear. Sometimes you would try to get the flashlight save or the pallet stun to save a teammate, or you would try to get the killer's attention on you.

That worried her a lot, she was always worried you'd get hurt and get killed.

After her first trial with you she expressed her concerns with you, and you quickly got a little defensive. Suddenly she had kissed you, trying to calm you down (but it made you blush and squeal and overreact instead).

When you finally calmed down you two talked it out, listening to each other and understanding each other's concerns. She then confessed to you as well, before kissing your cheek, making you blush and squeal again.

[tommos]

one direction history post: strange merch

hi everyone! i'm starting a small series of one direction history posts just to combine my interests in both history and the boys. these won't be super in depth, more so showing and telling. this first post is about some weird and strange merch choices one direction's marketing team has attempted to sell us throughout the years. i got these screenshots from the wayback machine looking at onedirectionstore.com, their official store. they are separated by era solely based on what was present on their shop at the time of each of the boys albums. these merch items are not a reflection of the albums themselves (which you'd think their merch team would try to appeal more to the aging fanbase as years went on), they all seem to me to be more geared toward how much they can attempt to get us buy. i now present to you the weirdest, most dated one direction merch i could find <3 enjoy

X Factor - Up All Night

what is this for, who is this for, why is this one of the first accessory items ever posted on the one direction store??? what was the initial demographic of the one direction fanbase?? idk when i was 10 i didn't need this, i would enjoy one now though

if you guys remember silly bandz, you are a veteran.. also give us toledoans credit where it's due because one of ours invented these bad boys

finally my iphone 4 will be decked out in the one direction collectors set

this was also the start of their personalized messages section of merch you could buy. surprise your loved one with heartfelt messages such as 'birthday girl' or 'merry christmas daughter'

Take Me Home

from here on out, this and two other photos are the only photos their team decided to make merch with. there is two other duvet sets that use those other photos, even in their later eras

sometimes i wake up in a cold sweat remembering these existed. if i can find my louis mask, i will wear it to fitfwt

if any of you have this keyring or the singing toothbrush, send me a clip of it singing please or if it is able to sing. i am so curious im on the edge of my seat

NAIL TEMPORARY TATTOOS

Midnight Memories

i literally do not know what this has to do with music, one direction, or anyone associated with one direction

i need to point out, these one direction watches came in literally every single color you could imagine. i do not know why they are merched inside of a can?? but they were the it-girl of their merch during this era

speaking of cans, WHAT IS THIS

would any of you fine people want to buy a 1d girls glitter strap shoe? it is merch like this that really reminds me one direction was moreso a brand than a band to their team

Four

kudos to their team for picking a more recent photo for the era, but also who would want this

do you guys remember the craze of this specific type of lamp

if the scooter isn't your speed, how about this one direction 16" cruiser bike make with old uan era font, color schemes, and photos?

Made In The AM

i am only putting this mitam find in here to point out something that i found crazy. this shirt was on the one direction merch website only one month after march 25th, you can see how quickly their merch team shelled out merch without zayn on it. i didn't include anymore, but even their on the road again tour merch on the website quickly had zayn erased

i hope you guys all enjoyed this weird trip down memory lane if you can call it that, and liked looking at some of the weird merch their team used to sell. this is only stuff that stood out to me, i'm sure there's a lot more somewhere so if you have any, send them to me or feel free to add onto this post. if you own any of these, ESPECIALLY THE BIKE, please add a pic of them to this post lol

[im-a-king-baby]

I am re-reading ELYN now, so I will ask for some insights soon with a fresh memory 😊

But for now, maybe I can send you a flower ?

🌺

Hi!! I hope you enjoyed reading it again!

Here is an epistolary section that never made it into the fic (I had a few spares, just in case 😄):

PopIdolLive shares TEN Fun Facts about Simme to celebrate the And The Next World Tour announcement!!!

Simme is Swedish and Venezuelan. His dad was Swedish but moved to Venezuela where he met Simme’s Mom and they had two kids before moving back to Sweden when Simme was ~3. Simme has credited his Mom’s insistence that they spoke Spanish at home as how he managed to keep the language!

His first ever single Como Este had a mix of Spanish and English lyrics and that blend has continued across three albums, but fans are still waiting for Simme to record a song in Swedish. Simme has blamed this on a lack of Swedish songwriters in L.A. (sad, but true!)

