you know how grinding is like DIY biohacking? whereas biohacking is done by sciencey types in fancy labs, grinding is done on a low budget at home?
there needs to be a term for DIY techwear that isn't just "DIY techwear"
because i kinda fucking hate techwear just for how expensive it is
well, fuck
i guess this is my chance to coin a term
except i can't think of one
punkwear???
i can't think of anything better
okay DIY techwear is now called punkwear
that's just a fact of life and we're all gonna have to live with it
punkwear: techwear for the rest of us
what's punkwear?
sewing extra pockets onto something to give yourself more storage space
putting spikes on your jacket so people stay away from you on public transit
mending and reinforcing holes in your clothes with sashiko
and much, much more! i've just given you the term and a few examples, it's your turn to have fun with it!!!
@vantablack@cybre.space i use wearable. its just fun to say. comes from the maker crowd.
@rizzo @vantablack I need to learn to sew, I'm a great cook tho
@vantablack Also reusing old waterproof fabrics could potentially help make these clothes water resistant and reuse stuff. One thing I would love to learn is how to make a jacket heat insulating or privacy focused with aluminium blankets.
@vantablack if techwear is "gym clothing that you can wear to the office," I say "just have the guts to wear gym clothes to the office tbh"
@vantablack this reminded me i want to sew the pockets i saved off my irrepairably ripped jeans onto the inside of my battle jacket, ty
@vantablack techware as in the gortex clothing?
@Orwelldonesteak there's a lot of techwear made of that, yeah
@vantablack there wasn’t a wiki article and the first thing DuckDuckGo gave me was https://onpointfresh.com/techwear-style-guide-wardrobe-essentials/
Is there a better definition?
@Orwelldonesteak basically it's mall ninja meets activewear
@vantablack I had a visceral reaction to that lol
"OMG IT'S SO FUNCTIONAL AND USABLE, IT'S THE FUTURE!!!!!!!"
okay so you know how in cyberpunk everyone is either poor or rich
techwear is the rich person's cyberpunk clothing, because it costs so fucking much
you wouldn't see a regular person in a cyberpunk setting wearing it
what WOULD you see them wearing? DIY techwear, for lack of a better term
the kind of shit i make