Fashion Freakouts at Gathering of the Juggalos

Photo by Nate "Igor" Smith

See Crossfade's "Best of the 2012 Gathering of the Juggalos" slideshow.

The Gathering of the Juggalos is a cultural mecca for Middle American freaks.

Now, the FBI may consider Insane Clown Posse and their Faygo-soaked followers to be a gang. But that just eems like a shitty attempt by the Feds to snap the ugly, crooked backbone of this great nation.

The fact is Juggalos keep it real. And that level of realness might scare some people. (Mostly because it's hard to look at.) But we here at Crossfade salute these true American heroes.

Let's celebrate the beauty of The Clown by taking a closer look at the top ten Fashion Freakouts at this year's Gathering.

Photo by Nate "Igor" Smith

Terrible hair is a must for Juggalos. We demand our Clowns come topped with scraggly straw 'dos, twisted and dyed into something that might be considered a weapon by TSA.

Photo by Nate "Igor" Smith

Of course, below that crazy hair is an ugly mug. And if you're not going to cover it up with face paint, go for gore. We can't tell if this is real blood, but genuine goo is far superior to the fake shit. Even better ... Someone else's real blood all over you.