Trying to ape the image of past glories that never really existed is what kitsch is all about.
The male example just sort of looks like work clothes, but the female example seems pretty tacky. It's gonna depend on how many of the outfits are the former versus the latter.
IRL, corporations have a really good track record for turning counterculture into a brand and marketing products to it.
Look no further than every company turning their logo rainbow this month.
What I like is the way the tech is integrated with it. That girl's legs aren't neatly interwoven with flesh, there's a noticeable cutoff. The outfit is definitely tacky, but I like the idea of the future bits like advanced prosthetic and whatnot are portrayed in a way that stands out as something very far from seamless. So yeah, it's regular dusty clothes, but seeing wild future tech as something as indistinguishable from just normal clothes in its lack of gravitas has an impact just as intriguing for me as seeing them all glammed up in ridiculous expenses or sleek as all hell. It has a very down to earth, a little unnerving vibe to it. The tech we see as revolutionary can be just as shifty and ordinary as thrift store clothes, that kind of feel.
Yes! That's what it was, Battle Angel Alita! I was remembering that vibe from something I had seen before, but couldn't remember what. I should reread that manga some time, it's been awhile.
Now I'm wondering if the Bozos are going to be in the game.
I wanna get neomilitarist gear/clothes then gold plate all of it.
That would look pretty freaking boss.
I would have thought the neomilitarist corporate style would be more like a futuristic version of John Wick's getup -- armoured suits, cravats, sharp contrasts between black and white, form-fitting.
