via bandanas are legit. Also being a giant scary bro

Wear the accessories. Bandannas are most common. You can put them around your face, in your back pocket, around your head, and so on. You can also wear baseball caps, usually a MLB baseball team's line from New Era. Plugs are also very common. Try not to look like a specific style. Remember, being hardcore is about individuality. Just be yourself. Chances are if you're reading this, you shouldn't be a 'hardcore kid'. Just be yourself.

Wear the clothing. Some common themes in shirts, concert shirts, flannel, etc. For pants or shorts, basket ball shorts, or tight cut-offs or pants. Tight does not necessarily mean "girl" pants—just pants with a tight fit. As for shoes, you can wear skater shoes, but Nike dunks and 6.0 shoes are the most popular. However, while skater shoes are part of the style, make sure they fit well for moshing and hxc dancing. Some great moshing shoes are the Vans slip-ons. Also, keep your keys on a carabiner on a belt-loop.

Wear your hair in any fashion that you like. It could be short, long, very short, very long, bald, or punk. If you have large gauges you should shave your head.

Develop your taste in music. It's best to ask your friends or other hardcore people about what music they like and for you to make your own judgment after listening to it. Developing your taste of music by appreciating a list is often subjective and difficult. When exploring hardcore music, always have an open mind. appreciate the music for what it is.

Go to shows. Most of the hardcore scene can be found there. Despite a shameless emo effort of "re-writing history", true hardcore kids were, are and will always BE MOSHING. If you're starting out, go to a show and watch for people, don't just jump in because you will most likely look stupid or get hurt. Some of these shows can pretty sick, and you could possibly go home with a broken arm depending on the band. This being said, know when you gotta back off. If you know there's a chance that you might be annihilated, only then do you wanna chill. however, this is no excuse to not get in the pit and throw down.

Do something hardcore. Being hardcore is not just about music and style. It's about doing something hardcore. There is a fine line between crazy and hardcore. Example: Crazy is base jumping off the Grand canyon. Hardcore is base jumping with a bike and no parachute. Hardcore things are like building homemade fireworks, taking risk, and headbanging at all shows. Live the hardcore life

SHIRTS Solid colour long t-shirts, commonly black or white, are good for looking hardcore but conservative. The hardcore thug look is without doubt the "toughest" or "hardest" look. Bands of this genre include Madball, Skarhead, and E-Town Concrete. This look can be attained by crossing over the hardcore look (which we will explain shortly) with the hip-hop gangster look as popularized by the homies you went to/go to school with. A good example of how you could sport this look would be a Madball shirt one size too large, with a long white tee (find one at Champs or your local athletic store where the homeboys shop) underneath. Pair it up with a pair of baggy jeans, and some Nike Cortez's (Chuck Taylors, or any number of basketball shoes are an option, as are the solid black low-top Vans) along with a fitted New Era cap (keep the sticker on). Band shirts work as well, but only for local indie or underground bands. Shirts for the hardcore look, other than band shirts, are often simple. V-necks are coming into style. Layered camis, or tank tops are popular. Some of the classic zebra and cheeta prints are acceptable, but limited because those are more trendy for the scene style. Shirts with words are okay, but only select phrases. (Stay Brutal shirts are becoming popular within the deathcore scene, but if you want to be taken seriously beyond the Hot Topic crowd, avoid this like the plague.) Hello kitty is okay in very very small amounts. This trend was over done by the scene kids, and is now a poser symbol. But small things, such as a shirt or a necklace are okay. Stay away from skulls and such things.

As with all subcultures, hardcore is about individuality and expression. You defeat the purpose of being hardcore by making too much of an effort to follow other people. The words "be yourself" go a long way.

Hardcore is like hockey and baseball, where it has many unwritten rules. Follow them and you will have a blast in your scene. Break them, and...well just watch the Gangland FSU episode and find out.