The say everything in fashion comes back around eventually: vertical stripes, floral patterns and even leopard print (call the fashion police!). Unfortunately the haute couture nightmares that keep Dolce and Gabbana awake at night have been realized, the 60’s have come back into style: It's the Hipster revolution. Yes you read that correctly, the 60’s, and all that that implies.
Arguably even worse than the original; what has become of this fashion era is a strange hybrid of indie and “too cool for school”. This has resulted in thick-rimmed glasses (they’re even cooler when you don’t need them to see), moccasins, indie coffee shops where local artists can display their work for sale, and tattoos of dandelions and bird feathers (cause they all love mother nature).
Somehow, somewhere, it began. We’re not yet sure who to blame or how to stop it but if the rumours are true the Pentagon has something in the works. If Al Gore were to remake “An inconvenient truth” he would tell us all that the single greatest threat to our planet is Hipsters.
And yet amidst all this chaos and over priced American Apparel clothing, hope remains. Even you sitting in front of a screen reading this can help get young people back of the right track. The greatest positive effect you can have against Hipsters is to stop putting the retro filter on your instagram pictures. The founding fathers invented the digital camera so our pictures would be clearer and of better quality, not grainy and faded because you think it’s artsy and clever. If I can leave you with any parting words it would be these: you didn’t like it before everyone else, it’s not vintage, and “you just don’t get it”- actually we do but it’s still not cool.
This post is hilarious. I love the sixties, and think you were bang on for comparing the two! This was a great topic to write on as almost every North American teenager can relate to this frustration of those who buy their 'exclusive' style!
ReplyDeleteHow did the hipster burn his lip? he sipped his coffee before it was cool. I love this blog, I think it's crazy how often our style changes over the years, I never think that it is changing and then I see pictures showing the "evolution" of the change, it blows my mind. I noticed that the lady on the right, I guess the full-blown hipster, has tattoos.. is this part of the hipster style? do you think she will regret it as style changes? Great job Jacob.
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