Here is my take. The designer of teh shoe is a moderate fan of macross/robotech. Prolly a newbie and doesnt knwo teh sublte differences. I mean look at the strike valk sillhouette. Crap. So many better designs that that one. Second the skull and cross bones. One of my pet peeves. If your gonna use teh skull and cross bones to represent macross, at least get it right. It is the JOLLY ROGER symbol, not pirate of the carribean. There is a unique look to teh Macross Jolly Roger that is not seen in any other skull and cross bones save cet the US Airforce Jolly Roger which is where Macross took theirs.
ugh hate fugly skull cross bones.