i think i am a hipster.
I know, I know. labels are bad. duh. but as long as there is social media and mainstream media there's going to be labeling. tho I don't love it, I don't see it dying.
I posted something on facebook which made me delve a little deeper into the hipster meaning thing. I tend to beat to my own drum since forever, but everyone ends up in some sort of subculture in one way or another.
let's see in high school I was more of a tomboy, soccer girl and was really bad at putting clothes together to look "cool." there was never a time when I enjoyed wearing khaki's and a collared shirt so I never made it into the prep category. when everyone was wearing those terrible khaki shorts, I tried it. (it was what the "cool" group was doing, remember? and to this day I'd rather lose a limb than wear tapered {or untapered} khaki's and collared shirts). I think I was a nothing in college. I sometimes wore clothes that a whore might wear and bought things from American eagle and Abercrombie (I know, puke). (I also wore terry cloth jump suits, don't tell anyone. shhhh).
I think it was a little different when I was in high school and college. social media was a lot less prevalent and there wasn't any "borrowing inspiration" from... everything. look at your phone and laptop and "ta-da, be inspired". do realize I'm somewhat picking on myself here too.
but anyway post college I moved to New York City where in the fashion industry, I dressed like someone who wears khaki's and collared shirts. (I'm not trying to be mean, just paint a picture. it worked right?!). Luckily, with a little help from my coworkers I somehow managed to copy their image and become stylish. That was fun (and addicting). I was trying to fit the mold of what I was doing and where I was living. Still "finding myself" of course (whatever that means...) and overdressing every night for 10:00 p.m. dinners that resulted in too much wine. no regrets tho, it was fun. and perhaps in some way I "found" myself through all of this.
post the years of finding myself and my own subculture I suppose I've slowly transformed into a granola bar. I fought it at first, but i do/did in fact, share some of those ideals. but the truth is I'm really more hipster than I am granola. so maybe I'm hipsola? a grapster perhaps? anyrate, I read this guy and this guy and some others and I think I fall into the hipster column folks. and that's ok.
why do hipsters deny being hipsters? are they bad? the only annoying thing is denying being a hipster. own it. after reading this, I believe I am, by popular definition a hipster. so I'm not all 10 and I didn't come from an affluent background and I don't have the newest flatscreen and iphone upgrades (we have a dinosaur TV and the $0.99 upgrade haha), but I do claim a lot of these traits. so if someone is going to categorize me in some form, then I'm a hipster. (I don't like that guy who sings all falsetto tho... what's his name? boniver. so maybe that "unhipsterizes" me?)
I don't hate hipsters (I think I am one, remember?), but what is making so many hipsters in a tizzy about being a hipster?
I hang out at coffee shops and book stores.
I love fresh produce and general stores and organic.
I wear skinny jeans, TOMS, and glasses frames.
I enjoy crafting, small businesses, and vintage finds.
I don't live in a gentrifying neighborhood, but I like to hang out there.
I try to be as sustainable as possible.
help me. do these things make me a hipster? if so, then fine! I do think just as the world evolves so has the all encompassing definition of hipster. all the hipsters can't just be in Brooklyn. i don't buy it. so if you are a hipster, let's just own it. isn't it just a subculture that enjoys the same things? my friend wrote this and I kind of think she hit the nail on the head: I think people are now confusing the fact that we promote a healthier lifestyle or advocate being a more conscious consumer as being pretentious. It's a fine line and if people would just chill out on hipster bashing it will probably all be mainstream in a minute anyways.
I also think if people would own being a hipster rather than denying it, it would be less of a target and less stereotyped. So yea, if someone eats, dresses, and acts like a hipster in addition to hanging out in mostly hipsterville and enjoys things classified hipster then that someone is probably a hipster. just stating the obvious, why do we want to not be something we are? hashtag: baffled.
you don't see the people in vineyard vines ties and pink preppy shorts being targeted. it's all about status, but maybe it's because they own it. but those are my meaningless thoughts on this hilariously interesting matter. what do you think?
I posted something on facebook which made me delve a little deeper into the hipster meaning thing. I tend to beat to my own drum since forever, but everyone ends up in some sort of subculture in one way or another.
let's see in high school I was more of a tomboy, soccer girl and was really bad at putting clothes together to look "cool." there was never a time when I enjoyed wearing khaki's and a collared shirt so I never made it into the prep category. when everyone was wearing those terrible khaki shorts, I tried it. (it was what the "cool" group was doing, remember? and to this day I'd rather lose a limb than wear tapered {or untapered} khaki's and collared shirts). I think I was a nothing in college. I sometimes wore clothes that a whore might wear and bought things from American eagle and Abercrombie (I know, puke). (I also wore terry cloth jump suits, don't tell anyone. shhhh).
I think it was a little different when I was in high school and college. social media was a lot less prevalent and there wasn't any "borrowing inspiration" from... everything. look at your phone and laptop and "ta-da, be inspired". do realize I'm somewhat picking on myself here too.
but anyway post college I moved to New York City where in the fashion industry, I dressed like someone who wears khaki's and collared shirts. (I'm not trying to be mean, just paint a picture. it worked right?!). Luckily, with a little help from my coworkers I somehow managed to copy their image and become stylish. That was fun (and addicting). I was trying to fit the mold of what I was doing and where I was living. Still "finding myself" of course (whatever that means...) and overdressing every night for 10:00 p.m. dinners that resulted in too much wine. no regrets tho, it was fun. and perhaps in some way I "found" myself through all of this.
post the years of finding myself and my own subculture I suppose I've slowly transformed into a granola bar. I fought it at first, but i do/did in fact, share some of those ideals. but the truth is I'm really more hipster than I am granola. so maybe I'm hipsola? a grapster perhaps? anyrate, I read this guy and this guy and some others and I think I fall into the hipster column folks. and that's ok.
why do hipsters deny being hipsters? are they bad? the only annoying thing is denying being a hipster. own it. after reading this, I believe I am, by popular definition a hipster. so I'm not all 10 and I didn't come from an affluent background and I don't have the newest flatscreen and iphone upgrades (we have a dinosaur TV and the $0.99 upgrade haha), but I do claim a lot of these traits. so if someone is going to categorize me in some form, then I'm a hipster. (I don't like that guy who sings all falsetto tho... what's his name? boniver. so maybe that "unhipsterizes" me?)
I don't hate hipsters (I think I am one, remember?), but what is making so many hipsters in a tizzy about being a hipster?
I hang out at coffee shops and book stores.
I love fresh produce and general stores and organic.
I wear skinny jeans, TOMS, and glasses frames.
I enjoy crafting, small businesses, and vintage finds.
I don't live in a gentrifying neighborhood, but I like to hang out there.
I try to be as sustainable as possible.
help me. do these things make me a hipster? if so, then fine! I do think just as the world evolves so has the all encompassing definition of hipster. all the hipsters can't just be in Brooklyn. i don't buy it. so if you are a hipster, let's just own it. isn't it just a subculture that enjoys the same things? my friend wrote this and I kind of think she hit the nail on the head: I think people are now confusing the fact that we promote a healthier lifestyle or advocate being a more conscious consumer as being pretentious. It's a fine line and if people would just chill out on hipster bashing it will probably all be mainstream in a minute anyways.
I also think if people would own being a hipster rather than denying it, it would be less of a target and less stereotyped. So yea, if someone eats, dresses, and acts like a hipster in addition to hanging out in mostly hipsterville and enjoys things classified hipster then that someone is probably a hipster. just stating the obvious, why do we want to not be something we are? hashtag: baffled.
you don't see the people in vineyard vines ties and pink preppy shorts being targeted. it's all about status, but maybe it's because they own it. but those are my meaningless thoughts on this hilariously interesting matter. what do you think?
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