Hipsters have to be magical, they fooled the entire country (or maybe just the Brown campus) into thinking that showers were passé and glasses need no prescription at all. Don’t get me wrong the classic hipster always has one solid piece whether it be a vintage leather knapsack or a fierce fedora, it just everything else they put around it that leaves me confused. Hipsters seem to be born out of a time where matching was “uber” lame and Fame was the best show ever. The look is sometimes more regression than rebellion. That being said it is important that you recognize you’re going back but still have the foresight to keep it fashion forward. Always make sure there’s not more going on than there needs to be.
1. You don’t have to wear it all today: Remember that first time you tried to dress yourself and you came out with all you’re favorite things (for me it was my yellow jellies, a pink miniskirt and a shirt that had no pink or yellow to be found, luckily my mother is the flyest woman you’ll ever meet so that outfit never hit the streets) this favorite things syndrome seems to be the biggest hipster issue.When constructing your look you should go the route of a signature piece that you can build everything around rather that putting on all the pieces you think are cool and hoping for the best.
2. Color/Pattern Ratio: Your outfit still has to make sense. There’s no excuse for a blatant disregard of color coordination. Can you think of a reason your shiny teal leggings should be paired with your acid washed orange tee and your purple American Apparel hoodie and your brown leather lace ups and your green non prescription glasses. No. Why? Because it doesn’t make sense. Please make sure you pair patterns with solids and you don’t look like you put on your entire closet.
3. Clean it up: There is nothing fashionable about looking greasy. Furthermore, a piece looking old and a piece looking vintage are two different things. Looking cool is about more than how many American Apparel items you can seamlessly pair with what the Salvation Army had to offer last week. Look clean, Look polished, Look Fierce.
Think of the wise words of Dannielle W. and recognize that “grease spots are not a fashion accessory.”
1. You don’t have to wear it all today: Remember that first time you tried to dress yourself and you came out with all you’re favorite things (for me it was my yellow jellies, a pink miniskirt and a shirt that had no pink or yellow to be found, luckily my mother is the flyest woman you’ll ever meet so that outfit never hit the streets) this favorite things syndrome seems to be the biggest hipster issue.When constructing your look you should go the route of a signature piece that you can build everything around rather that putting on all the pieces you think are cool and hoping for the best.
2. Color/Pattern Ratio: Your outfit still has to make sense. There’s no excuse for a blatant disregard of color coordination. Can you think of a reason your shiny teal leggings should be paired with your acid washed orange tee and your purple American Apparel hoodie and your brown leather lace ups and your green non prescription glasses. No. Why? Because it doesn’t make sense. Please make sure you pair patterns with solids and you don’t look like you put on your entire closet.
3. Clean it up: There is nothing fashionable about looking greasy. Furthermore, a piece looking old and a piece looking vintage are two different things. Looking cool is about more than how many American Apparel items you can seamlessly pair with what the Salvation Army had to offer last week. Look clean, Look polished, Look Fierce.
Think of the wise words of Dannielle W. and recognize that “grease spots are not a fashion accessory.”
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