well mines just a vest i got at a local shop for 1.25$ i added a chain from sholder t shoulder on the back wrote "terminal preppie" on the collar in bleach, i got english cone studs on the bottom half of my back and some rows by the shoulders. I've got a David Bowie patch on the back(DIY!) I made my own front hand pockets out of the back pockets form a old pair of jeans sown into slits i made. Got the words "Anarchy is what i believe in, peace is what i stand for" written in bleach on the front. A upside down american flag from a military jacket ont he front.
I dont think a person can give instructions on how t make one, just do it. I mean my vest is without a doubt my most prized possession its like once you customize it, its just a bond you got with it. Youll put things on that you like, take things off that you dont like. I like to go to shows to get new patchs i like to make patches. Studs from studsandspikes.com patches make them or buy em at shows or a website like crustpunk. What ever you wanna do man, its you vest nobodies but yours.
uhh patches? to make them just get a piece of fabric like an old t-shirt or jeans or something then just get some paint acrylic or fabric, or a sharpie, or bleach pen. Let that shit dry then sew them on with thread i use dental floss cuz it look better lasts longer and you can melt it together for a knot. For writing just get sum paint or whatever then just do what you do directly onto the vest.
Spikes? get yer spike like the ones on belts, if ya got an old one. press the spike into the vest or jacket to get an imprant if it denime you can just press it through, if its a harder material use a DART. the spikes will have prongs on the back then just bend them over with a piar of pliars.
its pretty easy to be honest you just gotta do what you feel like doing... evan if you want a giant cock on the back, do it lol, i dont make any sketches or plans i just get straight in, i buy some tip-ex and some accrylic paint and i'm off.. over time i've added and edited a few things... if you cant do band logos free hand you can use a stencil... www.stencilpunks.org theirs a good few their, also goves tips on how to do it
I got a fucking classic warriors vest!!! ,,,form the movie warriors just had to add that,,even though it freaking cost half a torso I got it its an replica but who gives a shit,ITS A WARRIORS VEST!! X-)
Get creative seriously, everybody has their own way of doing their DIY, and that's why theirs are awesome, because they are original, and yours will look like shit if you attempt to make a copy. If you're looking for tips, as in how to apply studs, or patches fine, ask THAT, not how to make someone else's (i thought that was a word? hmph.) vest.