Fake Battle Vests? 

in my art class I wore my battle vest on the first day, and right beside me was a rich Asian kid who had a fake battle jacket from H&M... he saw mine and never wore that thing again

I think this is the angriest a Canadian has ever gotten

I've always thought it ironic that you need to know how to sew in order to be brutal.

I passed my battle-jacket from the 80s to my daughter, and added a couple of patches of bands she likes, hand sewn by me for her. She's capable of sewing, but this was a gift of love, honor and keeping Metal in the family

"He was air guitaring like there was no tomorrow"

Whether a metalhead or not, I don't think any sane person would even think of wearing a fake battle vest.

I'm strongly opposed to fake battle vests but I understand their existence. Unfortunately metal fashion has become trendy in recent years; celebrities wear metal band shirts, pop and rap artists have made metal style merch and lots of people wear shirts from bands like Metallica and Iron Maiden without listening to them. It seems that fake battle vests are just a by-product of this trend. Although these people still don't like the music and won't associate themselves with it, they adopt the fashion as an edgy accessory.

What annoys me is when stores like Forever 21 take jackets and stuff and sew random patches on them with metal font in an effort to look trendy. I was in the mall a while ago and I stopped in there and saw this jacket with a bunch of patches that looked like they were of bands and that sort of thing- but when I looked closer, it was just cities and shit- San Francisco was written in Metallica's stylization, New York was written like AC/DC, and a bunch of other stuff like that.

fuck homework, blackmetalwerewolf released a new video!

Anyone who wears a fake battle vest is gonna get called the dreaded “p word” 😆

When I first started getting into metal when I was about 11, my mom would get stuff for me that she thought I would like, like clothes and albums. Fake battle vests look like one of those things. IMO I love that feeling of accomplishment when I add a new patch or pin to mine, so no fake vests for me. Great video!

I fucking need a battle vest.

I was shopping with my girlfriend at a forever 21 store, turns out there's an "edgy" rebel shirts for women that have Maiden font but with images of eagle that supposed to be Eddie in poor quility with a fake name like "wrath bird" or some shit like that, the sales women told me they were a real band and is was their merch. After a Google search there was no band like that and they were like the fake battle vests, who the fuck buys a bad $30 shirt when Maiden's merch is cheaper than that crap and better.

I bought one from China and the patches are all wrong like crayle of filn and colonial corse

i have this beautiful black jean jacket but guess what ? i can't add spikes or patches on it because of the dress code in my school, for the metal spikes ok it's dangerous i understand but i mean patches really ? meanwhile girls at my age wear high thigh boots with mini skirts (also band t shirt, they obviously don't listen to those bands and it makes my eyes bleed everytime)

Oh fuck. You just made me think of a horrible "battle vest" I saw. I saw a girl wearing a vest with patches of cities in metal band logo font.

But death is a band

My fiancé and I both recently added new patches to my vest and it was a great experience for us both! She even wants to start one for herself now! I’m glad I was able to share my love for the genre with her and have her share the love!

One thing that will always piss me off is fake battlejackets/vests and pre made battlejackets/vests. Annoys me beyond belief, my battlejacket has been something I have worked on for four, nearly five years now. Talking like £300/£400 worth of patches, badges etc and me being blind in one eye and visually impaired in the other and suffering from arthritis I literally had to teach myself how to sew despite struggling to see and feel what I was doing. A lot of time and blood went into it and then you get bellends buying pre made ones and shitty companies who shit on metal making fake ones for a quick cash grab?

I've also seen hoodies that look like they have a black metal band's logo on them, but when you take a closer look, it's just some bullshit words that are made to look like a metal logo. WHY?

Only time fake battle vests make sense is as a movie outfit

Yo I'm digging that red dead redemption undead nightmare poster :p

About fake Metal Vests, i think I have some kind of explanation. I remembre being around 12-13 and starting then listening to Metal. And so on I started to discover and learn the culture and the Battle Vest was THE icon of an "edgy and cool different and original guy" so i didn't really understand the purpose of it either than looking cool and original. I think "Wannabes" is the word

I wouldn't buy a fake shitty Battle vest. I would go to Wacken Open Air, buy a real Battle Vest, buy some patches and teach myself how to sew my patches on my Battle Vest.

I think it's an extension of the whole metal shirt trend

if anything, all these posers just force the real metal heads to be more extreme. Just pull out your Tomb of the mulilated & Burzum t shirts.

