You Got The T-Shirt, Do You Know How The Song Goes?
Image: H&M.com
Once upon a time, not that many years ago, band t-shirts were worn by one group only: fans of the band. Band t-shirts were an indication of what gigs you’d attended, what festivals you’d been too, and a way to proclaim your love and taste of music without having to utter a single word.
However, it’s pretty fair to say that this isn’t the case anymore with high-street stores such as Primark, Forever 21, Topshop and H&M all picking up on the band t-shirt trend, a trend that has been endorsed and influenced by
celebrities such as Kendall Jenner and Brooklyn Beckham. But who knows, maybe on her days off Kendall Jenner will kick back with a bit of Slayer? But the likelihood is that this just isn’t the case and the majority of people who saw photos of her in that shirt believed that she was just wearing it to look ‘cool.’
(Speaking of which, when did heavy metal bands become the new cool?)
Does that mean she shouldn’t be allowed to wear their t-shirt? At the end of the day, it’s just a shirt right?
Yes, to the kids who go into those high-street stores and pick up a cheap t-shirt with a band name scribbled across that they barely even bothered to acknowledge before purchasing – yes, it’s just a shirt.
But to those genuine fans, the ones who queue up hours before gig doors open just to make sure they’re at the front; the ones who sit at their computers anxiously trying to get gig tickets before the show sells out; the ones who spend days listening to their favourite music and then evenings watching interviews, documentaries, anything they can find to learn more about the band they love. To them, it’s more than just a shirt, it’s a statement and in a
world full of judgement, proclaiming your love for anything can be seen as pretty brave.
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