For those of us that enjoy delving into the past to select our styles, finding the exact clothing from that time may be a problem. There are multiple reasons for this:
1) The companies that produced the brands may have gone bankrupt
2) The is no longer a large enough demand for such clothing, thus the factories were forced to close.
3) The brand never really became popular with any demographic and was only active for a year or so.
This can be really sad for you if you got into the Spice Girls and wanted some Buffalos, but realize that they aren't even sold in the US and if you do want them, you'll have to order them offline for a hefty price tag (300$ and up) which is pretty ridiculous.
This is definitely the case with Swear Alternative, a brand that produced super kawaii awesome raver platforms in the 90's. My sense of style demands these shoes or imitations of them, but sadly they're basically impossible to come by. I couldn't tell you how many hours I've spent searching the internet for a smart retailer that might have stocked up on these shoes back in the day. Another problem that I'm confronted with, is the fact that these were British made shoes, produced there and sold there almost exclusively.
The rave community is strong today in the underground of Britain, with artists/musicians like Crim3s and Charli XCX stimulating its' revival. They keep it alive in the UK, but who's doing it here? Not just in the US as a whole, but specifically in Atlanta. Most times there are people who think just like you in these situations, but I'm really not seeing a "developed" underground rave community here. But you know what they say, " If you want something done, you've gotta do it yourself..." Sad but true.
Check out the pictures below of some Swear Alternative shoes and see if you like the musicians I mentioned earlier in this column.
Crim3s
Charli XCX
1) The companies that produced the brands may have gone bankrupt
2) The is no longer a large enough demand for such clothing, thus the factories were forced to close.
3) The brand never really became popular with any demographic and was only active for a year or so.
This can be really sad for you if you got into the Spice Girls and wanted some Buffalos, but realize that they aren't even sold in the US and if you do want them, you'll have to order them offline for a hefty price tag (300$ and up) which is pretty ridiculous.
This is definitely the case with Swear Alternative, a brand that produced super kawaii awesome raver platforms in the 90's. My sense of style demands these shoes or imitations of them, but sadly they're basically impossible to come by. I couldn't tell you how many hours I've spent searching the internet for a smart retailer that might have stocked up on these shoes back in the day. Another problem that I'm confronted with, is the fact that these were British made shoes, produced there and sold there almost exclusively.
The rave community is strong today in the underground of Britain, with artists/musicians like Crim3s and Charli XCX stimulating its' revival. They keep it alive in the UK, but who's doing it here? Not just in the US as a whole, but specifically in Atlanta. Most times there are people who think just like you in these situations, but I'm really not seeing a "developed" underground rave community here. But you know what they say, " If you want something done, you've gotta do it yourself..." Sad but true.
Check out the pictures below of some Swear Alternative shoes and see if you like the musicians I mentioned earlier in this column.
Crim3s
Charli XCX
"SWEAR ALTERNATIVES"
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