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submitted 7 months ago by knightly@pawb.social to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 45 points 7 months ago

I think most anti status quo people wouldn’t be interested in the clothing industrial complex

Maybe people are just more comfortable expressing themselves in different and unique ways that don’t conform to one “outfit/style”

[-] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 36 points 7 months ago

Punk tends to lean towards modifying what you have with what tools are available, and shopping second-hand. As a bonus, the inherent aesthetic is harder for the fashion industry to co-opt.

[-] WamGams@lemmy.ca 13 points 7 months ago

The punk aesthetic was invented by a man who owned a fashion label and had his own storefront.

[-] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 16 points 7 months ago

He ripped it off from a man who was one of punk's founding fathers.

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Give us a name to go with the face, at least.
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's Richard Hell.

[-] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago

Correct!

For those not in the know, he was a member of a number of New York punk bands in the 70s. Malcolm McLaren nicked his style (along with that of others) and brought it over to England to sell in his clothing store Sex.