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

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

awesome even

Maryland DeathFest had so many great, crazy ass examples of this "extreme metal craft", where some dude from a small town in like Alabama had color coded ones, like one with all orange n black fonted metal logos that he wore on one day, and another that was all blue and black and white logos on another day- very OCD and obsessive.

My friend Jane has a killer vest that has a giant Kate Bush back patch on it, truly rad. Wish I had a pic cuz it's a beauty.

Also: what about crustpunk stylings where it's on a plaid shirt or a black military jacket rather than denim? I see that a lot at shows.

Dunno if this counts but Griff1n (S3wn Leather guy) made some Whitehouse back-patches and I put mine on a men's winter coat with a big raccoon fur collar. My cat Puck is positioned for scale:

http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b636/DrDrewDaniel/WhiteHouseBackPatchwPuck_zps043e6f06.jpg

Ok I'll stop now.

no way don't stop, these are gr8

Seconded.

Also I kind of feel like making one with a giant Sparks backpatch.

i wanna see a joni mitchell crust jacket

you guys should totally make those

i always like when people just cut the front of a t-shirt into a square and pin it to the back of a jacket. but i'm lazy like that. and those are bitchin', dr*w. truly. they look awesome.