How to be a Hipster

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I am basically going to describe a hipster from my perspective. If I offend anybody, I am greatly sorry. It isn't in my intent to disrespect anyone. 

Below, you will find a guideline on how to be a hipster. Good Luck!

S t e p #1:

Hipsters you must have a Tumblr account. MUST. 

It's not that difficult to make account. 

You must also have an Instagram account. 

S t e p #2: 

Clothing You Must Wear:

High-Waisted Shorts/Pants/Skirts

Combat Boots

Beanies

Skinny Skinny Jeans

Anything with Studs/Spikes

 Galaxy Print Clothing

Unknown Bands Clothing

Leather Jackets

Dark Colors

Thrift Store Findings

Vintage-VINTAGE-Vintage

TEES

(pictures of animals, dark/emo disney characters, sayings)

Crewnecks

Fitted Hoodies

Flannel Button-Up Tops

Ripped Clothing

Dresses (Floral, Lace, Vintage)

Anything with Triangles

Anything with an Upside Down Cross or just a Cross

--You can purchase most of this items at a Thrift Store or Urban Outfitters--

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S t e p #3:

Appearance

Bright Hair Color 

(Pink, Red, Purple, Blue, etc.)

Clear Lens Wayfarers/ Eyeglasses

Tattoos (Maybe, of a triangle?)

Piercings

(in odd places)

Layering Clothing that DOESN'T Match

Lightly curled hair

Lightly teased hair

(we are going for a HIPSTER look, not emo)

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S t e p #4:

Accessories

No Backpacks!

(one straped bags only)

Ribbons

*Gauges*

Spikes and Studs

Anything Triangle

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S t e p #5:

Attitude/Personality

Here's a few examples:

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"I donated to Haiti... before the disaster."

"I liked them before they were cool."

Make sure to give off a vibe that you're too cool.

Use made-up words as often as possible. Or use real words that no one really knows the meaning of unless they look the words up – examples: pulchritudinous, cordiform, and petrichor.

Talk about things that no one you know has heard of. 

Sarcasm is your number one friend.

When in a theater watching a movie, and the person next to you turns to say, "Oh, my God, that was so cool! Did you see that?", in a dry tone, reply something along the lines of, "No, I paid $12.50 to stare at the ceiling."

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Important Words To Remember:

Mainstream - normal

Tubular -  awesome/cool

(For more Hipster Vocab. please refer to theatredance.com/hipster.html)

Don't Forget:

Almost everyone is too mainstream.

Triangles are cool. Even if they aren't. They are!

Indie Bands are your life saver.

Music is..... EVERYTHING!

Tumblr is tubular.

Ride a bike to everywhere.

Don't leave the house without your Polaroid Camera.

Hipsters are well-educated. College is a must.

Know what the  next trend is before everyone else does.

You cannot be defined. If you have a definition of yourself then you have become mainstream.

Until next time! XoXo - Christa