Cue scene, you’re at a typical pop-punk concert, a genre consisting of bands like The Maine, All Time Low, Blink 182 and many others. The band takes the stage, most members wearing v-necks, skinny jeans, plaid button-ups or brands such as Glamour Kills. Now look at the crowd, this seems to be the typical ‘uniform’ of the fans as well as the band. Whatever your relationship, music has a powerful influence over the people that choose to have it in their lives, more of an influence then we want to believe, but if we take a step back and examine our culture, the influence on the fashion styles of today is clearly evident.
Bands in this scene don’t fit into one category when it comes to age or appearance. From older to younger bands, it’s easy to see that they all tend to wear the same type of clothes whether it be onstage or off. But this music genre doesn’t just affect the concertgoers who engulf themselves in it, but also the extreme sports that link themselves to music.
BMX riders and skateboarders are another social group that has been affected by the music genre they associate with. Bam Margera used to wear the clothes typical of the older pop-punk scene, but has now changed his appearance to accommodate the changing trends of the music and skateboarding industry.
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| Blink 182 circa 2010 |
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| Blink 182 circa 1997 |
Take a look at many of the pop-punk bands a few years ago. With the changing times their appearances have changed as well to include the clothes we now see very predominately in our society. From high school to adulthood, we continue to see v-necks, skinny jeans and a growing population of other clothes that are most popular onstage. It is hard to understand why the fashion scene has changed so much over the years, but the appearance of our culture has followed the change in the appearance of this increasingly popular pop-punk music scene.
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