The punk vest.

Ever been to a punk concert and seen people with their cool leather or denim vest or jackets covered in patches and pins? You can make one yourself i made mine under 35 bucks and it looks great.
Make a punk vest with buttons, patches, studs, and spikes! easy to do a bit time consuming. Looks cool, and can be personalized in any way.
(I only know how to work with denim i do not know how leather works)

Step 1 Materials

A denim or black leather vest
1/2 flat pyramid studs from www.angryyoungandpoor.com
spikes of choice from www.angryyoungandpoor.com
1 large back patch form a punk store or www.angryyoungandpoor.com
2-3 smaller patches for a vest 3-4 for a jacket
pins and buttons of choice

tools : needle and thread, screw driver, skrew, scissors.

Comments

[drunkpunxishippies]

The fist thing that's really bothering me is that they're shows. Not "punk concerts," shows. Quickest way to spot a poser-punk is by seeing who calls them concerts.

I'm making my first vest now, and unlike OP's, mine actually means something. Punk rock is about brotherhood and unity, not fashion and being "cool." I didn't just go onto angryyoungandpoor.com (which is a legit site, for the record. Cool dudes that care about what they're selling) pick out a few mainstream patches (really? Only 3 patches and a back patch on a vest?!), sew them on, and call it done. I have a DRI back patch in honor of the jerk that punched me in the face and then cleaned up my puke. A Barren Scepter patch for the first show I went to with my new family. An Anti-Flag pin for where I came from, an MDC patch for the punx before me .GG Allin for all the scum I love, Minor Threat because a friend screamed their lyrics at me till I drank.

A vest is more than just another article of clothing, to be put on when the mood fits and taken off when it's no longer "cool." A vest is a piece of you. If you don't know that, you don't deserve one.

[frannyglass]

I signed up for this damn website just to say, fck yeah pgh punx. up the 41true.

[ilpug]

Nice jacket. I have to ask, are you a real thrasher or do you just dress like one? no offense meant, its a nice vest man. Mine was like that for a while, but most of my pins got knocked off.

[nj snots]

oi! oi! oi! punk rock (A)narchy

[holyfire]

this poor generation is going to hell in a handbasket. Anarchy, puh!. Do u understand wat anarchy is? It is the absence of gov and laws, allowing 4 mass chaos to ensue. W/ anarchy, u have no protections whatsoever. You own nothing. Someone could go up to you or ur family and kill them 4 no reason at all. Now do u really want a world where there are no ethics?

[lissarage]

Obviously, you have no idea what the political philosophy of anarchy is.

[socalmd]

what youre talking about is commercialized anarchy. There can be a "leader" presence, but the person who is oppointed by a majority vote cant give out order. "Lets boost some cars, and then meet up here" would be an order, "lets boost some cars, i dont care how you do it, what you do with the car or where you go afterwards, just boost them if you want" would be anarchy.

[nj snots]

thats not what true anarchism is all about. if you have ever read any anarchist books or talked to any anarchist you would know that we have kind morals and are against injustice killing, against war, pro gay rights, pro worker rights, pro undocumented immigrant rights, pro animal rights, eco friendly, anti capitalism, thats just a few things. and yes we do believe that property is theft, we just believe everyone should share and not be greedy little capitalist bastards. this world is here for EVERYONE to use and not for one single person or group (aka the rich). we also believe that no one is fit to control our lives thats why we don't believe in gov or laws instead we believe in strong communities that help out each other. anarchism is not chaos and destruction of property such as houses and buildings (that would be a nihilist who only wants to kill and destroy everything he/ she sees) it is the destruction of past ideas and the reconstruction of a better form to live in a world with peace. read up on anarchism, some popular anarchist authors are Alexander Berkman, Emma Goldman, and Peter Kropotkin

[Father Christmas]

Amen to you my friend. It is very rare someone is outspoken(typed, whatever) on this subject, especially on Instructables.com

[filthyfury]

leather is the same except you use a leather needle to sew patches of coarse and poke holes with it where your putting the studs...

[django000]

you should never sew a patch on leather, it just looks stupid. use paint pens and paint it on

[filthyfury]

and i didnt mean for that to be a reply to nj snots :S

[astrozombies138]

thanks, I think ill give it a try next fall / winter. :D

[sxe-monty]

old army camo jackets are cool to "punk up"

[Jimmi33327]

they are. i dont have a camo one, but i have an old vietnam era OD green jacked that i cut the sleeves off of. havent got around to paching it up yet though.

[feardom13]

How many spikes should i get?

[Jimmi33327]

what he said, or you can just make your own punk style. thats what i did for mine, turned out fine so far. its more of a constant work in progress.

[tom224]

for spikes at least 100 you will have a lot left over but you could use them for a nother. for studs you want a lot becuz they are used the most

[Screamo]

I hope you don't plan on wearing that

[wyattb95]

If he is not just a posour than I hope he does. But he needs more political stuff on there

[Jimmi33327]

why more political stuff? politics doesnt make punk.

[AnarchistKid]

sharp skins must die

[wyattb95]

and why?

[deathsmileyinc]

why? there against facism,

[VkuruV]

He doesnt know what a sharp is...

[sprout]

why is that? i'd think most anarchists would be most closely aligned with sharps, as opposed to any other type of skinhead besides the queer ones, they're cool too...

[oilviaivia]

how did you get the spikes and stuff on? doesnt that require some intense tools or from the website that you got them from can you just toss them on?

[horrorguru]

to put spikes on you can just poke the prongs through the fabric and just push those down with pliers if its a screw on spike the just poke a hole and attach it to the fabric through that hole

[xhearingxcolorsx]

Um Anarchistkid, you obviously have no idea what a SHARP is. SHARPs are AGAINST racism; They're the ones that beat up and KILL racist skinheads. SHARP stands for Skin Heads Against Racial Prejudice. Duh.... My ex is a SHARP. Hah. Crazy lifestyle...<br/>And if you do know what you're talking about, and you ARE against SHARPS, then you don't deserve life. =]<br/>

[one555]

 So because I have different views than you and am against SHARP skinheads I don't deserve life? 

Lol and I've never heard of any SHARP killing a true Skinhead.

[diy-guitar-guy]

also a really imprtant tip if you get a small patch or get a rip fix it with the most important............... SAFTY PINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you can get a box of 100 for 50p.

[tom224]

i uh... forgot what a sharp is pleze tell me

[calman]

these vests are cool but it just sucks that every punk has one now

[Embryoyo]

You know, I have one myself. I have invested around 300€ and about 4 years for finding the right patches. I just don't like it, that some people just wear those, because they think it looks "cool". Those vests aren't just an "cool" accessory, they are a lifestyle. Anyone who doesn't know what it means to wear such a vest shouldn't wear one (especially in the metal scene). I don't want to criticize you, those where just some general thought I wanted to post here. Cheers from Germany Oh of course I will show you my vest as well.

[orange dilemma]

Sweet! You have a sexy vest!! Were did you get your pants?!

[youngpunk94]

wow i would totally buy this off you no questions asked

[mrmath]

But you only have 13 pieces of flare on your fest. John has 32.

[dooDIY4T7]

You know, the nazis had pieces of flair that they made the jews wear.

[mrmath]

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[dooDIY4T7]

Lurk moar, uhm what's his name Peter? the main guy tells her that on one of their dates. I'm sure it's in the quotes section of imdb or something, google it. It used to be one of my all time favorite movies so believe me it's in thar.