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From metalheads to John Lennon, cool guys have been rocking patched-up denim jackets for years, which means you can find them in vintage stores or buy the patches online pretty easily.

Denim jackets are so rife with associations, they are like a Ph.D. thesis in a garment. They have been the uniform of cowboys and the counterculture, not to mention greasers, rock stars and rebels ...