To begin with, it should be said that hipsters are one of the youth subcultures that have recently become extremely popular. Why and why? Let's deal with .

So, the very concept of "hipster" appeared in the 1940s of the XX century in the USA and was formed from the English "to be hip", i.e. be in vogue / in the subject. Initially, this term characterized representatives of the subculture who were fans of jazz. But time passed, and the concept underwent changes - today this term is rather light (and for some, not at all easy) negative and describes the "golden" youth, replacing real human values ​​with exclusively material elements such as clothes and accessories.

An interesting fact is that initially hipsters were conceived as classic nonconformists, people indifferent to labels and social standards. What happened as a result? Hipsters have become one of the most widespread subcultures with pronounced components. They act the same, dress the same, listen to the same music, watch the same movies, read the same books. It is certainly pleasant that young people have begun to read and watch intellectual films. But the sadness lies in the fact that they do this not because they want or are interested in these things, but because it is necessary, fashionable and accepted.

Each subculture somehow has cult concepts: for hippies - the desire for love and peace, for example, and for hipsters - appearance and intelligence. How to understand that you are a hipster? Easy, because he will definitely have a certain set of things.

T-shirt with print

T-shirts usually feature funny witty phrases, deep quotes, sneakers, cameras or London. The idea, of course, is not bad, but a small problem lies precisely in the fact that 48 hipsters sitting next to you are wearing approximately such T-shirts with prints.

Converse sneakers

Yellow, green or gray raspberry - no other company will do!

Glasses with thick plastic frames

Ray Ban glasses are the absolute ideal here, but they are not cheap, so you just need to focus on them if you want to look like a hipster. By the way, if you are unlucky and you have good eyesight, it does not matter - you can buy glasses without diopters. The effect of intelligence will be achieved in any case.

Lomograph

What else is it, you ask? Hmm, for the unenlightened, the numerous instructions on being a hipster explain that a lomograph is a film camera.

Moleskine

Another incomprehensible word from the life of hipsters, which actually means a notebook, but of a strictly defined Moleskine company, as you probably already guessed. Just a notepad for notes, maybe even for great notes!

apple products

One of the precepts of hipster culture is a non-consumer lifestyle. And here for me personally there is a small (and maybe even big) contradiction. What kind of non-consumer lifestyle can we talk about if a variety of iPhones, Macbooks and iPads are a must-have for a hipster? Mismatch turns out!)

Summing up, I would like to note (just like in the report) that there is nothing so terrible that someone wants to be a hipster. The guys have the right to existence and respect, like all other representatives of all other subcultures.

Let's be friends and be who we want to be! And we will be happy, I'm sure!