My Son is a Hipster.

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Sounds alright to me.

Does he like smashed avocado on artisan sourdough toast as well?

You know its gone mainstream when Co-op guacamole is now called smashed avocado. Got some last night. Tasted just like guacamole. Amazing.

Does he ride a fixed gear bike? That's for the Pro Hipster.

Make sure he is drinking not just craft beer, but small batch craft ale.

I grew a hipster bear a couple of years ago. Much to my disappointment, it was so peppered with white, I looked like Santa. That soon came off.

Now it is a short grizzled affair, which I like to think looks rugged but in reality probably make me look wrecked.

Obviously I also got the tortoiseshell rim specs. To be fair they have prescription lenses, and are actually for reading, not effect only. Damned cool though, painfully so.

hang on, my jeans aren't rolled up enough, back in abit......

chillidoggy

He'll eat all that posh avocado nonsense, but some scrotebag nicked his bike while he was at Uni, and he's never bothered since.

But he's got that annoying stubble thing going on, what the fuck is that all about? He just needs to shit or get off the pot - either grow a fucking beard, or have a shave, you lazy fucker.

One good point is that despite my best training efforts, he's pretty much teetotal.

Funkfingers

McSwaggerty said:

stupid haircut

Be honest. This could apply to every "young adult" fashion fad there has ever been. So could stupid clothing. Anything to be different, I suppose.

When I was at school, the dress code of "shorts to be worn just above the knee" referred to the positioning of the leg hems. By the beginning of this decade, it seemed to refer to the location of the waistband.

At least the current poseur set manages to put its clothes on properly. No builder's cleavage on display. Their facial hair exploits seem to be a belated tribute to Wilfred Makepeace Lunn.

snakemanStoo

You've let yourself down, your son down, but most of all, you've let the forum down.

As penance you must take all the grief the Emp receives for 24 hours.

McSwaggerty

Many thanks for all thoughts, advice and possible solutions.
You have all got me thinking.....

Hipsters...are they solely male ?
Do you get Hipster females ?
What kinda gear do they wear ?

 Do they have big bushy beards too ??

Kebabkid

Why did the Hipster burn his tongue?

Because he drank it before it was COOL!

Philly_Q

McSwaggerty said:

Many thanks for all thoughts, advice and possible solutions.
You have all got me thinking.....

Hipsters...are they solely male ?
Do you get Hipster females ?
What kinda gear do they wear ?

 Do they have big bushy beards too ??

That's a bloody good question.

Say "hipster" and you get an instant mental image of the beard, pseudo-First World War haircut, rolled-up jeans, no socks, shirt with rolled-up sleeves but the top button done up, etc... but what do their girlfriends look like?

I had a think about it and the only things which sprang to mind were:

1. Pastel coloured hair
2. Denim shorts over leggings
3. Large and medically unnecessary glasses

I think girls who dress like that are hipsters.  But are they in the same tribe as hipster boys?  I'm really not sure.

TTBZ

I'd say hipster girls are more the type that dress like weird frumpy old ladies.

I don't get the rolled up jeans thing, it looks stupid. When I was at school "ankle swingers" were the most uncool thing going. 

boogieman

Hipster girl fashion seems to consist of sunglasses, skinny ripped jeans, baggy tshirt and a stupid hat of some description. Extra points if any of these things are "vintage", which seems to mean stuff more than 5 years old. 

Dominic

tweed waistcoat
Shoreditch Samurai hairstyle
Large Tattoo on small puny arms
Quinoa,Sesame bread,mung beans and Almond /Oat milk
Street Art
Retro Edwardian Bicycle
Peruvian handmade leather cloggy shoe things
Hanging out in Spitalfields and Shoreditch 
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I actually think they are the a counter reaction to the overbearing style/fashions and various other trappings of the Gangsta bling hip hop culture

octatonic

boogieman said:

Hipster girl fashion seems to consist of sunglasses, skinny ripped jeans, baggy tshirt and a stupid hat of some description. Extra points if any of these things are "vintage", which seems to mean stuff more than 5 years old. 

Basically biker chicks without the ability to ride.

Foster

Crazy idea but hear me out.

Why not accept your son for who he is rather than who you want him to be?

chillidoggy

It's a parent's right to moan like fuck about their kids. Case proven in the ECHR.

antifash

TBF, I'd rather hang out with your son than all the olds criticising him. 

Dominic

I don't think the "olds" are critical in a malicious way........more a case of poking a bit of fun at the vagaries of fashion / the youth cults and the absurdity of their stylisation
..........Just like our parents did for being Mods /Rockers/Punks/New Romantics/Goths /Moshers /Hippies
My Father couldn't comprehend how I could listen to The Beatles/KINKS/Stones when Bing Crosby was just a half -inch turn away on the dial of the "wireless "
When I got my first pair of stacked Heels and High-waisters my Parents couldn't stop laughing and were convinced that I aspired to become a Ladies Hairdresser .
Amazing the perceptions that a mere 25 year age gap fosters.
Anyway......" Going anywhere nice for your Holidays ? "

chillidoggy

'Olds' being critical? You should hear the verbal my lad gives me when I see him. Alright, I confess some of it might be justified, but he gives as good as he gets.

Nitefly

McSwaggerty said:

Many thanks for all thoughts, advice and possible solutions.
You have all got me thinking.....

Hipsters...are they solely male ?
Do you get Hipster females ?
What kinda gear do they wear ?

 Do they have big bushy beards too ??

More like big beardy bushes, I expect...

CHRISB50

antifash said:

TBF, I'd rather hang out with your son than all the olds criticising him. 

You don't have to be old to think hipsters look / act like wankers.

boogieman

CHRISB50 said:

antifash said:

TBF, I'd rather hang out with your son than all the olds criticising him. 

You don't have to be old to think hipsters look / act like wankers.

True. We've all looked wankers in our time, now it's their turn. 

Philly_Q

boogieman said:

CHRISB50 said:

antifash said:

TBF, I'd rather hang out with your son than all the olds criticising him. 

You don't have to be old to think hipsters look / act like wankers.

True. We've all looked wankers in our time, now it's their turn. 

Very true.  At least they don't have mullets.