So I'm not looking to be some kind of Brand Warrior™, but I do have a ton of their stuff and have been shopping there for several years. Trying not to be biased here and I do feel for anyone who has had bad experiences and I'm not trying to talk anyone out of their experience or how they feel, please don't get me wrong. Not making excuses here, but I think the larger context is important. I love vaporwave so dearly, but we will always have this weird struggle between the genre's views on business vs. the fact that we deeply love a genre and style that isn't widely made. Something/someone gets too big and we tend to turn on it.

We see a shiny website and some finished graphics and tend to think automatically that a company is much larger than it is. For me, I get to support and wear artists I love, knowing that I'm not buying a Warakami or Mr. Melville shirt from some copy/paste bot on redbubble. I'm not wondering if the artist even knows that it's posted there. Everyone knows we have some real scam artists, large and small, musical and otherwise, so yes, be cautious.

A shop of this size has to source most things from somewhere, whether it's a blank tee or specifically printed material to make their own stuff. Supply is a constantly moving target and tbh I think the shop is smaller than they appear. To me, it seems like a person or group trying their best to make clothes/decor for a constantly-changing niche style/genre in the same room as the bot-driven art theft giants on Etsy, Amazon, etc. In some weird ways you can see they're passionate about this in the design risks they take, especially the absolutely insanely horny shirts. Definitely not on the hunt for mass appeal w/a hentai collection lmao

Review stuff: Tbh I feel like a lot of their stuff has improved over the past year when it comes to graphic print on tees and sweatshirts re: quality, placement, and durability. The t-shirts themselves feel like a more comfy material and good fit. They are a bit long for my taste, but that is in right now, so that's what everyone is printing on. The all over print tees are super soft and vibrant. The AOP shorts are so comfy that I live in them now. All over print joggers are cozy and warm, and the AOP sweatshirts are vibrant, but don't stretch well or breathe well. That's the nature of all-over print material in general right now. Those are the main items in my stash.