The silver studs I ordered online finally arrived today, so I was able to start work customising one of my leather jackets. The lapels are covered now, and I added some up the back of the sleeves and round the back of the collar too. Next thing to make is a back piece! I like the way it's going so far, though.
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Rebel Youth
Wish somebody'd buy me this book of photos by the late great Karlheinz Weinberger...
It looks insanely good - so much clothespiration/hairspo/eye candy.
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big hair,
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jackets,
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quiffs,
teddy boy,
visual art,
youth culture
I don't have much in my life, but take it, it's yours.
from my NEW FAVOURITE SITE.
Lucifer Rising
The other afternoon when I was walking through the Woodlands area of Glasgow, a boy cycled past me wearing this jacket:
I thought it was especially weird as I'd just been watching Kenneth Anger films earlier. There's a French website that sell replica jackets for around $180, but you'd have to be a total imbecile to pay that much for something you could easily make.
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