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MHA/BNHA Headcanon:
Dabi DIYs all his clothes. By either stealing them from stores and putting metal and whatnot in them for extra pizzazz, or making them himself, he never pays for anything and only half the time leaves a piece of clothing in the same condition he stole it in. Compress, however, wears designer. Every time Compress comes in wearing a new stupidly overpriced piece Dabi's like "what the hell is that???" and proceeds to roast him relentlessly.
This brings me joy.
One of my latest DIYs. I started with an oversized black and white striped long sleeve button up and made this! I found some cool card suit themed buttons in a junk drawer which inspired the whole design. Even though I'm not amazing at it and still learning, poker is my favorite game, so I thought it was appropriate.
Plus the clown punk vibes remind me of Shadow from Sk8 so I couldn't resist 😂
LMFAO I DIED
Punks walking around each other trying to read all the patches on the other's vest/jacket has the same vibe as introducing two dogs that haven't met so they start circling and sniffing each other. Gotta check the vibe.
Been on the hunt for some kick ass platforms for a while now, which has proven difficult when you try not to throw money to just any company and you have freaking massive feet. So when I found these platform American Eagle sandals at the thrift for four bucks I knew my time had come. So some locktight, painter's tape and half a bottle of white fabric paint later, here we have it! My reason for exiting my house at all in the summer! Seriously though, so obsessed with how these turned out.
I want an alternative boyfriend.
Yes, because I think the style makes anyone twice as hot instantly.
Yes, because tattoos and hair dye really do something for me.
Yes, because eyeliner is sexy and lip rings are even better.
But it's more than that.
I need someone who will stay up with me at three am watching thriller movies when I'm hearing things and can't sleep.
Someone who will love swapping playlists, and always listen and give detailed feedback to the song recommendations I send him.
Someone I can paint and cut and pin clothes with, patching together garbage jeans that by most people's standards should have been thrown away.
Someone who will love my look and even give me ideas with it. And will steal my crust jackets so I find him curled up in it on the couch.
Someone who will cut and dye hair with me in the early hours of the morning, laughing at the sleep we're both losing.
Someone who will always be my partner in crime for shows, markets, conventions, so I'll never have to go alone.
Someone who doesn't disapprove of my ideals or try to change them, but who will support me in all my decisions and beliefs.
Someone who believes in the individual and not supporting just any large company; a person who understands my lifestyle and wants to help me learn how to live it.
Someone who will thrift with me for hours and hours rummaging for gold, not standing around staring and waiting for me to get done.
Someone who won't tell me I'm "too much" but will feel more attracted to me the more comfortable and confident I am in myself, whatever craziness that looks like.
Someone who loves what I love.
Believes what I believe.
I want someone to entertain my insanity.
This person gets it🤘
Baby punks!
Listen up. I got a few tips and stuff.
1: Thrift everything. I'm not even remotely kidding. You can go MILES with the shit available at thrift stores and only spend like 10 bucks. I go to Goodwill about once a week and I find more than I even really need.
If you wanna make patches but don't have anything to cut up, just buy like 3 pairs of jeans for like 3 dollars and you'll be set up for a while. Cloth, clothes, gadgets, wallets, jackets, even shoes. If you're worried that punk is "expensive", you're not looking in the right places.
2: Five Below. They have really solid fabric paints and stencils you can get. Also check out Joann's and Michael's. They got needles, embroidery floss, fabric paints, fabrics, etc. But be wary about those two, prices are up due to inflation.
3: YouTube tutorials are your friend!! If you're confused about how to do something, take to the web. You won't get all your answers, but you sure will find how to attach a zipper to your pants.
4: Dental floss. This is brought up every time in these discussions because it works. If you need to sew something onto your pants, jacket, whatever, use dental floss. You can snatch some up at CVS. It is very helpful.
5: Find a jacket with wide armpits. Especially if it's denim and especially if you plan on adding zip-off sleeves. ESPECIALLY if you have armpit hair. Just trust me on this.
