OP obviously doesn't frequent /fa/

I can't even tell if this is trolling or not. I've been browsing /fa/ for some time and OP is kind of right.

>Pic related: It's some fuckin hipsters
Yeah, about that...

>Not just any hipster though, the elitist variant.
That's the only kind there is. In fact, "hipster" is basically a synonym for "elitist."

/fa/ isn't the kind of Thick glasses and wolf t shirt type though. They're the expensive ass grandpa clothes type.

OP here, not trolling...look at the threads. Majority of it is hipster-ware / advice
>hipster = elitist
no, only the /fa/ hipsters are elitists. Goto Brooklyn those hipsterfags don't think theyre elite

>>3708226
Not really. Hipsters are elitists, but not all eliteists are hipsters.

Heres some proof
First 2 pages
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>>3707769

what the shit

i agree OP

>>3708234
No, they're almost always one in the same. I mean, I guess if you're an elitist over what brand of dish soap you use, you might not be a hipster, but you will be for being an elitist over anything that might be swept up in culture/music/fashion/politics/etc.

>>3708229
>Brooklyn
>Hipsters
Yeah, about that...

Now to be more on topic, I don't mind dressing like a hipster. I just don't act like one. IRL nobody gives a fuck about people dressing like hipsters, actually women love it.

>>3708247
Then 3/4 of the boards on 4 chan are for hipsters....... /mu/, /co/, /tv/, /m/, /a/, and /v/ are all full of elitests. So are you saying that 4 chan is for hipsters?

hipsters are elitists..

>>3708247

Being discerning in your tastes ≠ being elitist in your tastes

I like a Big Mac as much as I like a perfectly aged steak as much as I like a spinach salad, but I like them all for different reasons.

>>eliteist
>>ELITEIST
elitist -_-

>>3708247
So you're saying that anyone with a strong opinion is a hipster?

>>3708254
I wouldn't say it's for hipsters, but hipsters do tend to gravitate toward 4chan.

>>3708254
Don't forget /g/

>>3708256
What you wrote is in no way a response to what I wrote. I never conflated a discerning eye/taste/what-have-you with elitism.

>>3708263
And /lit/. Only /tg/ seems immune really.

/fa/ just follows trends. When /fa/ was created, everybody dressed in true skinny jeans and chunky glasses. Now hipster fashion is out, preppy style is in (or at least more than it usually is).

Hey /fa/ do you spend ridiculous amounts of money on clothing because you can't get a date to spend the money on?
Compensating?

>>3708272
Preppy style is now considered hipster style though.

>>3708273

I actually don't spend lots of money since I buy things wholesale. Why? Do you know people who shop as a means of therapy? It's not a very healthy (or fiscally responsible) habit to develop.

>>3708272
You've dispelled your own theory here. If preppy is the next trend and /fa/ only follows trends, then it doesn't follow that /fa/ has a long standing moratorium on a lot of the staples of a prep wardrobe: all madras, university striped oxfords, tweeds, etc.

>>3708278

And now you understand why the word "hipster" is completely useless in describing anything.

>>3708254
Funny you mention /v/.

Three years ago, if you made a Halo thread, it would be sagebombed. Nowadays it's OK to like Halo because it's far less mainstream and popular than Call of Duty.

99% of them will deny being a hipster and use that shitty you don't know what that means image and mock CoD in the same post.

>>3708278
Not really.

it's true
one of the main qualities of a hipster is to feel as unique as possible. Knowing other hipsters exist diminishes this self-righteous mentality which is why hipsters are hated by hipsters, it's self-preservation for those who have so little to offer the world other than being an individual.

OP here. I think I've created some rather interesting discussion other than. DERPA IS DIS /FA/ . RATE MY GRANDPA'S WATCH /FA/ .
Good job gents

>>3708280
Prep is hardly the same now.

Skinny ties, small lapels (post 1960), slim fits, and dark wash jeans were inconceivable two decades ago until hipster fashion influenced prep.

To clarify, the same people who wore scarfs and chunky glasses five years ago now wear preppy business casual shit everywhere, a suit if they're really try-hard. The elitist mentality isn't exclusive to hipsters.

I also don't get why /fa/ spends money on such overpriced items. You can get the same thing for about 1/6th of the price at H&M. If /fa/ follows trends why waste so much money on things that won't be cool in a year. I don't give a fuck if my pants are going to fall apart in a couple months because I'll just buy a cooler pair then.

>>3708294
Anything better than Banana Republic or J. Crew is overpriced designer stuff. If you can afford it, great, but you hardly need to fork out thousands too look good.

I stick with UO, H&M, and Gap myself.

>>3708294

The point of the trend isn't to follow it every single time it changes; it's to sift through all the trends and find stuff that speaks to your style and taste. That turns what would otherwise be a "trendy" piece into a staple for your own wardrobe and your own look. Style is what transforms a trend into a genuine look.

>>3708301
Now this man/woman is one of the 10% from OP.
Well played sir

>>3708298

But the point is that designer wear doesn't match your budget or your lifestyle right now, no? Nobody advocates just mindlessly burying yourself in credit card debt in order to buy the most expensive stuff you can. The best approach is to buy the best stuff that fits your life, which includes your taste, your activities, you budget, and other things. There's nothing wrong with buying from UO or H&M so long as those suit where you are in life and match what you are willing/able to spend on clothing.

>>3708301
Women wore Ugg boots and gladiator sandals. Men wore skin-tight jeans and no-show socks with dress shoes.

All of those shitty trends, and looking for "trendy" stuff is a bad mentality.

>>3708309

Congratulations on not reading any part of the post to which you are replying.

>>3708314
Thousands of tryhards thought no-show socks were a "staple of their wardrobe", and thousands of college sluts think Uggs appeal to their "style and taste".

I did read, and unless you work in the fashion industry, buying "trendy" stuff is a waste of time and money. I bet you bought those graphic wifebeaters from AA.

>>3708291
As an owner of Take Ivy and both of Lisa Birnbach's books on the subject, I can assure you you're quite a bit wrong on what prep is, was and may yet be.

>>3708298
Except J. Crew is horrible overpriced as well.

>>3708320
J. Crew's suits are fairly priced.

>>3708301
What about when baggy jeans abd G-unit clothing where Trendy, would you suggest that someone wear that today?

Not gonna lie, I like dressing like a hipster and acting like one. It's my guilty pleasure.

>>3708326

Does it speak to you? Does it work for your style? Given all the other clothing options out there, do you find this one more suitable to your tastes and lifestyle above all others? The point that was being made isn't that trendiness is a value, it's that discerning taste and sophistication can turn a trend into a personalized sense of style that resists the changing whims of the fashion industry at large.

>>3708325
Not for what they are.

How do I dress like a hipster, /fa/?

true facts: the dude in that photo spread was two years above me in college.

I'm a basement dweller living with my parents and can't find a decent fulltime retail job and don't have any goddamn money. Can't afford to be a hipster.

more like 40 percent
45 tops

hi im chubby sad irrlvnt person but i heard its cool to make fun of young attractive people this is such a good outlet for my sexual frustration

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