SE thanks for making this event not gender locked

[Iscah]

No, it's literally just making design changes to make something look more appealing/ nature for a gender.

And those design changes can drastically - and in the case of the crowns, arbitrarily - change how the item can be used.

I agree there is a very long history of things being designed as "gender-tailored" counterparts, but there is no consistency between the degree of difference and whether they are presented as two gender-locked items or one unisex item that changes appearance.

e.g. the Moonfire Vest and Moonfire Halter are the exact same shirt with the necessary addition of a bikini top for the female version, but the single-item Endless Summer Top is entirely different based on character gender.

There's nothing wrong with making counterparts where each design suits the gender and is modelled to fit them, because the male and female body pieces do need to be modelled separately regardless. (Though I don't like the approach they often take of making the female version of clothes more revealing - but that's a separate argument.)

But hats fit everyone and there's nothing really specific about those crowns. They could have been made into two separate items - say, "Flower Crown" and "Daisy Crown" - and make both available to everyone. They wouldn't need any extra modelling work and, as you say, flower hairpins are usually unisex without any modification.

Having had a better look at both versions of the peach corsage, the choice of different flowers is a bit strange but, as I wrote previously, the degree of difference is not the same. Both versions are pink and have the same overall shape. You dye it blue, and both versions turn blue.

You might not see a difference, but clearly a number of other people do.



Also, re. something you said yesterday...

1- This game's devs have given yall zero reason to think that flowers are too "feminine" for men in their eyes.

I would say the quest itself gives us reason to think that the rewards would be gendered. Look at how they're given out in the quest: peach corsages for the three girls (nothing for Hyuran Boy) and the monocle for Damielliot.

There's also the names of the items themselves: princess's corsage and seneschal's monocle - particularly as "seneschal" has previously been used for the male-exclusive counterpart to the Songbird dress.



To be clear: yes, I agree the corsages are noticeably different between the genders - but unlike the crowns, I don't think the difference has a significant impact on the overall look of the item. Especially if you're not looking up close but just seeing from a distance that they have a coloured flower pin that matches their outfit.