I’m Richie130, a UK alternative male model with a long-standing love of alternative fashion, music and a good pair of shades.
Over the last five years I’ve worked with a range of independent brands, creating imagery and styling products. For me, fashion has always been about personality rather than following rules — mixing band shirts, bold graphics, denim, boots, accessories and whatever else works.
Music is a huge part of that identity. My taste runs through rock, metal, punk, hardcore, alternative and everything around the edges, with plenty of classic films, horror and cult entertainment thrown in as well.
Here you’ll find some of my favourite picks from Eyesore Merch — bands, films and designs I genuinely rate and would happily work into my own wardrobe.
Richie130’s style sits firmly in the alternative world, combining music, tattoos, bold graphics and a strong individual approach to clothing. Rather than sticking to one particular scene, his influences stretch across rock, metal, punk, hardcore and alternative culture, alongside a love of cult film, horror and classic entertainment.
That musical mix covers everything from heavyweight names such as Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath and Slayer through to modern favourites including Bad Omens, Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token and Falling In Reverse.
There is plenty of punk and alternative rock in there too, with bands such as Blink-182, NOFX, The Offspring, Rise Against, Sum 41 and Taking Back Sunday, alongside heavier and more groove-driven acts including Gojira, Machine Head, Mastodon, Pantera and Slipknot.
The entertainment side follows much the same spirit. Horror and cult favourites such as Alien, The Crow, The Exorcist, Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Predator sit alongside unmistakable classics including Back to the Future, Ghostbusters, Jaws, Scarface and The Terminator.
Whether it starts with a band shirt, a cult film graphic or something a little more unexpected, the aim is the same — find the pieces you genuinely like and make them work as part of your own style.
