Introduction to Dressing Punk

Series Summary

Original punk fashions of the 1970s were based on the idea of being confrontational, shocking and rebellious. This style of punk fashion was significantly different from what would later be considered the basic punk look. Commonly worn clothing and items by punks in the 1970s became less common later on, and new details were constantly updated to the punk look.

Learn about the different punk clothing and dress styles from a fashion specialist in this free fashion video series. She explains the origins of punk style as well as footwear, make-up and hairstyles. She also explains the different jewelry and accessories worn by punk rockers. Get all the tips you need to look punk right from our fashion specialist.

Video Transcript

"So, this is how to dress punk, which is a little bit of an oxymoron. Punk is more of a lifestyle or an attitude and it's really all about rebellion and going against mainstream society or against the mainstream of what's going on. So, the idea of telling somebody how be a punk, sort of goes against the entire idea of being a punk. That being said, there are certain elements to punk fashion that have been consistent and that we can certainly look at here and talk a little bit about what they mean. So, in this series we're going to talk about punk accessories, hairstyle, makeup and several different veins of punk clothing. And, we're only going to really touch on mainstream punk, there are other subsets of punk fashion. In general, like I said, it's more of an attitude or a lifestyle, and so if you're looking to incorporate elements of that into your lifestyle it's really great. But, it should be warned that deciding suddenly to dress like a punk without adopting any of the lifestyle or really understanding what goes on behind it, would sort of be out of the ordinary. And so, we're going to take a look at that, and here is how to dress punk."