Kutte
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A kutte is a type of vest worn by metalheads and punks. The word kutte is a loanword from the German Kutte.
Kutten have found popularity in the punk subculture, especially in the streetpunk and crust punk scenes. Metalheads sport kutten in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and thrash metal scenes. They are often adorned with patches, badges and artwork that display band names, political affiliations and beliefs.
Kutten were primarily made from denim jackets, with their arms removed or cut very short. In the case of many-pocketed jackets, sometimes pockets have been cut away to gain more space for the patches. Some wearers have created new internal pockets with denim fabric from old jeans. Kutten in the 1980s were almost always blue. Thrash metal fans favored heavily washed denim, while members of one British motorcycle club bleached theirs until they were almost white. From the mid to late 1990s, some punks and metalheads have worn multi-pocketed hunting/fishing vests, both in plain colours and camouflage patterns.