On one of my vests I have more than just metal patches. I have some hip hop pins and patches mixed amongst some punk patches, even movie, or pop culture references. I find myself choosing to wear it more often than my full metal jackets because I feel like it expresses a lot more of my personality and my interests. I’ve gotten a strange look or two from other metal heads tho. I think they are debating if it’s a fake vest or what. I get it though. Seeing Ghost or behemoth patches next to suicidal tendencies, brand new, Kanye, mf doom, or parkway drive patches isn’t something you see everyday. Typically most of the bands are from the same genre or at least similar. But I wanted a jacket that truly showed what I care about and I think it’s pretty sick.

i would prefer invest all My money on original patches

There is no point to get a fake battle vest, not for metalheads and non-metalheads since they dont really appreciate the meaning/artstyle. Totally pointless because they will get called out by anyone

at first i thought you meant making a battle vest from bands you either dont like or dont listen too either way a less then smart move but at least it wouldnt have been as blatantly obvious

I don't understand why someone would buy a fake one or even a real one it kinda ruins the fun

i was walking around school wearing my battle jacket and i looked inside a class and saw a guy with a bunch of patches all over a vest, and they were all metal band logo fonts like iron maiden or metallica but they were logos for other clothing brands and i got so pissed about it

I never knew this was a thing until now. I'll keep an eye out for this next time I'm out a show.

I have done both. I have made my own and I had a Rob zombie vest made for me and a super bad ass Amon Amarth jacket made for me. I hade these two made because I don't possess the necessary skills to achieve this level of awesome. I wanted somthing more than I could do myself.

I understand 500%. Fake battle vests are for POSERS! Fellow female metalhead. Peace! 😎

Hello Black Metal Werewolf, I really enjoyed the video. What's your opinion on people thar wear band patches and they don't even listen to the bands?

1:52 Bc they want to be apart of the fashion trend if yk what I mean. They take band logos and slap them on top of regular trendy words like ratchet, lit, fresh, etc(ringe)...

Fakery and fuckery everywhere. On the positive side, it was a poser wearing a COB vest that sparked my curiousity in metal as something worth a shot. So maybe it's not that bad after all.

I've seen a shirt that said "PLAYER" in SLAYER font...

What's a fake battle vest Never mind

although I can sew, I am not that good at it, mostly because of my poor fine motor skills related to having Asperger's Syndrome (Autism Type 1). So I would need help putting one together.

There was a fake punk jacket going around being sold from H&M and there was a huge uproar because that’s ridiculous why would you want a premade jacket that’s supposed to look unique buying a premade jacket to look unique isn’t unique in itself and is a contradictory idea because thousands of people could be wearing the same jacket which defeats the purpose of the uniqueness

Love your spiked gauntlets dude! From one Metalhead to another

My best friend sewed all of my patches on for me but to me its so comforting because its like a piece of someone looking out for me is sewn into my jacket. Plus its helped us bond over something because she likes to ask about the stories of my patches.

Awesome shirt mate! LIVE BY HONOUR! DIE BY HONOUR OUR CALL!!!

“Hey, Jen, wouldn’t it be cool to go to that metal show Saturday just for laughs?” “Yeah sure! Hey I know where we can buy battle vests! This is gonna be fun!”

Well I’m going to make my first battle jacket be a trench coat because the more patches the more power

On the other side of it all. Punks are known for diy and they do make a lot of there patches for vest. What about that side of things? Got you thinking?

I built my own vest and I'm actually pretty damn good at it. My boyfriend however is a lost cause when it comes to sewing it's just not a good time. I put all of his patches and spikes on his vest. It's still a vest and to him it's incredibly special and important

whats your opinion on metal jackets that aren't denim or leather. i have a patched harington jacket and i want to make a battle hoodie. do you think its stepping outside the culture and think it should be left for denim and leather only ?

I love that "A Matter of Life and Death" poster

You are so inspirational when it comes to battle vests. Death to fake battle vests

Im making my own patches in printed with sublimation and find a picture in google of a band that I like.. it will become fake battle vest/jacket?

I was wondering when you'd make a video about this topic thank you for the honest opinion man hails from Montréal

Maybe those are used for movies to avoid copyright issues?

No self respecting metalhead would wear a fake vest period

Chicks ain’t hot. YOU ARE!!

To be honest I think getting someone to sew your vest isn’t that bad. Just pin on the patches yourself so you have the choice of where the patches are.

I've never seen or heard of fake vests, I actually thought this was gonna be some snobby dig at vests with patches for bands you haven't seen in concert. I got told mine was fake because I hadn't seen half of the bands stitched on. I just wanted to show off all the bands I love, I listened to all their songs and at the time I was actually really nervous about going to shows plus I couldn't afford to travel to shows. how is that not real?

I am wondering. Is a battlevest only reserved space for bands that you have seen? Or is it what bands you like personally? Yes, I am a metalhead, yet I have those issues, that makes me unable to be at concerts or large crowds.

