Acc-sesh-ories: The Sesh has inspired a dance music fashion movement

To understand the ascent of acc-sesh-ories, you have to dig into the mindset of The Sesh Community. They’ve always existed within social groups who rave together, but generally been more interested in DJ benders than DJ blends. Preferring to terrorise Facebook events called things like ‘Kettfest’ than trawl through Discogs looking for obscure deep cuts. Tagging friends in videos of people throwing up on dancefloors not sharing SoundCloud links. Lurking at the main stage of Dekmantel getting stern looks for asking ‘Track ID?’ when Jeff Mills is hammering out ‘The Bells’. Distilling the essence of revered dance institution Berghain into teasing pastiche. They’re a recently liberated group, the taboo of their exploits dissolved in internet jokes and memes. Now forging a collective identity on this legitimised passion.

Writing for Thump last year, Angus Harrison’s in-depth analysis on the rise of sesh culture astutely noted the “celebrated self-annihilation” at play. And acc-sesh-ories are the natural evolution of this concept. There's only so much a Fila track top, bucket hat, and sunglasses can indicate. To truly be a sesh gremlin, to reach the optimal level, it’s not enough to just be on the sesh, you must become the sesh. Obscuring the very essence of your humanity beneath reinforced wine or yellow tobacco logos (RIP) - pulling a figurative paper bag (of cans) over your head.

Patrick Hinton is Mixmag's Acceshories Correspondent. DM him your best looks here