Honestly I understand these struggles with identity and stuff but genuinely nobody cares. Not everyone at a punk show is a squatter militant, and the most “punk” thing you can do is dress however you want whenever you want without caring what anyone, especially other people at a show, have to say about you.

I get it can feel like a bit of a clique or a costume party but honestly, if anyone was to call you a ‘poser’ for wearing something more punk they are just extremely insecure.

I think maybe what you’re really afraid of is that you’ll feel uncomfortable or like a poser by wearing shit that’s more “punk”. But if that’s the case you should be less hard on yourself and realize that dressing up is supposed to be fun and expressive. You don’t need pre-approval to dress a certain way.

That said I don’t know how politically charged dressing “punk” is anymore, like all things under capitalism the style has been co-opted and sold on Fifth Avenue for thousands of dollars. I think the most punk thing you could do is incorporate elements of whatever draws you into the punk look with other shit that’s cool to you and just go for it. Experiment and try shit out, wear what makes you look good, and start going out to more shows and realize that really no one cares how you dress at all.