Or so my DJ friends tell me. Look the part. Ditch the backpack. Besides, a record bag from a smart, underground label will definitely turn heads at the record store. And lose those uncomfortable shoes.
Natural fibers are key, too.
There's a uniform here, and you'd best adhere to it or your credibility is shot. No one wearing a studded leather jacket was ever taken seriously in the dance community. The rarer and newer the better. Part of the machismo of being a DJ is being the first to play a track. If it's on the radio, it sucks.