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Take it from Kanye West and Kid Cudi—or don’t—but at least know what those guys do: Heavy metal and punk concert tees are a badass addition to your wardrobe (even if, quelle horreur, you’ve never been in a mosh pit). The more thrashed, the better. Not only will the graphic look greater as it gets more and more faded, but worn tee fabrics get incredibly soft, like your most broken-in pair of raw denim.
Madeworn T-shirts Dead Kennedys, Guns 'n' Roses, and Motörhead, $205 each, available at barneys.com
