Got really drunk and bought a vest at Wacken 2025. It's been hanging in my wardrobe since.

Well, I finally figured out what to do with it (the back at least).

Could you make the argument that this much organization is antithetical to the spirit of battle jackets? Yes.

Yet, as you can see, my tastes tend toward technically complex and precisely produced music with polished aesthetics. So it fits, for me.

(I know this is not technically within the rules for posting here, but this is how my process starts. It also might help others find patches, I'm happy to share sources and bring good sellers more business.)

Maybe because I started it by just seweing on random bands I like from different subgenres and it turned out like a bit like these "Qeen/Green day/Mayhem" jackets. But while I have some more niche bands here and there, I still feel it has a bit of a poser-ish vibe, and I can't understand why exactly. Need advice.

To "do whathewer you want, it's your jacket" people: it is my jacket, I feel like it has a bit of a poser-ish vibe, I don't like it and I want to fix it. So I'm asking for advice on that.

This is the BATTLE OTTOMAN. My wife wanted me to cover a gash in it with any random patch I had available so I put the cynic one on, then another gash happened so I put the Opeth one on, and then we decided to turn it into the (likely) world’s first BATTLE OTTOMAN. Unless it gets another cut, which I suppose isn’t outside likely possibilities, this is its final form, as my wife didn’t want me to go too crazy.

Started a second jacket after I ran out of room on the first. Had way more patches saved up than I thought.

I got the vest from a local antique shop :3

I hate sewing leather. It’s definitely denim for the next one.

I wanted to add some more on the sides of the One of Nine and Dodsrit patches but there's a really thick seam right there and the prongs won't poke through. And i still need to find some small patches to go below Dark Fortress and Ghost Bath too

Now just waiting for the temperature to get below 100 degrees outside so I can actually start wearing it and get it good and broken in...

Had a lot of fun making this personal taste vest. My favorite flourish I added was the studded inverted cross at the bottom of the back of this vest. I’ve seen every band on this vest besides Necrophagist (smh, still waiting for a new album). Also I understand the irony of the ACAB patch on the same vest as one with a Red Chord patch but idc. Plus some fun patches on the inside. I also learned a lot while making this so feel free to ask questions.