Showing posts with label Punk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Punk. Show all posts

Sunday, 15 May 2011

How to rock: Leather pants

Credit to Annemiek
So, I've been meaning to post it for sometime, but my internet has been whoring itself out and I've been unable to post pictures, so here is quite the post. First of all I love leather pants, but shamefully, you need to have tiny legs, or you'll look like a whale caught in a leather factory. Brutal, but true. If you're thighs are too wide, then you're walking in the wrong territory. However, if you're lucky enough to have small thighs well then...

  • Make sure they're skinny leg. I think wide legged leather trousers are disgusting in all manners.
  • Keep it either black or red. Over the top colours are making too much of a statement, and may make you look like a Mardi Gras reject.
  • Unless you're a biker, don't wear a leather jacket. Mix it up with denim or cashmere
  • If it's black leather, think a red skin-tight top and a black jacket, with black boots, for the rebellious feel
  •  If you want to keep yourself familiar with the things you love, then think about tucking in a khaki shirt and docs for a military look.
  • Think Punk. Not goth, Punk. 
  • It's all about having the attitude to wear them, so go for the dark, edgy side of style, and make a statement with a bold lipstick.
  • If you're anything like me, you love leather, and want to wear it as much as possible, but really, I think leather pants aren't that versatile, so things like rock chick and punk looks are always good.
  • Weird, but I think you should always have your hair up when it comes to leather pants. I can't quite explain why, but trust me on this. Having your hair down and shaggy is all good if you're wearing something that's revealing up top, but it's a key thing to keep your hair in a bun, or a top braid or something. I just think having hair down is too overwhelming. I'm not saying it doesn't look good... but it's just my thing.

Monday, 2 May 2011

Oh, rebel.

Burberry leather spiked Biker jacket.
The punk in me is still strangely obsessed with studs, spikes, leather and...leather, and for all the street-style gals out there, or the girls who want to get a little more on their darker side, then spikes and studs are what you need. Whether it's a spiked headband, ring, pair of heels or a black leather jacket with so many spikes you'd be scared to lean against anything, to me, things like this are simply a must have, for those darker, moody days. I find the best way to wear spikes, is (TOTALLY SHOCKER HERE GUYS) with black, but it also really works with a big pop of colour, whether you go with a bright blue dress and a black spiked headband, or a pair of bright tights with a black spiked leather jacket, it's all entirely up to you, but I think to keep the moody-ness of spikes and studs, it's best to keep it all black, with dark lips and simple eyes, or extreme eyes and simple lips, this way you don't look like a goth. Yes, there is a difference between Punk and Goth. While it's not really my scene anymore, I still love the Punk look. Maybe not the Mohawks, but the leather and the studs is amazing, and really, they're the reason for black leather pants.

Take a look at
this - Ring
this - Headband
this - Heels