Punk Fashion
パンク・ファッション / mid-1970s– / Style / Subculture Style
Punk fashion grew from 1970s music, shops and street culture, cutting, fastening and rewriting ready-made clothing into a confrontational message that included body and hair. DIY alteration, restraint hardware, metal and slogans made dress an editable medium rather than a finished commodity.
Torn T-shirts with exposed seams and fasteners / Safety pins, chains, zips and bondage hardware / Handwritten slogans, band names and repurposed insignia / Upright hair, hard makeup and body piercings
Dictionary entry
- Best used for
- Making an editable sign of belonging and opposition for music, protest or club settings · Reversing the meaning of ready-made clothes, uniforms and insignia by cutting, joining and overwriting them
- Type
- Cut existing logos and newspaper lettering into handwritten words and uneven joins. Name the target of a slogan rather than substituting generic rebellion.
- Composition
- Concentrate tears, metal and text in one part of the body and support it with worn utility clothing. Design hair and posture as part of the full silhouette.
- Material
- Cut, pin and resew secondhand cotton, leather and tartan with metal and permanent ink. Keep dangerous hardware off skin and verify wear safety.
- Caution
- A new set of safety pins, tartan and a mohawk becomes costume. Separate it from Punk graphics and retain who objects to what and how the wearer altered the garment.
- Further study
- 1970s London and New York punk / DIY, bricolage and anti-fashion / Vivienne Westwood, Malcolm McLaren and street adoption
Related entries
- Punk (パンク)Shared effects: Rebellion / Exhilaration.Compare Punk Fashion and Punk
- Fashion Deconstruction (ファッションの脱構築)Shared effects: Rebellion.Compare Punk Fashion and Fashion Deconstruction
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