Black Metal top
Because there's no law that says you can only put patches on a jacket or vest, and because my vest is faux leather which gets very sweaty in clubs, I've patched up one of my favourite tops.
Before:
After:
BTW, if anyone thinks Alcest aren't the right fit for a BM themed top then they clearly haven't heard their demo, Tristesse Hivernale, which is raw as hell. And I love the beautiful floaty shoegaze/blackgaze that they evolved into.
Triptykon, whilst not BM either, are the band of the legendary Tom G Warrior of Hellhammer and Celtic Frost, one of the founding fathers of First Wave BM. Also they're fucking incredible.
Unlike on my vest where many of the patches were homemade these were all bought, though a small amount of DIY went into the Thorns patch, which was originally a t-shirt.
Even though I resized it like I do with all my shirts I never liked the way it looked on me. So I cut out the logo, and to stiffen it up in order to make it more like a bought patch and easier to sew on I used some iron-on interfacing
And I also added spikes to the shoulder straps
There's still a fair amount of space for embellishments and maybe a couple of smaller patches on the sides, but this is perfectly wearable as is.
I do have some of these satanic buttons that I bought ages ago and never used, which I may add in order to fill a few gaps, I haven't decided yet:
Patches from the following sites:
BLACK, DEATH, PAGAN, FOLK & DOOM METAL MAJESTY HAULED FROM THE UNDERGROUND FOR YOUR DISPLEASURE. Buy T-shirts, Longsleeves, Hoods, Vinyl, Pa
Cult Never Dies is the most active publisher of metal literature, as well as a merchandise company, label and mail order dedicated to underg
SPKR is a multifaceted, independent media group specializing in the discovery, manufacturing, distribution and presentation of high quality
And the buttons came from here:
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DeviantAngelEmporium