During Simme’s first tour (the Chaos tour!) his crew had an in-joke called ‘Stop! Hammer time!’ where they had to stop at any hardware store they passed on the road and buy a hammer. When the tour split into two buses it became a competition to find the most interesting novelty hammer and they started signing them and giving them to fans at stage door when the buses ran out of hammer space! (eventually this stopped when the label lawyers found out and got scared about liability)

Also on the Chaos Tour, since they didn't have a set tour schedule the merch t-shirts were left blank on the back and the crew would write on wherever they played each day making each one a collectors item (The rarest is the single one for 'Jimmy's House' which has never been sold, but signed shirts from 'LaGuardia Airport Lounge' and 'A Starbucks in Leeds' have hit five figures at auction!)

Simme wore a silver bracelet throughout the Honesty tour which he hasn’t confirmed was a gift from the Voice 2024 runner-up Alfonso Perez but it did appear shortly after they were seated together at multiple events and a photo leaked of them having an intimate kiss in a limo driving away from the AMAs.

Speaking of romantic entanglements, Simme attended a prestigious Swedish boarding school where he dated the Crown Prince of Sweden for nearly three years! They looked adorable together, but broke up after graduation so that the Prince could go into the army and Simme could move to L.A to pursue music.

It has been Noted by the fans that Simme gets less dressed on each album (a jacket on Simme, an unbuttoned shirt on HH, shirtless on ATN.) There is a running fan theory that album 4 which the fans have dubbed ‘the CENSORED album’ will feature Simme fully naked (with the title covering up enough to keep it decent!) staring at the camera.

And if the idea of fans naming albums feels unlikely, we have precedent! In an interview during the Honesty, Honestly press tour the interviewer commented that Simme was released in December 2023, and HH was dropping just over a year later in January 2025, Simme grinned and said: ‘And the next March 26!’. The fans latched onto this, referring to album 3 as And The Next so consistently that it ended up being the name chosen for the album! (which actually came out in June 2026, so only a few months late!)

On the bridge of Relentless Simme names twenty five cities, all of which were visited during the Chaos Tour. When this song is performed live, Simme always includes the name of the city he's performing in on the list (except for Portland, when he got mixed up and said Atlanta instead! Oops!)

Simme returned to his home country of Sweden towards the end of the Chaos Tour, but was unable to play there when he was touring Honesty, Honestly due to scheduling conflicts with Stockholm venues (boo!). The current ATN tour schedule doesn't have Sweden dates listed but there's plenty of time for more countries to be announced so watch this space!!!

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hi, thanks for all you do for the Noah Reid/ Schitt's Creek fandom! I am loving your Noahvember posts. Do you have any suggestions for how to purchase Noah's music in a way that will get him some money? I have been streaming it but I know streaming is not the best for the artists themselves. According to his website, his CDs have been sold out for many months (except for Adjustments which I ordered and am awaiting). Does he have music for sale at his shows? Thanks for any ideas - no rush for a response.

Hello friend!

It's a rough world out there for anyone who creates and sells things - it seems like everyone makes money except the artists.

The best way to support Noah (and other musicians) is to buy albums directly from him, either at his shows (he had vinyl available on tour, but not CDs, I think) or online.

After that, we're all left with streaming as the main option. Not all streaming services pay the same amount, so if you really want to support artists, consider switching away from Spotify, Amazon and Youtube (which pay a criminally low amount) to Tidal or Apple Music, which pay 2-3 times more (but still a ridiculously small amount). The best option is actually Napster, which I had no idea still existed, but apparently it pays the most to artists. You can also consider buying Noah's albums through your digital music store (like iTunes or Google Play) and then streaming them as I think Noah gets more money from those sales.

Once upon a time, I would have recommended Bandcamp, but a) Noah never had his music on there and b) they've just been purchased by Songtradr, so expect them to be strip-mined for venture capital profits in short order.

Buying tickets and merch also supports artists, so even if you are only able to stream Noah's music, you could consider buying merch as an enjoyment "tax" to support him. According to this article, the revenue from 1 t-shirt=8,750 streams. Perhaps you need a toque or some socks?

[poupeesdecirque]

Travel Blog Anime Festival Kassel! - Part 1

27.-28. October 2023

The last convention for me this year, read further for my impression of this event which was held in Kassel for the first time, me being super chaotic, enjoying things and attending the cosplay competition.

And yes I was totally going as past!Allen the times I was "not" in costume as my glasses are round too and I had to put on the shirt/waistcoat anyways. I just HC him as an explorer when he goes to places, its my kind of having silly little fandom moments. But now to the travel blog.

