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Karol B

Step by Step Guide: How to Make a Battle Jacket

1. What is a Battle Jacket? A battle jacket, also known as a battle vest, cut-off, or kutte, is traditionally a denim vest decorated with patches, and sometimes studs & other decor. The battle jacket became mainstream in American biker culture in the 1970s, when bikers would cut the sleeves

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Karol B

30+ Hilarious Glenn Danzig Memes

Glenn Danzig is an American singer, songwriter and artist who rose to prominence in the 1980s as the founder, lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the horror punk and heavy metal band The Misfits. His distinctive musical style combined elements of punk, gothic rock and heavy metal into a sound

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Karol B

Alien Xenomorph Memes

Kermit the Frog Alien Xenomorph Xenomorph: Alien vs Italien When people think you look intimidating but inside you’re actually really sweet. Xenomorph alien cookie jar. If an alien wore a hat, how would he use it? Facehugger cooked in the oven. When your grandma’s bad ass and also loves to

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Karol B

A Bushel of Korn Memes

You’re in a street fight – you need back up. Who do you choose? Boom chica boom boom guy? Or Wah ah ah ah ah ah ah guy? Korn lead singer Jonathan Davis or Disturbed signer David Draiman. Feeling like a freak on a lease. Korn real estate sign. The

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Monsterpalooza front doors Pasadena 2017
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Karol B

Vending at Monsterpalooza

Monsterpalooza is a big horror and special effects convention in Pasadena, California, and usually takes place in the Spring time. Not far from Hollywood, the event attracts a lot of local special effects shops and is more focused on make-up and prosthetics than other shows. I started vending at Monsterpalooza

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Danzig's Blackest of The Black stage
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Karol B

Blackest of the Black Fest 2017

Just as I was finishing up my showpiece black jacket for Monsterpalooza (the jacket became the prototype for the Fraktur Mark-II jacket), I found out about Blackest of the Black, and thought, “Wow. A concert festival with a line-up of industrial & metal bands. This jacket would be perfect for this

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Karol B

Interview with Karol Bartoszynski

September 2017 1. Can you give me a brief history of your business? How did your company come to be? What were some challenges along the way? I’ve been tinkering with costumes since I was a teenager, but most of my work had been for myself, except for the occasional

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Karol B

16 Funniest Baby Yoda Memes + Video

30 year-old me around adults; 30 year old me around teenagers. Me staring at my bookshelves, trying to decide how I want to be emotionally destroyed next. I am very small, and I have no money, so you can imagine the stress that I am under. Me after I’ve been

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Karol B

Nicholas K Lennon Jacket

Nicholas K Lennon Jacket Nicholas K is a clothing brand based in New York City that was started by Nicholas Kunz and her brother Christopher in 2003. Read more about their story on their website. Nicholas K introduced the Lennon jacket for Autumn/Winter season in 2011. It is a long jacket

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Karol B

What is Photosensitivity (Allergy to Sun)?

Definition: Photosensitivity (or sun allergy) is an abnormal reaction of the immune system to sunlight that only certain, sensitive people experience. Symptoms Photosensitive people present with a sun allergy rash, a form of dermatitis. Symptoms may include redness, itching, pain, raised bumps (sometimes in a shotgun-pattern patch), scaling, crusting, bleeding,

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