A New Business Idea...

For the longest time, I've had this idea for a clothing business in my noggin.

As many of you know, I'm a bit of a raver boy. Despite not really being an extrovert, I find myself drawn to these spaces and really enjoy attending these festivals. I think the biggest draw for me is the 'PLUR' culture surrounding raves. It really feels like 'Disneyland' for adults, in that it invokes the same kind of freedom and childlike wonder that I felt in my youth. Back when I wasn't really afraid of being myself, where I wasn't concerned with other people's judgement, where I could just express what I liked, where I could approach new kids at a playground with ease and make new friends. At a rave, I feel like you can be yourself. Dress however you like. As long as you bring good vibes, good vibes will always come back to you in the form of new friendships. I do genuinely love it!

But, the PROBLEM for me is that... as a gay man (bottom lol), who is also violently nerdy, a lot of the clothes that I WOULD wear, simply don't exist. A lot of the rave-wear for men are... very "straight-man" looking and kind of hideous in my opinion. As a nerd, I also love to cosplay, but there's no... "rave" version for any of the outfits that I would wear. AKA: a "sexy male" version. For girls, it might be a little easier to find a sexified version of an anime character/outfit for them to wear, but it's near impossible for guys! I'd have to make it myself or commission someone for it. For example, with if I wanted to be a "yass-ified" Tanjiro Kamado? Or a male-but-sexy Shinobu Kocho? Or Tracer from Overwatch? There are so many iconic characters I would've loved to dress up as, but sadly there isn't a place for me to purchase these outfits with ease. Cosplay outfits for guys with the idea of raving in mind.

Beyond that, even the accessories are lacking. For example, I remember searching for a "hydration pack" for myself on Amazon, and was so disheartened to find that... pretty much all of the options were black and ugly in design and would totally clash with my super bottom-y outfit. Where's all the cute stuff?!

THEN. I recently came across a Snorlax Hydration pack and was like... YES. THIS is the kind of stuff I want. But I want there to be more stuff like this. So then I thought...

'Well. I am in Vietnam. I'm close to the heart of manufacturing here. Why CAN'T I make my own stuff?'

So I don't know. I got some more research to do, but I think it's totally feasible for me to create a cute anime-rave-gay-bottom product. The kind of product that I would totally buy.