How to Act Like a Punk Girl

A real punk rock girl investigates underground bands and styles and listens to music from punk's original days and from today's bands. If you want to act like a punk girl, you need more than the clothes. You need intelligence, attitude and a passion for punk music. Here's how to get it.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Combat boots
• CDs
• Hair dye
• Plaid skirt

1. Go to punk clubs. Even small towns have at least one punk club or a town hall or lodge converted for shows. Act cool and support the bands and the venue by attending regularly.
2. Collect punk music and listen to the Misfits, The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, the Buzzcocks, Social Distortion, Agent Orange, Rancid, the Skulls, the Stitches and other past and present punk rock bands. Check out punk rock websites and browse reviews before you buy.
3. Wear whatever looks and feels good. A punk rock girl needs her own style. Try combat boots with studded wristbands and short plaid skirts or jeans with a black leather jacket. A punk rock girl can be feminine in a baby doll or lace top or act like a tomboy in sloppy T-shirts and shorts.
4. Hang out with other punks. Punks get together at school, at restaurants or at one another's homes to listen to music and have fun. Fans and band members work together to promote music so get involved with musicians by posting flyers, working at a club or selling merchandise like buttons and T-shirts.
5. Create a bright, original punk hairstyle. Experiment with Mohawks, liberty spikes, blonde hair with purple streaks and anything that looks good on you. A punk girl needs to express her own personality, so be creative.
6. Grab a guitar and start your own band. A punk girl can rock as hard as a punk boy.

Tips & Warnings

• Be open to all musical styles, not just punk.
• Take action to make your town or community a better place. Fight political corruption with protests or petitions.
• Don't automatically get tattoos or piercings unless they look good on you. It's a punk stereotype and not a necessity.