How to Be FashionXcore
What began as an insult for wanna-be hardcore fans who care more about dress than music, FashionXcore peeps still listen to all their hardcore and post-hardcore groups, but they have another style of dress, rather than pulling the rough and tough guy hardcore (hxc) look.
Steps
- Listen to the music! Remember, there is a difference between hardcore and metal, even though there are bands that mix hardcore and metal. These bands, Avenged Sevenfold for instance, are known as metalcore or hardcore. There is also a difference between hardcore and hardcore punk, even though that what most people refer to hardcore these days is infact metalcore.
- Buy the clothes. This part is really easy, just wear tight dark jeans or pants and either tight hardcore band T-shirts or hoodies. The T-shirts and hoodies should (in order of popularity) be either black, white or any bright color. If you are brave, you can have one, and only one, pink T-shirt. Go to stores like Rockett Clothing, Urban Outfitters, H&M and American Apparel. Hot Topic is a must though.
- #Dye your hair. While it might be enough to just dye your hair black, don’t stop there. It’s much more FashionXcore to add a stripe of red or a patch of blond. The most hardcore way to do it is to dye it all black and then pick 2 to 4 patches and bleach those patches. Also some other ideas for your hair is to dye your hair black or blonde and put one coon tail in it. And the most popular hairstyle is to have 2 tone colors usually blonde and black/brown or brown/black and blonde.
- Buy and use a pink carabiner key chain. Keep it on a belt loop.
- Get facial piercings. Usually the lips or septum. Also get gauges.
- Buy and wear Vans slip-ons. You won’t wear these to concerts, but they’re good for everything else. Always wear socks that match your shoes. Only wear white socks if you really have to and then only when wearing white shoes. Converse are also acceptable. Nike Dunks are very in.
- Buy a belt that is thick and white or buy a white studded belt.
- Act a little like a conceited girly bitch, just a little. Sometimes turn your knees towards each other. Let your wrist go limp, but only when the palm is facing upwards. Also, turn your head to the side and cast your eyes down.
- Act manly, from the knees up anyway. Feel self-confident. If you have problems with women keep it to yourself. If you don’t have a girlfriend don’t act like you’re in a rush to get one, be confident that you’ll find one eventually. Keep your head up and maintain eye contact. Develop a manly laugh and use it often. Slap people on the back.
- Now all that’s left is to go to hardcore/metalcore shows all the time and be excited about the cool the band that’s coming to town.
Tips
- Be yourself.
- Do your best.
- Never let anyone tell you what you can or can’t do.
- Cut the fingers off of your gloves.
- Act tough even if you don’t feel it.
- Learn to hardcore dance and karate chop your way through a mosh pit like a retarded idiot.
- Get whooped on by 40 year old long-haired metal heads who stare at you wondering what the heck is wrong with the youth today.
Warnings
- Never do drugs, even if they are FashionXcore drugs.
- Try not to be too sarcastic.
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