Friday, Travel & Coming 'home'

Travel day. I started a bit chaotic from home and later than planned but rain was forecasted the whole day and a serious hiking day was not really possible. I noticed I forgot my phone charger as I was already out and my first mission was to buy a replacement. As I arrived in Kassel I had to take a reroute as there was so much traffic but I know the city and its corners it was fine to me. All the familar places and ... I just felt home. For 19 years my favorite convention was held in Kassel until it moved to Wiesbaden this year and I was completely devastated how they handled it and left Kassel crying last year and I am just so SO happy to be able to return.

I quickly checked into the Hotel and went to the convention hall and just the feeling of seeing it again made me so content, even with the rain, the cold weather, the phone charger etc. AND the fact the Con contacted me that my script for the Contest has to be changed as there was some equipment different.

I went through the park and was just thriving. Then into the city checking a few places, actually got a charger after asking the sales manager of a itty bitty corner store if they have some - i was super proud I did that, past-me would have given up and just searched for a big electronic store to drive to to avoid talking to people.

As I walked back to the hall I came across a very fancy bakery/café I had discovered last year and they sold halloween themed confectonary again and ... this time I actually bought some. I dared to go in there and bought two petit fours and even as the seller asked me something twice I was just casually replying I am .. so proud. You know I suffer from severe social anxiety and a situation like this would have been enough to break me for a whole weekend, on top with the charger thing. But I was managing well. It was quite late then as I got back to the hall but still decided to ask if I could get my ticket for the next two days already to avoid waiting. Another step further for me, usually I would have chickened out. Everyone there was very darling I am looking forward on how they organize the actual convention days.

Back in the hotel I had (very late) dinner, but I was just mentally in such a good place that it didn't mess with my head.

Saturday - 28. October - Contest day

Slept okay for the fact I usually sleep bed when not home, super excited for the day. But took it slow, went through my script a few times (finally after not doing so for the last days) to recall it.

Then headed out to Kassel to fetch a few things, I like to give myself small tasks to have something to do when I am alone. Like just getting some snacks.

After returning to my car I started painting... my make up. I actually avoid doing a lot of make up for Allen as my eyes hate it and I don't think he is a make up type but as it was for the contest I wanted to upgrade everything a little bit.

It was starting to rain again and ... someone please remind me more often that the first Uniform has a HOOD I can use. I ... will come back to that later.

After a bit of waiting time due bag control I finally was able to enter the hall. It felt again like home but also different. When you came in you had several vendors, Manga, Merch, some artists inbetween. Even a tattoo artist?! And like at the Polaris you had several vendors of dried fruit... ehm.. okay? Like I am always for more healthy options aside the vendors selling tons of asian candies and ramen.

What I really liked about the structure they had for the hall is that they actually used the hallways better than the other con, less "lost" space. Yes they have a smaller audience but it seemed so much smarter to me to use the hallways for artists instead of putting them into super small rooms with no space to move in.

For the vendors and all there was .. lots of Genshin Impact again and Demon Slayer I think? I am a bit spoiled by the last cons especially the bookfair and the polaris in regards of a great diversity of artists, this was alright I guess. Not much for me to buy.

What was interesting is that the city had rented the hall to another convention but for ... doctors. Weird, but worked. As I got recognized as Allen later on I was able to talk with the two and one told me a few interesting things about the Con that moved to Wiesbaden and some facts that the Anime Festival will be bigger next year. I got encouraged to voice my opinion more often by them, as all they heard was only positive about the other Con (they didn't attend as well... reasons).

Then .. the contest. I was quite nervous, got in my snacks and some lunch before I went to prejudging. Was able to chat with the other attendees during the wait and was quite a lil hyper bunny as it was my turn. I have to say the judges were super darling about everything. They were all cosplayers, some super expierenced and one even a super huge name here. I got complimented for my make up (which I adjusted a bit more after lunch) to try to get my lashes white and all. That I made pockets, that the uniform has a lining, that the pattern was selfmade and the functional buttons. etc.

We were supposed to meet up 30 mins later, I waited with No. 6 (I was No 4) and got a bubble tea because my anxious mind needed something to do and I was super thirsty. I downed it so fast they went "WAIT HOW". Haha. I am used to drink a lot.

After it we were brought to the backstage and it seemed to take forever until it was my turn. No 3 before my was in a wheelchair and the crew did a great job to help her getting up the stage and stairs. And with the applause I was sure they would get the 1st rank. They did a performance as Sheego from Kim Possible.

My turn was. I walked, babbled my text, actually looked at the audience and noticed it was indeed THE MOST BIGGEST STAGE they have and the whole room was full of people, I had to improvise a bit as I was not able to stuff everything into Tim but I managed well.

I was super proud and watched the rest of the contest in the audience (they had seats reserved for us). Overall it was 10 performances. The majority was voice clips/moving to them, or just music and doing a dance/pose.

