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Am I old? What's up with kids dressing like they're getting ready for war?

fierrotlepou

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I've been noticing a trend lately (in Belgium, NOT in the USA - that I know of) with "kids" (20 year olds) on instagram doing photoshoots while being dressed like – for lack of a better description – school shooters, posing with airsoft rifles, etc.

What's this called? And ... why?

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BDS

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It's called being white. If these people were black or brown there'd be an FBI SWAT team kicking their door down.

EDIT: Second and third pictures weren't posted when I made this comment, I dunno what those outfits are about.
 
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TacomaSCDisaster

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I think you stumbled upon some sort of white nationalist militia because I don't think "the kids" are doing this regularly
 
ProstatePuncher

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Its just techwear style. Its a weird almost-cyberpunk way of dressing. Lots of tacticool stuff.

I like some of the trousers with extra pockets and that, but some of it does look a bit too edgy. Here's a pretty good summary of the major brands out there, if you want to gawk at some more of it: https://www.reddit.com/r/techwearclothing/wiki/brands

OP's image looks a bit extreme though, with the pick, gun and all that.
 
RDreamer

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Literally never seen this sort of thing and I run a business with a primary demographic of ~20 year olds.
 
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fierrotlepou

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aGuyInaBearSuit said:
I think you stumbled upon some sort of white nationalist militia because I don't think "the kids" are doing this regularly
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I'm from Belgium and stumbled upon lots of kids dressing like this (at least on Instagram). It's fucking weird. Not sure if I can brand them white nationalists or whatever, they sure seem to like black mumble "rappers".
 
DaciaJC

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Going by the gun in the lower left, it just looks like somebody into tactical airsoft.
 
TheBaldwin

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Trust me, that's a very niche version of an even more niche version of upmarket fashion

That deffo is not '20 something fashion'
 
hydrophilic attack

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schoolshooter-chic is now fashion

this is the reality y'all're now in because of your government's refusal to act
supremeplatypus said:
Dude he said he's from Belgium.
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1. that was edited in after i made this post

2. it's probably easier to be a shit-ass edgy teen dressing as a schoolshooter for the edge if you're actually not in the country where the schoolshootings are taking place
 
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Coyote Zamora

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fierrotlepou said:
I'm from Belgium and stumbled upon lots of kids dressing like this (at least on Instagram). It's fucking weird. Not sure if I can brand them white nationalists or whatever, they sure seem to like black mumble "rappers".
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Whole lotta racists like hip hop just like their parents liked Stevie Wonder and their Grand parents liked Miles Davis.
 
Cation

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If I saw these kids, I would assume they were skinheads lol. Like wtf? Is this a non-skinhead fashion? At least the top. Bottom doesn't seem bad. But lol wtf is with the axe
 
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fierrotlepou

fierrotlepou

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ProstatePuncher said:
Its just techwear style. Its a weird almost-cyberpunk way of dressing. Lots of tacticool stuff.

I like some of the trousers with extra pockets and that, but some of it does look a bit too edgy. Here's a pretty good summary of the major brands out there, if you want to gawk at some more of it: https://www.reddit.com/r/techwearclothing/wiki/brands

OP's image looks a bit extreme though, with the pick, gun and all that.
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Glad that there's a name for it at least. It just doesn't sit well with me though. Strapping up and running around with gun holsters attached to your legs.

Awesome Kev said:
where is this picture from?
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This is a pic from a brand called MXDVS.
 
Hirok2099

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The first one is riot Fetishism which is not new but maybe wasnt mainstream before.

Regarding the second photo......yeah op you're getting old.
 
Okabe

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It's tech inspo .

I own a pair of the pants and holy hell not gonna lie I can fit everything in everywhere so many pockets so well designed that you couldn't even tell and they're a skinny fit. Only issue is the material. Too hot for summer .
 
DrewFu

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Is this a Euro thing? I've never seen this in the US.
 
Gnomepowered

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hydrophilic attack said:
schoolshooter-chic is now fashion

this is the reality y'all're now in because of your government's refusal to act
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Not that I disagree at all with the sentiment, but it seems like this is targeted at the USA, while it looks like some of that (like the MXVDS clothes) is European- seems to be a Belgian brand, or at least designer? I think that changes the context, even if they still look like doofs.
 
nded

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Techwear seems like a much nerdier and slightly more style conscious offshoot of the military surplus crowd that has been around forever. I wouldn't put it past some of these people to have weird views given their fetishization of war, but I don't think it's intended to evoke school shootings specifically.
 
Awesome Kev

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yeah it's kind a weird/dorky fashion choice, but nothing to be alarmed by. there's a lot of "sexy" type photos on the instagram and other brand promotion looking photos, but mostly seems like a weird niche thing. the models they use have the own instagram pages with photos of them modeling in all kinds of other weird/dorky clothes.
 
Ryuelli

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Replace weapons with cameras and they'll look like a few of the urban exploration guys I follow on Youtube.
 
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