is this resistance or a costume party? either way i think black with bandanas is a boring theme
Pat the Bunny referenced???
And recognized in record time!!!??
I do feel kind of simillarly betrayed. Watch Dogs were my forst point of reference into what hacker subcultures look like, and it has shaped a large part of my life - next month i’s going to be 5 years I’ve worked as a Red Teamer in a cybersec company. I’m also mostly a poser, and the aesthetics simply makes it way more fun - making art that’s tied into what you do is great, assuming you dont take it too seriously, of course. Not that I do it, but the way Watch Dogs portraied it, it was fun.
Is it neccessary? Of course not. Is it a shame there aren’t many hackerspaces with cool street art, and hacktivists making over the top manifests ajd cool streetart around our town? A little bit.
They do have a look, they just become trans
Or furries.
Thigh highs and skirt-go-spinny aesthetic <3
Personally I think the modern activist should dress like Devo
But not the Mayan pyramids Devo, I wanna see the potato bodies of the “Oh No It’s Devo!” phase.
We are living through a devolution, after all.
Priorities
Srsly, fashion takes time and money and thought.
If any of those in short supply ya jes wear what you got
Like all of this things listed were cheap and anti-fashion at the time.
Time, maybe for some things but chucking on a pair of docs and a jacket isn’t time consuming, a Mohawk could be but you don’t style them every day. &tc.
Streetwear has lost its way 😢
Streetwear has been co-opted by designer streetwear brands and costs a fuck load to fit that look
Back then and today workwear is where it’s at. Not reflective vest type of workwear, this kind of stuff. Comfy, durable, cut that prioritises function but doesn’t ignore style (maybe unsurprisingly companies like it when their employees have a bit of drip), and unless the company sold out to fashion you’re not paying extra for the brand (unless it’s Engelbert-Strauss which is construction site Gucci. I mean it’s still solid and functional it’s just not worth the premium). Also available without cargo pockets if you insist, look for companies catering more towards service jobs than the trades.
Pretty much only downside is the lack of colour options. Be careful when thinking about dying stuff many synthetics don’t dye well or at all, even when the fabric is pure cotton the thread is definitely polyester. Or even silica.
We let it happen, imo. The bling era of incorporating high fashion into streetwear to show off let luxury brands co-opt it.
I just go for punk
black hoodie in a dark room, maybe even a guy fawkes mask
If you want to see the modern hacktivist style just look at UnixSocks
I think most anti status quo people wouldn’t be interested in the clothing industrial complex
Maybe people are just more comfortable expressing themselves in different and unique ways that don’t conform to one “outfit/style”
I think hand repaired and hand sewn stuff could easily be it. “I made this dress before taking down the stock exchange”
Maybe. But it’s a craft that takes a lot of practice to get good at, and a lifetime to master.
Yeah, you can’t expect to be successful the first time you try to take down a stock exchange
I still don’t think anyone who’s in the hacktivist scene really gives a shit or at least doesn’t give a shit on whole any more than any other group does.
Let me spend several months trying to identify exploits while siting at my computer but also take the time every day to coordinate a cute outfit…
Punk tends to lean towards modifying what you have with what tools are available, and shopping second-hand. As a bonus, the inherent aesthetic is harder for the fashion industry to co-opt.
The punk aesthetic was invented by a man who owned a fashion label and had his own storefront.
Joke’s on him, I never paid him a penny
I think I once spent 99 cents on his cover of she’s not there.
He ripped it off from a man who was one of punk’s founding fathers.
Give us a name to go with the face, at least.
I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that’s Richard Hell.Correct!
For those not in the know, he was a member of a number of New York punk bands in the 70s. Malcolm McLaren nicked his style (along with that of others) and brought it over to England to sell in his clothing store Sex.
Punk, like 80s punk? Safety pin piercings, jackets with the arms torn off, covered in handsewn patches, egg-white hair glue?
Late 70s Punk.
Wow, I can’t believe nobody’s even bothered to mention the style from the definitive hacker movie. Just absolutely gobsmacked. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like:
Notably missing from this picture: rollerblades, fingerless gloves, neon dyed hair, tons of fishnets (which I guess you could probably stylize as fish.nets or something), puffy vest, etc.
In my day, being a hacker meant dressing like a weird raver/punk and sending people a GIF of a laughing skull, and that’s how we liked it
Everything about this. Yes!
They dressed like JP from Grandmas Boy.
Hack the planet!
They’re trashing our rights, TRASHING our rights.
I think John would be delighted tbh
SiegedSec moment
FFS this comment section is mostly people misunderstanding that John is likely saying this tongue in cheek.
People need to brush up on their cinema.
Even his face always looks like he’s waiting for you to laugh at the funny thing he said
I think it’s even funnier to think of John Waters saying this totally in earnest.
