The Hipstah
Who: A juvenile hipster mimicking rappers in the most ironic way
Style: Nudie jeans, straight-brimmed cap, hoodie with pattern, high-tops
Can’t live without: The Wire, season four
Drink: Patrón tequila, bottle service
On the iPod: Cool Kids, Kid Sister, Mos Def
Celebrity inspiration: A-Trak, DJ AM, Lupe Fiasco
The Off-the-Rack Model
Who: A not so easily impressed socialite with no problem wearing a onesie
Style: Inspired by semi-pornographic American Apparel ads
Can’t live without: Her vertically integrated business model
Drink: MDMA washed down with someone else’s bottle of vodka
On the iPod: Sebastien Tellier, Chairlift, music for sale at American Apparel
Celebrity inspiration: Lindsay Lohan, M.I.A., Dov Charney
The Party Girl
Who: An outgoing, hard-living exhibitionist
Style: Expensive shoes paired with cheap T-shirts
Can’t live without: Daily uploading photos of self onto multiple social networking websites and blogs
Drink: Pabst Blue Ribbon
On the iPod: Crystal Castles, MGMT, anything Diplo-approved
Celebrity inspiration: Samantha Ronson, Santogold, Alice Glass
The Photoblogger
Who: An introverted hipster lurking at parties to take photographs of soused girls and post them on his site
Style: Eyeglasses without prescription, cardigans
Can’t live without: Digital SLR
Drink: Other than Red Bull, doesn’t really drink, but the odd bottle of 50 finds its way into his hand
On the iPod: Whatever DJ/band he’s shooting that night
Celebrity inspiration: Mark Hunter (aka Cobrasnake) and Merlin from Last Night’s Party
(All photos by Zach Slootsky)
Also in this issue: The end of hipster, what is a hipster, hipsters remembered: a hipster timeline, and, the Am I a hipster? quiz.