6: Do you drink soda/beer/other canned beverages? Because if you do, save them. The cans, the tabs, all of it. It can be very useful. The cans, you can turn into spikes. The tabs can be helpful for zippers, chainmail, whatever you might use them for.
7: Believe in what you're saying. Don't just claim you stand for human rights, put it into action. Learn. Understand that some women, black people, and/or other minorities are gonna be hesitant to trust you and understand why. Know when it is your turn to participate in a conversation, and don't force your way into a community or conversation that isn't yours. You're going to be in a strange place where you've been pushed away from all the bigots in your life but can't go to other minority communities because they don't know whether or not you can be trusted. And don't try to make them know that you're "one of the good whites/men/etc". You're gonna need to find community and put weight behind your words. A friend or a relative says something just a little bit off? Don't laugh it off, make them know it was wrong (my go-to is to stare at them in silence the moment they say it and not budge until they repent the comment). Nobody's gonna trust you unless you mean what you say.
8: Don't listen to the gatekeepers. Anybody who tells you "oh well, that's not really punk, you're a poser!" Is missing the point and is hence the real poser.
9: Participate in the culture! Really! Go to playlists, find local bands. Go to a punk show. Make friends, participate in rallies/protests.
10: Be you! Seriously, be you. Whatever you think would look cool or would be comfy, do it. Literally, if you wanna turn a winter coat into a battle jacket, go for it. The key to punk is expression. Don't feel like you've gotta meet up to everyone else's standards. Punk fashion should be a tool to help you find yourself and what you're comfortable in, what you enjoy. If you're doing something to fit in, you're doing it wrong, and you're doing yourself a disservice.
Really wanna try these but I do not trust my ability to paint that small dude
simple tutorial on how to make those bottlecap buttons you see everywhere
you'll need:
bottlecap•soda tab•safety pin•pliers•sandpaper/file•paint/paint markers/smth to decorate with•clear nail polish
remove the print on the buttons using a file or the sandpaper
(if you wanna keep the print skip this step, use a cloth to protect the print from scratches when folding down the sides of the cap)
fold down opposing sides of the cap, to help add in the safety pin
bend the tab at a slight angle, insert it into the cap. make sure the side of the safety pin that can not open is the one stuck under the tab
fold down one side of the cap to lock the tab in place, then try and press the tab as flat as you can, to lock the safety pin in place (prevents the buttons from moving on the safety pin, if you like rattling buttons, skip this step)
fold down all other sides of the cap
cover the button in one or more base layers of paint
add ur design (i use paint or paint markers for good coverage and vibrant colors)
cover that in one or two layers of nail polish, it will protect the button from rain and the paint from cracking
thats it, lemme know if you want tutorials on anything else, i like making em.
Anyone else beginning to understand your diy style and techniques? And thus looking back at your very first attempts and wanting to vomit? I ruined perfectly fine pieces of clothing. They spent their days hanging on racks in stores waiting to be loved, were bought for undoubtedly unreasonable prices, loved well and eventually donated to a thrift somewhere... only to be absolutely DEFILED by a chubby baby punk with a pair of scissors and a bag of safety pins. Yes, they were originally boring and basic, but my attempts to spice them were largely failures and one hundred percent lacked any vision or skill.
And yes, everyone starts somewhere! First DIYs were an important part of the process to mature us into our current skill level.
Anyways, I just threw away two shirts.
Me and one of my besties just hand painted four shirts in two hours, and I now have more band merch than I did this morning.
The band tanks we painted yesterday.
Relient K was done by a friend. I don't usually go for yellow stuff but she and I figured the design would match the laces on my docs. "Long Live the Rebels" is both a song and album by Disciple. Now I have merch to go see them in!
Two random designs I did yesterday. Didn't even measure out the "WEIRD!" one. Just opened up a bottle of paint and started squirting it everywhere. We getting wild and I may or may not have an addiction to slapping splattered designs all over anything I can get my grubby fingers on. Or maybe I just have a crappy diy addiction in general. I spent 60$ on spikesandstuds.com last night. Haha.
Anyway, pretty satisfied with these.