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name: Paperclip 1
image: "https://assets.0xhoneyjar.xyz/Mibera/traits/SS5_freetekno_Paperclip%201.webp"
archetype: Freetekno
swag_score: 5
date_added: "2023-11-28"
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# Paperclip 1

## Visual Elements

Set consisting of 1 stud in dark grey, 2 safety pins / paper clips, and 2 shiny smaller studs.

## Cultural Context

Safety pin and paperclip jewelry originated in 1970s punk culture, where everyday office supplies were repurposed as fashion statements of anti-establishment identity. The practice embodied the DIY ethos central to punk and later to the free party movement, where making something from nothing was both necessity and ideology. Mixed sets combining pins, clips, and studs became characteristic of the Freetekno scene.

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## Justification

Paperclips and safety pins turned into earrings -- the purest expression of Freetekno's DIY spirit, where you make jewelry from whatever's in the junk drawer.
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**Dominant Colors:** Silver / grey
**Archetype:** Freetekno
**Swag Score:** 5
**Date Added:** 2023-11-28