Cool embroidered patches
Scrapbooking is currently a common pasttime or hobby for some. And some teens have gone to accessorizing their bags and clothes using scrapbook accents. Common elements of scrapbooks are multi-colored buttons, some pins, small leather thong ties, etc. And these have found their way to bags, vests and jackets.
I find this amusing because when I was in my teens, we also accessorized our clothes with our designs. There were the designs which used a lot of safety pins and studs. We also used patches a lot. But these were cool embroidered patches. At least it felt cool to have original authentic military patches sewed on the side of the pants or at the back of the jacket.
Though these are just ordinary patches, they were cool in the sense that they added a sense of cool to an otherwise drab leather jacket, fishing cap or denim pants. It’s how you wore them that made them cool.