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Punk fashion is the styles of clothing, hairstyles, cosmetics, handmade jewelry, and body modifications of the punk subculture.

Punk fashion varies widely from Vivienne Westwood styles to styles modeled on bands like The Exploited. The distinct social dress of other subcultures and art movements, including glam rock, skinheads, rude boys, art school students, greasers, and mods have influenced punk fashion. Punk fashion has likewise influenced the styles of these groups, as well as those of popular culture.

The original punk fashion of the 1970s was intended to appear as confrontational, shocking and rebellious as possible. This style of punk dress was significantly different from what would later be considered the basic punk look. Many items that were commonly worn by punks in the 1970s became less common later on, and new elements were constantly added to the punk image. A great deal of punk fashion from this 1970s was based on the designs of Vivienne Westwood and Malcolm McLaren, as well as the dress styles of punk role models such as the Ramones, Richard Hell and the Bromley Contingent.

Punk style was influenced by clothes sold in Malcolm McLaren's shop SEX. McLaren has credited this style to his first impressions of Richard Hell while McLaren was in New York, supposedly managing the The New York Dolls (Note: In the documentary Punk: Attitude, David Johanssen said McLaren was never their manager; he designed clothes for them and booked them one gig, the infamous Red Show.)

Deliberately offensive T-shirts were popular in the early punk scene, such as the infamous DESTROY T-shirt sold at SEX, which featured an inverted crucifix and a Nazi swastika. These T-shirts, like other clothing, were often intentionally torn. Anarchy symbols; brightly-coloured dress shirts chaotically covered in slogans (such as "Only Anarchists are pretty"); fake blood; patches; and deliberately controversial images (such as portraits of Marx, Stalin and Mussolini) were popular. Heavily customised blazers and leather rocker jackets were introduced early, and are still a common fixture of punk fashion.

Preferred footwear included military boots, motorcycle boots, Brothel creepers, Chuck Taylor All-Stars, and (later on) Dr. Martens boots. Tapered jeans, tight leather pants, pants with leopard patterns and bondage trousers were popular choices. Hair was cropped and deliberately made to look messy, in reaction to the typical long smooth hair of the 1960s and early 1970s. It was often dyed bright unnatural colors. Although provocative, these hairstyles were not as extreme as later punk hairstyles, such as liberty spikes or the Mohawk hairstyle.

Other accoutrements worn by some punks included: BDSM fashions; fishnet stockings (sometimes ripped); spike bands and other studded or spiked jewelry; safety pins (in clothes and as body piercings); silver bracelets and heavy eyeliner worn by both men and women. Many female punks rebelled against the stereotypical image of a woman by combining clothes that were delicate or pretty with clothes that were considered masculine, such as combining a Ballet tutu with big, clunky boots.

Punk clothing somtimes incorporated everyday objects for aesthetic effect. Purposely-ripped clothes were held together by safety pins or wrapped with tape; black bin liners (garbage bags) became dresses, shirts and skirts. Other items added to clothing or as jewelry included razor blades and chains. Leather, rubber and vinyl clothing have been common, possibly due to their connection with transgressive sexual practices, such as bondage and S&M.

Punks in the 1970s sometimes flaunted taboo symbols such as the Nazi swastika or Iron Cross for shock effect. However, most modern punks are staunchly anti-racist, and this trend has completely reversed in recent times. Many punks now wear a crossed-out Swastika patch or anti-fascist symbols.

I don't like fashion punk and/or mall punks. Its all just a way of saying
"Oh hey. Look at me!!" Most of them have no real beliefs.
I know this isnt about the people, but its semi related. Kids should purposely rip clothing just so they can pin it up, and s**t.

i want to make a clothing line just for punks when im older but not like the whole sub urben punk look ( perfect stitches and what not) something to make everyone like it... not preps omg they piss me off

Well, none of them want to listen anyway. If you tell a mall punk "Anarchists don't shop at hot topic" they go into this strange idiot mode.

I enjoy going to the local mall with 2 of my friends and making fun of the mall punks. Their usual reponce is the expected "******** you," but one time this guy tried to get clever and said "I'm an anarchist, so I'm not going to listen to you." and thats when you start making fun of their devilock or their entire outfit devoted to sex pistols/misfits/ramones until they jump into their mother's mini-van.

So i guess in a way i like mall punks. Cause they give us something to do when we are bored

Tell them to find out themselves.

thats smart... right now im trying not to dye my hair in general cuz its dead... over processed... where i live its hard to get good cloths for punks because its so small... the only good store is D-tox and thats an hour away so in more preppy stores they add a punk shade to it to help the rest of the people who cant travel an hours away on weekends... the only down side to that is there is an excess of preps wearing our cloths... i want to strangle them all

i say there aint a true thing called "punk fashion." if ur a punk, ur a punk. posers n mallfags are not. anyways, you dont gotta wear a certain kinda clothes to be a punk, u dont gotta act a certain way, you dont gotta stud n patch all ur stuff. if u do it, great for u. i dress the way i do cuz i like it, i may go to hot topic for shirts n crap but i actually like that stuff.

and to aus-rotten. u may criticize me all u want if u wish it, but in the end ill tell u to ******** off and die because i am myself and ill do wut i want

Oddly enough, I was born to an early punk rocker and a hippie. Kindof funny considering that falling into the various sub cultures that make up my beeing was never actually considered rebellious behavior. On the subject of punk beeing a fashion, it is a little contradictory to call it that, or to treat it as a commodity. On the other hand, I do not hate hot topic or other places similar. People still have to buy cloths if your a punk or goth or anything. It just happens to be geared to a more alternative crowd. Sure it breeds pretend sub cultural kids and they will continue to live without identities. Even if you are an Anarchist you still have to buy into a little capitalism, you have to by food, water, cabel, ect. Or you could become a Hobo, but remember, every time you make any kind of purchase, any kind at all, your suporting capitalism. It's kind of a trap. But you don't have to do what anyone tells you to do. I'll probably buy something at hot topic no matter how mindnumbingly anoying some 15 year old Emo girs who shop there are. It's easier, and I happen to like some of their stuff there. I am no mall punk, I do find paying a hundred dollars for pree-riped jeans insane. But no one should feel threatened by hot toppic. If a hot topic hore ever bothers you then learn them a thing or 2 about what real punk is... Who knows, some of the pretenders may actually realise that they really like punk. They may begin ravinously buying the music to learn more... or they may just leave you alone. it's just not worth the effort. Unless they start acting like a p***k. Then kick them till they bleed.