Full disclosure, I do not hold myself out to be a hipster. I actually think hipsters are kind of ridiculous. The men wear their pants so tight looking at them is practically sexual harassment. I am not sure if all hipster women actually have dirty hair, or if they try extra hard to make their hair look dirty. It also baffles me when you see packs of hipsters on their fixies. I get the impression that they all dress the way they do because they want to be original or against the establishment, but there are so many of them that their originality becomes ironically homogenous.
Despite my distain for multiple aspects of hipster culture, it is hard not to take fashion cues from them—especially on weekends. The hipster trend has allowed me to look socially acceptable when I just want to be casual/comfy in a lot of ways. Now that thick, black-framed glasses are all the rage, it is more than cool to ditch the contacts and wear nerdy glasses. Making this fashion decision shaves a full five minutes off of my morning routine. The hipster culture has even been embraced during prime time—think Zoey Deschanel and Fox’s coining of the term “adorkable” to describe her “New Girl” character. She too wears the hipster glasses. I would even venture to say that she is the celebrity face of hipsters everywhere. Perhaps this means that the reign of the alpha blonde with 20/20 vision is coming to an end.
So I guess you can call me a poser because I am not a hipster, I just appreciate dressing like one on the weekends. After rocking a suit all week, it is nice to forego the dry clean only items for crochet beanies and stretchy jeans. The best part about the beanie is that I can drape it on my hair if I haven’t washed it or if I let it air dry and it gets all crazy. Oh, and let’s not forget the slip on Toms. My sister gave me a houndstooth pair for Christmas, and they are so comfortable.
Pictured are a few of my favorite “hipster lite” items that are cool, but probably over the top hipster if worn together.
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