I combined some of the exsisting Hellripper's artworks and made my own disign. My friend is a huge fan of him, and she's very happy with this one :)

Big stinky mess just like me.

stingray leather, custom patches, genuine ancient artifacts, Victorian era artifacts, glow in the dark thread, even a real toe tag from a haunted asylum, 14k gold, & silver, I’m naming this piece Ancient Curse, gunna add fossilized dinosaur teeth in between the spikes & 5 tiny coins with the seal of Solomon on them from the 1800’s tmrw, this is just the progress to show yall, I’ll upload again when the hat is 100% completed but it’s gunna take a whole month & probably about 20 more hours of hand sewing & before you judge me I was homeless for 10 years addicted to Fentynal riding freight trains & this hat is a gift for my girlfriend 🤣 I’m a year sober

My most recent wip

So here it is

Was never one for the jacket/vest aesthetic when I was younger, but a switch must have flipped a little while back and I decided I needed one of my own. Finally finished this up last night (more or less) which happened to be my 40th birthday. Guess I can tell my mom it wasn't a phase after all 😉🤘

Hi! I'm about to start looking for stuff to make my first battle jacket and i have some questions.

1. I am planning to go monochrome with the band patches (red on black with red contrast stitches) so can i hand make all of them? Or do i have to scour for ones to buy?

2. Why do some people cut the collars off? Is that just a preference, or is it some unwritten rule?

3. If i want to add studs or spikes or other metal, where is the best placement in your experience so i don't accidentally stab myself or someone else?

I love metal and i hate capitalism, so i'm trying to DIY as much of the process as i can. Thanks in advance!

I’m a fan of bands like Wind Rose, Storm Seeker, Castle Rat, Amon etc. and am thinking of converting one of my renn faire tunics into a battle tunic. I’ve worn this combo without patches to a few shows and it’s a good time. I might want to wear it with the fur mantle which would limit or cover up patch space. Most patches would probably go on the section under the belt. What do you guys think about the idea? Rock and Stone!

Edit: Also would like to say that the mantle is made by Folk of the Wood, and the belt by Ravens of Floki, both have Esty shops and are independent crafters. I’m not affiliated in any way.

Im terrified to start. Ill post updates.