How to Make Your Own Punk Shirt
Rebellious youths started the Punk Movement in London during the 1970s. Punks used fashion as a means to shock traditional society and set themselves apart. Common punk fashion items included combat boots, ripped jeans, studded jackets and personalized T-shirts. Punks customized shirts to convey political beliefs and music group preferences. Punk T-shirts remain popular today, both in the DIY movement and Japanese youth culture. You can make your own punk T-shirt by converting an old shirt into your own personal expression of style. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Old shirt, any size
- Bleach
- Scissors
- Photograph or band logo
- Acetate
- Permanent marker
- Razor blade
- Spray paint
- Safety pins
Instructions
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Distress your shirt by pouring bleach on it. Bleach will fade the fabric and create holes. Wash the shirt when the bleach has achieved the effect you want. Allow the shirt to dry.
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Cut holes into the shirt with a pair of scissors. Cut off parts of the shirt, if desired.
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Make a stencil based on a photograph of a person or a printout of a band logo. Place the acetate over the image. Trace shapes to cut out with a permanent marker, leaving at least 50 percent of the area of the stencil intact. Cut out all the marked areas with a razor blade.
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Place the stencil on the shirt in a spot where it will be highly visible. Apply spray paint. Remove the stencil and use it again on another part of the shirt, if desired.
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Use safety pins to hold ripped areas together. If you cut off parts of the shirt, reattach them with safety pins.
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Tips & Warnings
As punk is an expression of individuality, there is no "wrong" way to make a punk shirt.
References
- Photo Credit DiscoPunk is dead image by Blue Moon from Fotolia.com
