I fail to see the outrage.
Yes, the ad reminds me of the modern slick advertizing of the fashion or high-end cosmetic market mixed with (cough … fyre).
Let us step back for a bit. Perhaps it’s not Zweitesich fault but Zweitesich is reflecting what is happening in the fandom. Fursuiting has gone from homespun crafting to a status symbol. We already have our fashion houses; we see them hold court at our conventions, at exclusive Fursuit maker’s shoots. I see the negative results, Emma the Tiger incident is the most well know but there are others who were looked down because their home made fursuit had was not good or professional enough. I wonder if we, like the cosplay community, will have our divas, the one who are often off to the side at conventions just to be seen then complain on Facebook that nobody is sharing pictures others took of them.
To me there place for these professional maker s but we also need to go back to encouraging crafting in our fandom, even if it doesn’t look like a Zweitesich.
I fail to see the outrage.
Yes, the ad reminds me of the modern slick advertizing of the fashion or high-end cosmetic market mixed with (cough … fyre).
Let us step back for a bit. Perhaps it’s not Zweitesich fault but Zweitesich is reflecting what is happening in the fandom. Fursuiting has gone from homespun crafting to a status symbol. We already have our fashion houses; we see them hold court at our conventions, at exclusive Fursuit maker’s shoots. I see the negative results, Emma the Tiger incident is the most well know but there are others who were looked down because their home made fursuit had was not good or professional enough. I wonder if we, like the cosplay community, will have our divas, the one who are often off to the side at conventions just to be seen then complain on Facebook that nobody is sharing pictures others took of them.
To me there place for these professional maker s but we also need to go back to encouraging crafting in our fandom, even if it doesn’t look like a Zweitesich.