My patches are from actual metal bands on my jacket I have Destruction, Belphegor, Death, Nightwish, and Savage Messiah, I have a Kreator patch I later want to sow on

I turn 23 this year, but I’ve been on heavy metal since birth probably from my family, I finally decided to make a battle vest so I’m super excited to finally start after waiting so long

Haha yeah don't wear a fake vest around a metal chick, she will call you out in a matter of seconds 😉 Myself and other people take real pride in our their vests and when someone fakes it is really sad..

Started my own out with a death, cannibal corpse and a pantera patch along with the sigil of baphomet, a leather sewing kit helps

I have two questions 1 Is it ok to not have a battle vest? 2. How do you feel about slipknot and SOAD?

Ya see? This is the reason why I honestly dig this dude. You rule BMWW!!!!! \m/

Will I buy a fake battle vest when I already have one I made myself?HEELLLL NOOO!!😕

I love your wolfman tattoo. I’m making my own jacket with horror and band patches. One of them is a wolfman and creature from the black lagoon patch

Well a "battle vest" isn't just associated with metal or bands, only the ones covered in heavy metal patches are. Bikers could easily go and say that metal battle vests are copied from biker's vests covered in patches to support their favourite motorcycle companies, and/or affiliations, which is the exact idea of a metal battle vest, supporting your favourite bands and what parts of metal you affiliate with, whether it's death metal, black metal, etc. Punk fans have also been wearing "battle vests" for a long time. "Battle Vests" are about making a statement, whether it's metal, motorcycles, etc. Showing pride to be a part of something that is larger than yourself, but at the same time demonized by mundane society, that's why the term "battle" is there, fighting back, saying "this is who I am, don't like it, well, fuck you, keep walking." A lot of this type of thing is what has pushed me farther from wearing my metal battle vest out. But for me, I also have a "battle vest" (or "Witchy Vest" as I call it) that is my path of witchcraft, that vest is filled to the brim with patches solely associating with Witchcraft and Witches, a statement of "Yes I am a Witch, don't like it? fine, fuck off then, I've been walking alone on this path for 20 years just fine." Just like my metal vest is for metal, the only difference between the two for me is that I've been a die hard metal fan for just under 25 years and a Witch of 20 years. My "Witchy vest" isn't "fake", because it's as much a part of me as metal and my metal vest, just like other metalhead's vest isn't fake because it's who they are, and so on. I do of course agree that someone having one to "look cool" or as a fashion statement is fake, because metalheads and bikers, and myself wear them pretty much well religiously. Overall, there is no "law" to battle vests, anyone can put patches on a vest and wear it, and it doesn't mean they're trying to copy or imitate metalheads, or that they "stole the idea from a metal battle vest", and possibly never even seen a battle vest, but the only one saying that, is the asshole that confronts them or takes pictures that provide hearsay evidence.

Im looking to make a battle vest. Would I be a poser if I bought patches online instead of getting them from music shops and shows? I dont plan on filling my jackets out with online bought patches but maybe getting around 10 including a back patch.

There are people who make pretty cool vests the way you want but he’s right it’s way more fun to DIY

“They probably won’t fight you over it.” I don’t know why, but I found that extra hilarious for some reason. 😂

From what I've seen, they're used in pop music to seem edgier. It's really cringy

Currently sewing patches on my vest now. Actually a lot of fun imo

I've spent a decent amount of my own money on getting a good amount of patches of bands/albums I enjoy (somewhat specific but ones I could easily find patches for) to have a good start to my vest, aswell as the specific areas in which to put them. I'm currently having my mom sew them on but I'm learning in the process of how to sew while she does them so I can learn to do it on my own for possibly future patches. But all in all, I've had this vest stuff planned out for awhile already and took my time before going forward, I made switches & sacrifices when I chose them because I didnt have enough money to get a ton at once. But yea, I'm still proud of the effort I've put into it thus far. I'm so glad I found this video!!

A girl at my school got a shitty buzzcut and started wearing a fake leather battlejacket. She essentially just put patches with middlefingers, bones, skulls, blood and statements like "fuck you" and "punk is not dead" on it, she clearly just tried to be edgy and alternative, but every single metalhead/punk/grunger that I know has wanted to beat her up over it

the KARDASHIANS..... nuff said

Also, add a handle on the collar of the vest, in case you down down in the pit, someone can grab you back up

Fake battle vests are stupid. It’s a personal thing. Even though my mom kindly sews the patches on I bought the vest and I buy the patches of the bands I love. I really hate that some people just do metal for fashion. Yeah ok us Metalhead loves battle vests, Army boots, camouflage pants, spiked bracelets etc but we wear it because we love it as well as actually listen to the music.

