Post pics of the best/worst Battle Jackets and ILM will mark them out of 10

and that was before i noticed the studs on the belt

I like the way Anal Cunt is on his bum, too.

http://i.imgur.com/FPthYQH.jpg

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rate-My-Battle-Jacket/137583436320094

emil.y can you remember any of the band patches you saw at indietracks?

http://i.imgur.com/w9JAryT.jpg

I can't remember any particularly idiosyncratic ones. I did drunkenly rate the patches of one guy but can only remember fairly standard things - Maiden, Metallica, Sabbath, etc.

probably Slayer?

or one of these?
http://i.imgur.com/Nf3fFqs.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/bRgiMc8.jpg

"battle jackets"...never heard that term before.

but yeah hardcore dudes and gutter punx still wear these

i saw a girl with face tats and a "battle jacket" and a baseball cap with a Satirycon patch on the front at Wendy's in north mpls yesterday

You getting stuff from here? http://tshirtslayer.com/

nah just google images. please post some though!

http://i.imgur.com/Vp7a5Cd.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/y9oTMjX.jpg

here's a p good image of modern punx

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3049/2821010060_6b7a676a2f_z.jpg?zz=1

some hybridization of metal/punk/hippie/homeless/grunge

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/file.php?40,file=31895,filename=gutter-crust-punk-squatter.jpg

I just put the url in "web" here http://imgur.com and it gives you links inc in bb code

xp

http://25.media.tumblr.com/5b748966d2a1c2604d27b9919a430d35/tumblr_mggb3bELDs1qcb642o1_500.jpg

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lkajtdQLVw1qju5k6o1_500.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/M3lDNKv.jpg

^Bet roxy can name those logos

http://psupopculture.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/gutter-punks-pic.jpg

is that rancid?

http://i.imgur.com/V5uhMfR.jpg
jjj can top this

battle pants

http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m72wh5LEe31rxcb72o1_500.jpg

great thread.

Grindcore fans can't spell:

Napal Death
NAPALAM DEATH
Napalm
napalm death
Naplam Death

http://s3.amazonaws.com/tshirtslayer/files-tshirt/styles/shirtview/public/user-7326/8e7c0fb17f7329bf916d451834c4a429.jpg

lol I thought that said Brokencyde

xps

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv10v8hnSZ1r51v3fo1_500.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/e9SRQzV.jpg

^ for emil.y

http://i.imgur.com/2THUo51.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zrZZjd9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/n5Ui3xW.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/wZWBG4v.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Izq6Vow.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/vaq6o7o.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/HCLQLmh.jpg

hard rock battle jacket vs turtles bedspread.

mum must be so proud.

http://i.imgur.com/76crobc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/jq5mEGB.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/eQHM9bq.jpg

I always thought these were called patch(ed) denims, never heard Battle Jackets before, sounds like a Manowar thing. Anyway Pagan Altar are playing the pub next door to where I work tonight and there will surely be some of these on show among the attendees, I'll report back!

It seems to have various names http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cut-off

but the metal version is battle jacket

A cut-off, also known as a kutte or "battle jacket" / "battlevest" in heavy metal subcultures, is a type of vest or jacket which originated in the biker subculture and has now found popularity in the punk and various heavy metal subcultures. Biker, metal and punk subcultures differ in how the garment itself is prepared, what decorations are applied, and how this is done.

Cut-offs are usually made from leather or denim jackets with their sleeves removed, or cut very short, and often adorned with patches, badges and painted artwork that display motorcycle club affiliations known as colors,[1][2] or alternatively band names, political affiliations, beliefs or sexual acts performed.[3]

In the 1970s and 1980s, cut-offs were almost always blue denim. Thrash metal fans favored heavily washed denim, while members of one British motorcycle club bleached theirs until they were almost white. From the mid to late 1990s, some punks and metalheads have worn multi-pocketed hunting or fishing vests, both in plain colours and camouflage patterns, and leather cut-offs—always popular with punks, and with bikers in recent decades.

The word Kutte (plural: Kutten) is a German loanword which literally references the religious habit of a Christian monk (from the Latin cotta, cf. Engl. coat) but that is also, in a tongue-in-cheek fashion, used for Cut-offs.

Punk and hardcore
Punk kutten are often made from leather and heavily decorated with metal studs.

In punk subculture, cut-offs are often leather (but can also be denim). Typical decorations are metal studs and badges (often painted-on) of bands or political causes, with cloth patches being secondary, ultimately because of the difficulty of doing the required needlework on tough leather. In addition, sleeves are more likely to be kept attached to the body of the jacket. As part of the DIY philosophy of the hardcore punk scene, the vests may be home-repaired with heavy thread, dental floss, or safety pins, and the band logos may be put on using paint and crude home-made stencils. Some wearers also drape chains or other paraphernalia from the vest.
Heavy metal
A pair of typical heavy metal / hard rock fans proudly wearing and discussing their "battlevests".

Cut-offs in the heavy metal scene are often adorned with patches of logos and album covers of bands, ranging in size from small square patches to large patches that fill the back panel of the vest. Patches are the main decoration; however, some Heavy Metal kutten have studs on them, particularly for fans of crossover hardcore-metal bands such as mid-1980s Discharge or of thrash metal.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Anti-NowhereLeague-1-Augustibuller2007.jpg/800px-Anti-NowhereLeague-1-Augustibuller2007.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tXb1jzK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/W7iSmEW.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/1smbwCo.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/U4TdTOf.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Wgb1wc3.jpg

-50

not so much a battle jacket as a reflective contemplation jacket

I think an Alfred E. Neuman battlejacket is an excellent idea

looks like someone follows this thread (one of my ILM faves it has to be said).

"
BATTLEJACKET # 1 is an independently-produced, limited-edition photographic magazine, with 50+ colour pages dedicated to the art of home-made heavy metal denim. Shot on location at metal gigs in London over 2016 and 2017 by Justin Quirk and published by NO UFOs. Plus the Patron Paperback level.
"

an extra if you pay over a certain level for a book re Glam Metal :

https://unbound.com/books/good-time/

Has anyone seen a good battle jacket lately?

I saw loads of great ones at the King Diamond gig last weekend,

I’m currently making a new battle jacket since my old one from the 90s accidentally ended up in the trash (don’t ask), which has me thinking about some of life’s great questions such as: cut off the collar yes or no? Are studs ever acceptable or trying too hard? Bullet belt on the bottom too much if you already have one on yr jeans?

There was one dude rocking a black tuxedo jacket with patches.

Took the kid to the movies this weekend, would totally check out the new SMOTE record:
https://i.imgur.com/mJJRMyP.jpg

Good to see some Hades love

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhWtAPCKmDo