UCLA recently held a sociological discussion on the hipster. The 1-hour Q&A panel of hipster experts (including Tao Lin, Gavin McInnes, Mark Hunter and Alexi Wasser) came to very few agreements. Collectively, they did raise questions worth considering. When outsider style becomes mainstream fashion, when does it stop being style and become costume? Is hipster derogatory? Do all youth culture groups boil down to clothing and music? What is the contemporary hipsters idealism?
Some on the panel mentioned hipsters being electronic-dependant, unprejudiced, liberal, informed, mirror-glancing, art obsessed, peace seeking, covert fashion-addicts. But when most people want to be casually, yet noticeably, different, very few are.
There are two camps. Youre a hipster, or youre not. If youve ever called anyone a hipster, youre a hipster. Non-hipsters dont have a clear concept of what in the hell a hipster is exactly, much less care to have an opinion on them.
Ill be riding my green bicycle, wearing a skirt, lipstick, my messenger bag and headphones. My sketchbook, vegan food, yoga mat, farmers-market flowers, and iPhone will all be in my basket. Im a hipster. Whatever.
There are, however, different sects of hipsters. Scroll through the slide show for the complete breakdown.
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How nice to view creativity around the continent; the hair comment was great; have no idea what is hip in one place or the other. Slainte.
you can’t call yourself and be a hipster at the same time…
also miranda july is an attractive woman. i would hold her hand.
I would say that with “classic hipster” what you are actually describing is an “ethan hawke-ster”
Leave it to the squares (UCLA) to try to create an intellectual discussion on this subject.
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Ever heard of apostrophes? Just saying.