The Powerful Influence of the Music Scene

            

The Maine [Phoenix, AZ]
National Touring Band.

Victory by Revenge [Howard County, MD]
Predominantly local band.

      







        V-necks, skinny jeans, plaid, specific brands, they’re all a growing trend in the fashion of all generations, regardless of their age or gender.  The 1960’s were a time when tight jeans were okay for both guys and girls, but with the change in the popular music of the time, came those clothes that were acceptable for each gender.  Skinny jeans and v-necks weren’t okay for guys, but with the increasing popularity of the pop-punk music scene, came a new acceptable trend for males of our culture.

            Cue scene, you’re at a typical ‘pop-punk’ concert, a genre consisting of bands such as The Maine, All Time Low, We the Kings, Blink 182, as well as many others.  The band takes the stage, most of them wearing the clothing mentioned above, but when you look at the crowd, it seems to be the typical ‘uniform’ of them as well.  Music has a powerful influence over the people that choose to have it in their lives.  Whether you’re starting a band and look up to bands already in the scene, or if you’re a fan, you tend to want to be like those bands in most aspects.

            Take a look at the clothes of our culture; from high school to adulthood, you continue to see v-necks, skinny jeans and a growing population of plaid button-ups and certain brands that popular bands wear, such as Glamour Kills and Snake & Suits.  No one knows why these trends have come back full force, but with the growing scene of the pop-punk genre, it without a doubt has something to do with it.  The growing number of boys in bands wearing skinny jeans has made it acceptable for ‘normal’ boys to wear, and even though everyone judges, in their heads there is no reason that it is not an okay thing for them to wear.  Music has more of an influence on our lives then we want to believe, but if you take a step back and examine our culture, you can clearly see the influence on the fashion styles of today.

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