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The idea to me is footwear designs that are experimental while remaining unassuming

It feels like Ye is sort of turning back the dial on experimental footwear - the AQ-01s kind of confirm this for me

In the current fashion paradigm, there is no shortage of novel, out there shoes that look really striking in pictures... but just not like actual footwear? Almost like you're channelling a cartoon character

Now I'm not trying to hate or paint all 'over-experimental' footwear with the same brush of performativity

But in a world that demands you to stand out purely for the sake of it, this simpler approach feels like a fresh take - simple enough to work with more plain or detailed outfits

Its not something that everyone has to like, but something that anyone can actually wear, just sprinkling on that bit of dopeness