/fa/ - Fashion

I'll post some of my finds from the local online archives

>>15648276
What I just don't get about neofolk is the obsession with the military aesthetic. How does that fit in with the supposed love of culture and tradition? Modern warfare is something that's created by centralized leaders to enact their will in one way or another, not something that's in favour of the common man, who had to leave house and family behind for months or years to do the will of their leaders.
>but muh defending against enemies
Ofcourse you shouldn't just let yourself get invaded by enemies and destroyed, but being vigilant for war is something else than romanticising and idealizing it, which neofolk seems to do by constantly using military symbolism, ideas and actual clothing pieces.

To me it just feels like an excuse to wear military clothing but distancing yourself from actual larpers or guys that wear camo pants with their metal shirts.
If it were up to me I'd push neofolk in the direction of going back to actual folk clothing pieces and normalize them in modern society, instead of them only being something for enthousiasts or special occasions (highland dress, German tracht etc.)
Now it just feels like soft larping a mix of WW1&2