Today the word "hipster" is quite popular. Not everyone knows who this is and what it is, but some have already managed to inquire about its significance and even hastened to join the ranks of these people. Let's take a look at the points of what it is and how to become one of the representatives of this newfangled subculture.
Hipster: what is it?
This term first appeared in the USA in the middle of the 20th century. Initially, he defined a person who was a fan of jazz music. Now the word “hipster” is understood to mean a representative of the youth subculture - a person of 15-23 years old, who is financially secure, is fond of elite culture and art, dresses fashionably and listens to alternative music, as well as watches arthouse cinema and reads modern literature.
How to become a hipster
Becoming an element of this subculture is not difficult. The main thing that a person who intends to join the ranks of hipsters should know is the threat of losing his personality. The fact is that hipster culture is quite superficial, because it focuses on external attributes and superficial knowledge. Yes, hipsters do not walk around cemeteries, do not cut their veins, but rather quite emotional, cheerful and welcoming, but these positive features entail a number of shortcomings: for example, lack of a tendency to analysis and introspection. These young people read fashionable modern books, but a discussion of their content comes down to listing the characteristics highlighted by fashion reviewers. It doesn’t matter how deeply a person understands the meaning of the work, it is much more important that he remembers the name of the author and knows how to say beautifully whether he liked the book or not, adding a couple of buzzwords to the presentation.
Hipsters are a subculture of consumers, and this is its defining characteristic.
Appearance
Before you become a hipster, you need to learn how to dress appropriately and be prepared to devote a lot of time to choosing clothes and accessories, because appearance is the defining difference between a hipster and everyone else.
Clothes and accessories become a cult subject, and their owner thus seeks to be involved in an elitist culture, in every possible way demonstrating to others around him that he has such a fashionable little thing.
Skinny skinny jeans - the choice of any hipster, along with sneakers of bright colors of a good brand. Another mandatory element of clothing of any representative of this subculture is a t-shirt with a print. It can depict funny inscriptions, cars, animals, chairs, and, of course, London.
Thick-rimmed glasses to maintain the image of an intellectual are another of the hallmarks of a hipster.
And one more important point: a real hipster cannot do without apple products, so before you become a hipster, you need to buy at least one of them: a player, a macbook, an iPhone, an iPod - the main thing is that everyone sees the manufacturer’s logo.
Music and other preferences
Hipsters listen to indie rock, watch arthouse films and read “counterculture” books. It is difficult to say whether they understand their meaning, but in any case, doing this is a mandatory attribute of behavior.
Hipsters are guided by the opinion of representatives of the elite and try to do the same as they. Therefore, in order to learn how to become a hipster, you must first understand the modern trends of elite culture.
Classes
Among the representatives of this subculture, blogging and registration on the most popular social networks, where they publish their thoughts and share their experiences, are popular.
Hipsters choose creative professions in which far from all are realized, and therefore they can often be seen among the attendants. However, the choice of the institution also has certain patterns: if the hipster is a seller, then the store in which he works necessarily offers exclusive items, if he is a waiter, then he certainly works in a cozy small cafe where bohemia is going.
Thus, hipsters are a rather superficial subculture, focused on materialism, so it is not difficult to become one of them.