Anvil Classic Rock and Heavy Metal Patch Vest (2017)

Thanks man. It is always a pleasure looking at your jackets. Mine look very tacky, but that is part of the beauty and fun in my opinion. Yours look like they could have been out of a Whitesnake music video with the fans in the audience, and I honestly mean that as a high compliment. They look like the real deal.

I got the Tesla patch made by Ukrpatcher/Turkey-man. There is a couple out there, but I wanted one that was green and the correct size. Thanks.

Sorry about your eyes, it's a good thing they haven't switched to colour in Finland. In all serious though, I am curious to know what bands we share in common. I honestly didn't expect to have the Stampeders and Grand Funk Railroad in common with a lot of people on here. Checking your profile I would assume we like very different types of music since I can't read many of the band logos. And thanks Axlisabean, I agree, and I like the bands I do for the music and not the fashion, so I have no intention of switching out patches to meet others high standards.

Ya thanks for asking. I guess the reason I have it in there is three fold:
1. Without getting too political, in Western Canada it is often used as a symbol of both redneck culture and rebellion from the attitudes of Central Canada. For a US equivalent, think about the relationship between the South and Washington DC. Canada is officially broken into 'have' and 'have-not' provinces, and this system is used for what the government calls "equalization payments". Essentially, low population 'have' provinces with resources, like mine, send billions of dollars of payments to the federal government, who then distribute it to the 'have-not' provinces using a very politicized distribution formula. The two most populous provinces, who have 61% of the countries population, are getting 12.5 billion dollars from the have provinces this year. This is at a time where Central Canada is lecturing us on our environmental practices that produce the energy and goods that allow us to send the billions of dollars, and the economy is slowing down. Western and Central Canada are very different politically, but due to population differences Western Canadian votes rarely sway elections. The elections are basically decided in Quebec, similar to your swing states (except our 'swing province' never changes).
2. I come from Métis background, who are famous for the Riel Rebellion in the late 19th century. We have a Métis flag, but the rebel flag is more widely known as a symbol of rebellion. The sash that is on the side of the vest is a Métis sash.
3. I am a bit of a redneck and I am really into Southern Rock like Skynyrd.
I put it inside the vest because I know that some people don't like the symbol, but I did it for me. Please note in my three reasons I never wrote anything about racism, which I definitely don't condone or participate in. The KKK also flies an American flag at all their rallies, but that doesn't make it a hate symbol. Really, they are just a bunch of idiots. I wrote "Don't worry, I am a Redneck, not a Racist" just so people can be sure of that.
Hope that kind of explains my thoughts and reasoning.

Also, I bought it when they started banning it for idiotic reasons and needed to put it somewhere. I don't think that type of censorship is a good thing.

Hey. Thank you. Your vest is awesome, and is definitely one of the vests that convinced me to rearrange denser. Your updates keep getting better. For others, check it out: https://tshirtslayer.com/battle-jacket/four-years-patched-debauchery
For the images, what I do is print onto Avery Printable Fabric, Iron the fabric onto denim to strengthen it, sew around the outside to prevent peeling, and then let it set for a week or two. Then, I use WATCO Lacquer Clear Satin Finish spray to protect it. I don't spray it directly, but I spray a bunch into a dish, and paint it on thick with a paint brush. This makes a huge difference for me, as the fabric doesn't get a bunch of scratches on it and it helps with fading. Without the lacquer the print scratches off fairly easily and looks crappy pretty quick (in my experience).

Thank you. It definitely takes a lot of time to get things sewn down they way I want it. I sew pretty tight and use a lot of stitches, so patches take between 45 minutes to a couple hours if they are over a pocket. It is relaxing for me, and I just put on some tunes to make it more enjoyable.
I checked out your items, and it looks like you have some nice vintage patches posted (but I think a bunch of them are sold). I look forward to seeing a jacket you put togeather.

Thanks. Ya, the brown part is a pocket that can be used to carry any big band merch I buy at a gig, like a shirt or something. All of the exterior and interior pockets are still 100% functional, but I found myself wanting one bigger pocket.