Kingdom Haute

Kingdom Haute is a fashion-themed zine featuring characters from the Kingdom Hearts games. The zine was created in honor of the games' 20th anniversary.
==About==
The zine was announced on May 16, 2021, with an interest checkhttps://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1394075719148445697. The response form was closed on July 1, 2021, with a reported count of over 100 responseshttps://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1410842818122240006. Contributor applications were opened on July 9, 2021, for artists, writers, cosplayers, merch artists, and audiohttps://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1413738273801920512. Applications closed on August 31, 2021https://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1432957940852527106. After some delay due to circumstances in the mod team's personal lives, responses to these applicaitons were sent out on September 12, 2021https://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1437137285590421505.
Preorders opened on April 30, 2022, with the following pricing tiershttps://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1520621621886730240:
* Trinity Bundle ($25 USD) - Digital Zine
* Sea Salt Bundle ($25 USD) - Physical Zine
* Wayfinder Bundle ($35 USD) - Physical Zine, Brochure, Extension Booklet, Heart Badge, Random Print, Bookmark, Digital PDFs
* Destiny Bundle ($45 USD) - Physical Zine, Brochure, Bookmark, Extension Booklet, Exclusive Poster, Acrylic Charms, Heart Badges, Random Prints, Random Sticker Sheet, Digital PDFs
* Kingdom Bundle ($65 USD) - Physical Zine, Brochure, Bookmark, Extension Booklet, Exclusive Poster, Enamel Pin, Acrylic Charms, Heart Badges, Prints, Sticker Sheets, Digital PDFs
For bundles below the full bundle, enamel pins could be bought for an additional $10 USD. The extension booklet, aptly named the Kingdom Haute Makeup & Fragrance Collection, could be added onto the Trinity and Sea Salt bundles. Stretch goals for physical orders included a 3D charm at 25 orders, washi tape at 50 orders, heart buttons at 75 orders, a Marluxia-themed charm at 100 orders, and a foil upgrade for bookmarks at 120 ordershttps://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1520622184997261313.
Preorders were expected to end on May 31, 2022, but were extended to June 15th and closed as scheduledhttps://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1531674102242725892. Digital bundles continued to be sold afterwards.
Orders began shipping out on November 4, 2022https://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1588649884978417664. Digital bundles were sent on December 7, 2022https://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1600512237751439361. The project's storefront reopened from December 10, 2023, to January 20, 2023 for leftover saleshttps://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1605282372093710336. The zine was officially complete on February 20, 2023https://twitter.com/samepagezines/status/1627765197686427661.
 Project Schedule
 	Start 	End
Interest Check 	May 16, 2021 	July 1, 2021
Contributor Applications	July 9, 2021 	August 31, 2021
Preorders 	April 30, 2022 	June 15, 2022
Shipping 	November 4, 2022 	December 7, 2022
Leftover Sales 	December 20, 2022	January 20, 2023
==Contributors==
The following names were taken from the project's social media account.
===Page Artists===
* NerroArt
* Acelaena
* Haelyonn
* Juliet (l_impeto_oscuro)
* May (littlemay528)
* Forze (forze.del.male)
* Valerie (aabakura)
* Kate (katnapsh)
* Lex (vanix_ac7_art)
* Irene (evolpollito)
* Josh (thatjoshthere)
* Misty (Slurpycan)
* Nek (nekky_nek)
* DPRenFTW
* Omellette (Mars00nmar)
* Alina (cowgirlongirl) - Cover Artist
* Adurna0
* Ming T (cowtape)
* Doctor Glasgow
* Muffy (muffywithlove)
* Ophichus
* PIN6 (onlytoeight)
* PrettyDeer
* Sapphire (LapisLazulite)
* StoneFaeries
* blackwing (blackwing-dias)
* Eit
* Nana (loiska_j)
* Mothie (j3llybug)
===Merch Artists===
* AtlassArts
* MushromGrenade (MrPuppycorn)
* Juliet (l_impeto_oscuro)
* Forze (forze.del.male)
* Kate (katnapsh)
* Lex (vanix_ac7_art)
* Ryoku
* Psi (Zusanheim)
* Morgan (memoriesofrain)
* Em (emailgrnx)
* Alina (cowgirlongirl)
* Mushroomgrenade (mrpuppycorn)
* CherryBloodKnight
* Eit
* Mothie (j3llybug)
===Writers===
* Heather (ForetellerAva)
* Ange (Ange_de_la_Mort)
* ColdSpicy64
* Vannah (vannahfanfics)
* Sim (simswriting)
* Amitiel (absolutelynoct)
* Arielle (ArielleMikk)
* Hanaadorey
* Kiki (wolfecakes)
* Minaminakawaii
* Xi (tvzavine)
* Dirk (rikudera)
* Miss T.C. Nova
===Cosplayers===
* Dirk (rikudera)
===Mods===
* MushromGrenade (MrPuppycorn) - Head Mod
* Aebriel - Layout, Formatting
* Acelaena - Graphics
* ColdSpicy64 - Writing Mod, Beta Reader
* Mack (artisiie) - Social Media
* Noct - Shipping, Production, Merch Mod, General Mod
* Mai (MaiKusakabe) - Finances
==Gallery==
File:Kingdom haute cover.png|Cover by cowgirlongirl
File:Kingdom haute full bundle.png|Full Bundle Listing
File:Kingdom haute stretch goals.png|Stretch Goals Listing
== Fan Reception ==
The following posts are a sample of posts retweeted by the project's social media account about the zine.
Ky wrote on Twitter
Ange wrote on Twitter
Mothie wrote on Twitter
== References ==
Category:Kingdom Hearts Zines
Category:2022 Zines