Mine was actually a small sketch that was Allen looking out for Timcampy, finding and scolding him for flying away. All during the search for Cross. Then I asked the audience if they had seen the master and showed my drawing of him. Then I scolded Tim for not getting my stuff back in as I was handling too many things at once. Haha.

The ranking later on was well, place 3 was a huge ass Spamalot/Monty Python and the Holy Grail Group and I was sure they will be ranked. 2nd was the Sheego, whom I had seen on 1. And 1 was a Kiki (Kiki's delivery service), I found hers rather boring to be honest as it was just an english voice clip that didn't fit the outfit or any acting at all, but well, Ghibli and cutesty bonus I guess. I would have seen others ranked.

Later on I went to pick up where I got ranked but ... in fact the voting system was hacked/there were annormalities and therefore there was no ranking other than the main 3.

I talked with some other of the contestants about the results and all were quite baffled. The two started last even said the results were not into their favor anyways as the moderators procrastinated 5 minutes to get them on stage and the majority indeed already had voted.

One last thing here: I am amazed by the positive words I got, that the performance was good and that you couldn't tell that it was my first time joining a contest, that I should do it more often. This really means a lot to me.

The rest of the day was me strolling through the halls & park again, sometimes in the park too. But the weather was not that good, it was raining a lot. I was torn about getting a maple themed bowl but as I got to really buying it it was sold out, so I got the chestnut kitkats I had eyes all the time.

I noticed I was super done for the day, there were several concerts left but I was just feeling the day and the snacks weren't holding me longer. But it was pouring... and the food vendors were outside.

After another 30 minutes I remembered I HAVE A HOOD and quickly went to the car to scrub the make up off my face and get some cotton pads from the store along with something to go with my instant noodles + tofu I had brought along. I wanted to eat in peace and not cramped outside in the rain.

The day ended for me in the hotel, tired, exhausted but quite well. What annoyed me though was that there was an event with a live band in the hotel. Good bye sleep.

Ending the day with food in the hotel, my little haul from stores and the fact the make up refused to get off. I would have some "fun" the coming days with that.

[loreweaver-universe]

Well! That was a cute set of shorts. I liked that. Very little substances, but fun little peeks into the lives of Anne and the Plantars. My favorite was the video game one--I thought the spritework was very cute, the chiptune rendition of the main theme was great, and I'd definitely play a Scott Pilgrim-esque Amphibia beatemup. After that, my second-favorite was the off-roading short. It was a cool look at the environments of the island they're on, and in particular I'd like to see them do a more in-depth spelunking of that cave.

That's it for Amphibia for today. Next, we'll be starting episode 5 of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts! I can't promise that will be today, but I'm going to try to get back in the daily-liveblog-at-noon habit. If it's not today, I will hopefully see you then tomorrow!

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Gokinjo Monogatari got an English release. I am just - feeling like I got my wish from 1998.

That's right, I'm alive but not very active on the meta for the time being. 2023 sped up for the second half; work got crazy busy for Q4. I worked up to Dec 18th through several weekends so yeah, needed some recharge time.

I don't know how I missed this, but thanks to watching Coleen's Manga Recs, I discovered that the one shoujo manga title that I had been wanting an English release for has finally arrived. Gokinjo Monogatari by Ai Yazawa!

I discovered Gokinjo Monogatari in '98. One of the local comic stores had the first three tankobons and I bought them based on the cover artwork alone.

It wasn't until undergrad I was able to meet a few more people and figure out more than just the name and artist. I tried to find the translation of the manga online, but was unsuccessful. I have to remind people that before scanlations, you had to buy a tankobon and hope you found the text based translation which would have the text according to page number and what panel location. I read a fair bit of Kenshin that way, but sadly, this series was not that popular with readers in the States. I've been moving my entire adult life hauling my three precious volumes of the manga hoping that someday I would first, collect volume 4-7 to complete the picture and that I'd have my matching English version. Granted, I haven't done a good job of looking for volumes 4-7 when I've been in Japan . . . or using the internet either.

As if to spite me, the follow up manga, Paradise Kiss, did get a translation in 2002 from Tokyo Pop which exists in the same universe as Gokinjo Monogatari. Note that a previous manga's characters show up at the Flea Market in Monogatari as well and Yazawa likes to keep a lot of her series tied together. Eventually, the scanlation of the series appeared and I read it around 2011. I'd only found an episode or two of the anime during the golden age of file sharing, but didn't follow through on it. I wanted to read the manga before watching the anime. In 2017, I visited the Manga Museum in Kyoto, got to see a cool display about Ribon magazine and of course they had Gokinjo Monogatari merch! I bought the file folder set and stickers! I bought the Gokinjo Monogatari UT shirt from Uniqlo featuring Ribon series. Yet each time I found more stuff, the universe got the last laugh. Japan released the collectors set with four volumes, there was a French translation, German etc and never one for English. So, you have to realize how I absolutely lost my mind when the thing I'd figured would never happen, happened! Not only was it a thing, I'd even missed the December 2023 release date -at least I didn't have to wait for a pre-order to get volume 1.

