Fashion is proven to be cyclical as each season styles are adapted to certain eras. Now that winter is on its way, Montrealer’s seek refuge from the brisk cold winds in their wool pullovers ranging in dark colours schemes. Now this is fairly typical and expected seeing as winter is cold as heck up here in Canada; but as the seasons transition so does Montreal’s street style and good ol’ punk rock has put its foot in our doorway.
Honestly I’m ecstatic for this new trend for I can now finally wear my ratty and tattered clothes and not look like such a bum; but what catches my eye and annoys me beyond belief are pre-studded leather jackets! When I come across a girl with a brand new leather jacket and I can see that she has put no effort into adding those two inch spikes on her shoulders I want to scream.
Please excuse my bluntness and my extreme opinions regarding this topic but coming from a punk enthusiast’s standpoint; these pre-studded leather jackets take away from all that is punk rock and lacks one major component to the scene: AUTHENTICITY!
A true punk jacket should be bought second hand from the depths of some smelly discount store and should take at least two months of serious searching to find. Once the jacket is found, the owner should look through all their old band tees to see which ones they can cut up and make into patches. Afterwards they should save their spare pocket change until they can afford to buy a handful of studs. The jacket owner should then spend hours toiling over the thick hide of their jacket getting blisters on their fingers from trying to pierce through the material; and only then, will they have a jacket to call their own!
I know this may sound like some recipe for a DIY leather jacket and it may come off as commanding (which is hypocritical and not punk in the slightest) but it’s important to understand the necessity of this process. A punk leather jacket is a continuous process that eventually becomes your second skin. You need to put in the effort to make it your own so that you appreciate that garment that covers your back.
If you don’t follow this process or a similar one; you take that edgy look for granted and as the seasons change that pre-studded leather jacket will find itself in the back of your closet next to your UGG boots, “nerd” glasses, and pink Juicy Couture velour sweat pants.
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