Hipster (contemporary subculture) - Wikipedia, the free encyclop. The hipster subculture typically consists of white millennials living in urban areas.[1][2] The subculture has been described as a "mutating, trans-Atlantic melting pot of styles, tastes and behavior"[3] and is broadly associated with indie and alternative music, a varied non-mainstream fashion sensibility (including vintage and thrift store-bought clothes), generally progressive political views, organic and artisanal foods, and alternative lifestyles.[4][5][6] Hipsters are typically described as affluent or middle class young Bohemians who reside in gentrifying neighborhoods.[7][8] In a Huffington Post article entitled "Who's a Hipster?
", Julia Plevin argues that the "definition of 'hipster' remains opaque to anyone outside this self-proclaiming, highly-selective circle. Main Street of Tarrytown, NY, which has been labeled as a "hipster neighborhood".[18] This photo shows the Music Hall. In his 2011 book HipsterMattic, author Matt Granfield summed up hipster culture this way:
Hipster: The Dead End of Western Civilization. Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin.
Audio version read by George Atherton – Right-click to download I’m sipping a scummy pint of cloudy beer in the back of a trendy dive bar turned nightclub in the heart of the city’s heroin district. In front of me stand a gang of hippiesh grunge-punk types, who crowd around each other and collectively scoff at the smoking laws by sneaking puffs of “fuck-you,” reveling in their perceived rebellion as the haggard, staggering staff look on without the slightest concern.