How to Become a Cute Punk

You love listening to punk music, you agree with the free thinking--you do what you want when you want. But you don't want to shave your head or wear a bull ring. Luckily for you, being punk is about breaking the mold of "normal," not following specific fashions.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Listen to punk music and mix it with whatever else you like--don't be afraid to create your own style. Make a playlist of music from the Offspring, No Doubt, Weezer, Cindy Lauper, the Clash, Green Day, Bratmobile and Bikini Kill. Don't be afraid to listen to pop-punk like the All-American Rejects, Blink 182 and Fall Out Boy.

2. Shop at thrift stores, dig through your mom's closet and focus on finding cheap clothes that you can easily alter and layer. Support small and local businesses and look in a variety of shops for a mix of punk and pretty styles.

3. Mix the styles to create your own look. Cut up a pair of jeans and wear them with lace or a vintage corduroy jacket. Wear a ruffled dress with combat boots. Create your style with a constant focus on mashing the pink prettiness with the black dirtiness of cute punk.

4. Choose accessories to finish the look. Look everywhere for the great one-of-a-kind pieces from shops like Hot Topic and Claire's to Goodwill--and don't forget your grandmother's jewelry box. Wear accessories such as large rings, skull earrings, multiple bracelets and fishnet tights.

5. Wear as little or as much makeup as you want. Mix black eyeliner and mascara with glitter eye shadow and pink lip gloss. Really show your mood through your makeup--let your style show and don't be afraid to be prettier one day and grungier the next. Punk is what you make it.

[noxiousoffender]

on 5/12/2009 Not bad. Even though you are trying to "teach" people how to be punk, this is the most individual based how-to I've read.