I'm happy to see that this version included some of the original color pages!

It has a few more at the end with a photo wall of Mikako's outfits. Everything about the style of this manga, I absolutely love. The fashion goes so hard even now. I get nostalgic with all of the mid-90s Japanese street fashion which has a mix of 60s mod and 70s flare. I think the series also does a good job of capturing that awkward time in your teenage life when you are trying to figure out how to act with people you are interested in. But failing to sort things out. Unlike a lot of other high school manga series, this one stands out with the much more "normal" appearance of the students. I remember picking it up and thinking that the characters looked like they could be my peers; though there is no way Mikako's outfits would pass my high school's own liberal dress code where dyed hair and piercings were permitted. Her bare midriff would get her in trouble . . . Funny how now when I look at it, this is a very unusual high school set up for a Japanese reader likely coming from a more regimented school environment with a uniform and strict dress code. I never thought about it at the time. More that I was plotting my own hair dying plans for when I moved out of the house for undergrad just like the characters had - while still in high school. I did read Parakiss back when it came out from 2002-2005; however, it never really resonated with me the same way a series that I couldn't even find a decent translation for. I started to watch Nana but couldn't get into it at all. Maybe it was my mindset or the fact that I wasn't the mood for young twenty-somethings figuring their shit out.

Yet, here I am in the winter of 2024, and I have volume 1 of the collectors edition format of Gokinjo Monogatari and I'm still loving every little bit of the story as I read it. Perhaps, Parakiss and Nana were more edgier/grittier than something like this which is why they never quite clicked with me. I wanted my fashionable shoujo drama but not over the top. I'm not sure what I'll write about it. It isn't a well known series both due to the fact it is from the 90s and that it is shoujo but perhaps I can reflect on what I was drawn to it all those years ago and what I think about it now.

[kpopmerchfindsreviewsohmy]

First post on this blog of my many blogs let's gaur!

Also some links may be affiliate links with aliexpress and some links may not be.

In the case for this post there is no affiliate link and also the affiliate link idk how to turn off or how I even signed up for on aliexpress. I just thought it may help alleviate some of my audhd impulse purchases if I just drop some products under that link from the aliexpress app.

It really doesn't do anything for me and I'm a complete nobody so I am not trying to scalp anybody.

In fact I'm actually doing the opposite of gatekeeping and just gate opening since this is my way to get unofficial merch on a budget. So I can still retail therapy in a chronic, unhealthy way when life gets too overwhelming and stressful and also still represent my faves since I'm too broke for official merch and too broke for fanmade merch at times too although I would love to support everyone.

I know aliexpress may be a little like "oof idk about that place" type of app but I mean it can't be any worse than what locals are chronically buying on. And also you can choose not to buy these things or on this app. I just like that there's a search option and how I shop on aliexpress is way different than getting trapped in the shein romwe fast fashion trap because you can curate your algorithm just like how you can on social media that fits your taste and style. Also its straight from the manufacturer in China in Alibaba. I can't tell you how many times I've found a shirt for $10 that I saw for $35 in Target or Walmart and I was shook but happy I didn't impulsively buy the more expensive one. Even if its "not official" the quality of merch and stuff that you can get here doesn't really differ from stores like TJMaxx and Marshall's and Ross and Walmart and Target etc. Also of course it'll differ from high fashion but that's like rich people budget vs everyone else's budget and I think it'll be fun to share this here.

ANYWAYS LOOK AT THESE CUTE ADORABLE ENHYPEN KEYCHAINS! bro I have a bunch like these and THEY DO NOT DISAPPOINT!

This is currently in print now but I have noticed that certain kpop group and kpop merch does go out of print at times and they sometimes come back and sometimes don't.

Just found this amazing item on AliExpress. Check it out!

$1.49 | Korean EN- Boy Group Keychain Acrylic Figure Photo Printed Human Shaped Keychain Bag Pendant Jewelry Fans Collection Gift

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mPHiPC0

The prices do vary depending on which keychain you pick and shown in the screen recording! Thanks for reading and I'm excited to be sharing more of these things with y'all!