They are the girlfriends. She likes them and that's good enough for me! She's probably glad not a lot of people bought them. The new black JS 3's sold out immediately though. Insane.
Those are the new Elite waxless wide laces, they are supposed to grip as well as the waxed but they don't really. They're still better than stock though. I do love the Elite waxed oval laces, they are amazing!