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

http://www.allmusic.com/album/beastwomen-from-the-center-of-the-earth-a-rock-odyssey-mw0001090454

http://i.imgur.com/dE9bO3d.jpg http://i.imgur.com/DCs7at4.jpg

i wore a feathered roach clip to school

fucking hell

wtf 80's

like this?
http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18l56qjnyuzqcjpg/k-bigpic.jpg

not exactly lol

http://www.nativecrafts.us/images/3-feather-roach-clip-NTW-NV064-sm.jpg

http://bminusblogs.files.wordpress.com/2013/05/bumper-stickers.jpg

I totally won a coke mirror at the state fair in 1985 but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. I passed up the opportunity to buy a purple rain one this summer for $5 which is a sign of something I guess. I also never new what they were for until the beastie boys line, but always knew them as roach clips and had no idea what they had to do with bugs.

Surely somebody has by now made the tuxedo t-shirt version of a battle jacket, right?

I won a roach clip at my school carnival in 1st grade. Around the same time I got a Transformers coke mirror from the county fair or something.

Love the battle jacket upthread with S.O.D., Pantera, and Skynyrd. Pretty sure that's all I need to know about that dude.

These kids today, covering every square inch of their vest like it's a fuckin classified ads section.

To answer q from way upthread, no I don't have one of these. But they are still v popular at punk gigs in London, and not just the oldsters.

I thought they might be.

Ted Nugent & Rush
http://i.imgur.com/YwBjWLN.jpg

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

http://i.imgur.com/nvJ2QGy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/e4JScQi.jpg

re Ted Nugent and Rush - somebody has a sewing machine with a programmable embroidery feature.

the run dmc fan is clearly not sure re the band as its only pinned on ...

run dmc patch guy - http://thexstylez.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/patchwork-how-to-make-your-own-home.html

well, or they are also a fan of punk rock, where safety pins are pretty cool.

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

would like to see a bit more detail as to how he pinned that run dmc patch on, cos that's some seriously impressive action.

http://i.imgur.com/0sjNNP2.png http://i.imgur.com/ijobObC.png

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

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

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

http://i.imgur.com/p3F8KsR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/tVN30SB.jpg

mark e might like this one

oh and emil.y look closer!

NYAN!

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

taco bell?

I'm going to try and get my sister to send me picture of hers. Had Nausea, Crass, UK Subs, Subhumans and a massive odd one out but I can't remember what it was.

The real story on that Nugent/Rush one is existence of Blackfoot back patch

Ted Nugent? ;)

xp

blackfoot = southern rock, right? think i've seen chuck talking about them.

http://i.imgur.com/4sTFc32.jpg

More battle jackets/vests here
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/metal-vest

http://i.imgur.com/CK0zFwM.jpg

Everything Butt

that patch is too new (and looks like a cheap knockoff) and her jacket is ugh quilted, I am giving her low marks for that

I like the ones where the patches are collaged without much visible denim rather than evenly spaced ~just so~ bcz even though I'm usually all about symmetry they kinda scream OCD to me

FYI: vintage patches go for $$ if you ever seen any somewhere.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/IRON-MAIDEN-MERCHANDISE-COLLECTION-VERY-RARE-1981-SEW-ON-PATCH-THATCHER-/360700769161?pt=UK_Music_Music_Memorabilia_LE&hash=item53fb70f389

plus, they are really easy to sell and ship.

worst jacket

http://www.ebay.com/itm/vintage-heavy-metal-patch-jean-jacket-size-xlarge-80-s-90-s-SKID-ROW-SABBATH-DIO-/261252098651?pt=Vintage_Men_s_Clothing&hash=item3cd3d6aa5b&nma=true&si=HqKGiDVmKjj80ZImgxalKAhIm4k%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

bad enough that they even HAVE a britny fox patch but featuring it on the back? jeeeezus

LOl you aint kidding

http://i.imgur.com/4Z4olfY.jpg http://i.imgur.com/QTVyYZ0.jpg

I have two of these, but I always called them "crust vests", not Battle Jackets- maybe that's just me? I dunno.

Here's the front of the first one; you can see the Disrupt and HellHammer patches but not the Cremaster patch

http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b636/DrDrewDaniel/DisruptCrustVestFront_zps3b87d582.jpg

and here's the back of that one, with a Merzbow back patch and a C.B.T. bumflap thingie:

http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b636/DrDrewDaniel/MerzbowCrustVestBack_zpsf0a88ff7.jpg

my second one is simpler, just a "charged" field of spikes with a Matmos patch (patch was custom made for me by a street vendor in Nepal!):

http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b636/DrDrewDaniel/MatmosCrustVest_zps66291f6a.jpg

and here I am wearing it (shades of wdyll):
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b636/DrDrewDaniel/DrewHopscotch_zpsa2b3195b.jpg

I guess being a 42 year old professor who dresses like this is kinda lolzy and weekend warrior-ish but whatever

I think it works better with a beard and lots of alcohol, preferably in a smelly backstage area

http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b636/DrDrewDaniel/DrewandAndrewLahmannLondonDressingRoom_zpsbcf5eb9b.jpg

i award you 10/10

so awesomw