| Punk fashion
is a fashion style largely associated with the
punk movement during the late 1970s and early
1980s. It varies very widely from Vivienne Westwood
styles to styles modelled on the bands The Exploited
and Black Flag.
A classic punk fashion look might consist of: a pair of combat
boots, Doctor Martens boots, old tattered converse
shoes, tight jeans or tight leather pants worn
with a ripped T-shirt and silver bracelets. Hair
would often be trimmed with an electric shaver,
and sprayed with Rave #4 hairspray. Other accoutrements
worn by punks often included: bondage pants, ripped
fishnets, spikes, tattoos, body piercing, and
pants with leopard patterns. Also often worn would
be leather motorcycle jackets with words, band
names and symbols written on them with paint markers.
It is also a common punk style to wear a jean
jacket or vest adorned with band patches, holes,
safety pins, writing, or any combination of the
above. Other accessories included: studded jewelry
and many safety pins (not only in clothes, but
also as body piercings).
With the advent of the more politically-inclined hardcore punk
style in the early and mid-80s, social and political
slogans became common adornments. While this was
not without precedent (NO-FUTURE, a vaguely political
slogan from the song "God Save The Queen"
by The Sex Pistols, was commonly seen on punk
clothing in the mid and late-70s) the depth and
detail of these slogans were not developed until
the hardcore punk movement began to gain momentum.
What could be called "modern" punk fashion has been
primarily influenced by Hardcore, Grunge, and
to a lesser extent, Goth/Death rock. Today, different
facets of the punk scene have different clothing
habits. Skatepunks commonly have short hair, and
wear baggy jeans, Dickies, unnecessarily long
wallet chains, wife beaters, hooded sweatshirts,
branded skate shoes, such as DC or Vans, studded
belts and wrist band. Other punks wear leather,
denim, spikes, chains, and combat boots. Their
hair is typically dyed, and arranged into a mohawk,
bihawk, trihawk, or simply a collection of spikes.
Grungies or Grungers are commonly seen in denim,
flannel (usually plaid), ripped jeans, long, undyed
hair, and Doc Martens or other work boots or skate
shoes. Please note that these three types listed
here are not all of them, and that most punks
do not limit themselves in this way. These are
meant to be "pure" examples. Most punks
combine aspects of these rather then simply conforming,
which is, in itself, something that punks are
against.
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