... and i think your assumptions of my answers to those questions are very accurate. There is absolutely no defense to sell or own a "fake patched vest". And to ask someone else to sew on the patches for you is absurd, and i believe that is for the same reasosn that you explained (part of the journey, part of what makes it unique and "yours" etc.). I had absolutely no idea how to sew when i started mine, but i looked it up and then kind of improvised as i went along. As frustrating it was at the points when i messed up, i don't regret any of that today since that really added to the experience and to the accomplishmet to when i finally got it right. I could also add that i refuse to re-sew the first patches even if i messed up alittle. The reason is because those mistakes are a part of the journey. I can look at those mistakes and say, "hey here's the first i ever sew" and then look at the other patches and really see how my vest and skill has improved over time. To wear a vest like this is a very meaningful thing and a sign of a deep passion, therefore i believe that you need to "earn the right" to wear it. In my book, you earn the right by spending the time, energy, dedication and maybe even sweat and blood to actually make it. ok this quickly became a long ass comment, so i'll stop here i guess.

Metal Devastation, Funk Plus, Ape Leather, Nemesis Leather are usually where I buy MY leather armgear from. Good video, mate!! I’ve already made 2 battle vests, which took about a year to complete each one, but it was worth it! Greetings from Nor Cal!!

I fucking love Metal Devastation!!!! They have some great shit!!

Opinion on battle jackets with sleeves?

Some people are twisted and they’re people out there that would buy one. Unfortunately. You are hysterical you had me in stitches with this one.

Are your patches glued on or sewed? This brand called Aleene’s make really good fabric glue, cool video.🤘

Cool wrist gauntlet things dude 🤘🏼

I'm personally more of a trench coat and gothic pants kind of guy, but I can understand the points you're making.

Wannabes

I think buying one is ok as long as you still do something to make it your own. still sew some patches on and pins and whatever. just don't leave it ad you bought it. make it unique to you

I subbed as soon as you started talking🤟🏻 your a Genuine dude and i respect that. Im gonna get check that website out too, thanks man!!

As someone who's relatively new to heavy metal, I wanted to make my own battle vest, but the problems is with the patches, they're either really expensive (due to the exchange rate of the currency) or I can't buy them at concerts since again it's expensive due to the fact that most of them don't do shows in the region. I thought of making my own patches by going to a workshop that makes such stuff and pay for some (if it's way less expensive than buying them online, I also don't have a bank account which makes it harder). But I don't know whether it's acceptable or not to do such thing. This comment might not be read, but I would really like an answer for my problem.

I made vests for my husband as an anniversary gift 🤘 I had a punk girl make a vest for me because i like her art. I don't only put patches i also paint any bands logo or album.

I saw you built yours, so I decided I would build my own! I put patches, studs, 3 inch spikes on it, part from old built belts on it, and redid the buttons. It's got lots of wear on it from fake blood from my bands shows but my thoughts on a fake one. Very similar to what you said, is that I feel as if it's people who like the metal look but they don't want to commit. For some people, they just don't know where to go looking for metal patches or which ones to get. I want to look cool and edgy but just don't know how to. Or it's a thing out of laziness. They don't understand the feeling of having your own battle vest that you built, and they are too lazy to make one but want to look cool and edgy. So they just buy one instead of making one. I feel as if the people who would wear a fake battle vest are the same people who go to a hot topic and buy any metal band shirt and claim to be a huge metal head. Love your vids! Stay metal!! 🤘

The puppies on the left side. So metal.

Is it acceptable to get patches online? Or can you only get them from albums or shows you went to?

Do iron-on patches work? Only, some bands I am interested in only have iron-on patches. Do they work: 1. literally, as in will they stay attached as well as a sewn one; 2. figuratively, as in would they be accepted?

I can appreciate the pure individualism and art involved in making your own battle vest or any other article of clothing for that matter!! If you ask someone else to make it for you, it's not a true representation of you. I think it's important to put your own elbow grease into something that you are supposed to be proud of! If that makes any sense!! Stay brutal!! \\m//

A good jacket is a jacket you put some love into. My absolute favorite patches are a fuzzy shark and a fuzzy derpy dragon I cut out of some old boys toddler tee shirts and sewed in. I accidently sewed part of one of my inside pockets closed but it weirdly makes me more fond of it? Lol

If I'd have one, I'd most likely ask someone like: "Hey, I have zero knowlegde about thread and needle. Teach me, please."

LMAO this is fucking rad. also just realised I live like 30 mins from this guy fuck yea keep rocking 🤘