So, alt and punk culture is - because that whole counterculture thing has always had left roots.

However, alt culture has started to go a bit hypebeast crazy - buying clothes that are mad expensive for name brand recognition value.

For me, I have some outfits that I think qualify as Brutalist fashion, if there can be such a thing. Utility fashion. I wear my big manual labour work boots, a sturdy black jacket, then trackies or cargos. It's not meant to be pretty. Just comfy, and useful.

I have another outfit in mind that's a sort of homage to USSR Space Exploration, but it's not fully thought out yet.

Whats some cool lefty fashion stuff? Facts, fits, whatever. Just kinda riff around the subject.

  • MaoTheLawn [any, any]
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    4 years ago

    Reusing is, but a lot of vintage or thrift stores mark the prices up a shitload. It's become just another consumer area, but at least it's more eco friendly.

    Also yeah, sewing and patching is a very easy useful skill.

    For a good pair of casual but also combat boots I recommend palladium. The boots of choice for Foreign French Legion, it's now a nice street brand.

    • cheerstary [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      yeah i've shopped at all kinds of consignment type stores and I'd agree. It's definitely much better than buying new. honestly though, thrift stores are still really cheap unless you're in LA or NY or something. true vintage clothes (1970s and earlier) are worth the price too. you really just have to find the right stores.

      i got my boots a few months back and still haven't broken them in lol :(