You see her sitting outside a bar, writing poetry and sipping black coffee, or queuing up to enter one of the coolest underground clubs. Who is? A hipster, even if she will never admit it. If you like her look, follow these steps to make it yours.
Steps
Method 1 of 3: Create the Look
Step 1. One of the main characteristics of a hipster is the “just got out of bed” look, in short, her ability to appear awake for a few minutes and to put on, with style, the first clothes found in the closet
This does not mean that you should stop combing your hair, but rather have a style that makes it clear that you have not spent too much time on it, even if it is not true. Here's how to get this look:
- Don't spend hours styling your hair and putting on makeup, or your effort will be evident.
- Avoid combining outfits that are too perfect: you can combine colors, but without exaggerating.
- Don't wear too many obviously new items.
Step 2. Shop like a hipster
You can buy your clothes in the most famous low-cost stores, but, to have a unique look, find pieces in your mother's or grandmother's closet, at the flea markets and second-hand items.
- A lot of hipsters tend to have a less feminine style.
- At department stores you can buy pieces that are so uncool that they become trendy.
- You also have the option to rip and add patches to clothing items you already have to give them a hipster feel.
- Do you have a pile of clothes you haven't worn in years? Try saving some for your hipster look.
Step 3. But what are the key pieces to dress like a hipster?
There is no uniform, but here's what your closet shouldn't be missing:
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Graphic T-shirts.
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Skinny jeans. They can be dark, light or regular denim.
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Plaid-print shirts.
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As for shoes, choose TOMS, Vans or Keds with laces, Converse and ballet flats.
Be a Teenage Hipster (Girls) Step 7Bullet5 - And the accessories? Use assorted bracelets, long and chunky or short and thin necklaces. You can also use huge rings. But the quintessential hipster accessory is a pair of thick, black-rimmed glasses.
Step 4. Purchase clothes the proceeds of which will be donated to charity
Step 5. Make-up is not necessary, but if going out without make-up is a nightmare for you, try to wear make-up in a neutral and natural way
As for the skin, the whiter it is, the better! If you don't have any particular imperfections and therefore don't need foundation, apply a pink blush. Nude colors will do well on the eyes and lips. Stay away from glitter and flashy makeup. Do you like to paint your nails? Go for pale pink, navy blue, black or a clear nail polish.
Step 6. Try a new hairstyle
Make a bob or wear long hair. Comb them in a faux-messy way, making a soft side braid, a ballerina bun and boho waves or leaving them completely smooth. If you want to be daring, shave your head in half like Alice Dellal or try asymmetrical cuts. It is very important that people question your look while secretly admiring it.
The bangs are popular with hipsters
Method 2 of 3: Cultivate the Aptitude
Step 1. Never call yourself a hipster, or you will look like someone who wants to get noticed
The girls who choose this style can be different from each other and they all want to look unique and cool. Do they ask you if you are? Respond negatively or act like you don't know what they're talking about and change the subject.
You can also pretend to be offended if someone calls you a hipster
Step 2. Mainstream culture is not for hipsters
Find little-known interests. For example, play pétanque with your friends in the park when everyone is watching the football world cup final, learn to make tahini instead of going to fast food, and never listen to commercial radio.
- If you secretly adore Beyonce, Lady Gaga or Britney Spears, avoid saying it around.
- Most hipsters opt for an eco-friendly and healthy lifestyle, avoiding McDonald's and other similar places.
Step 3. Try to have an indifferent attitude
If your friends have hurt you or you've found out that cute kid from your school has a crush on you, you still need to learn to control your emotions - a half frown or smile is all you're willing to give. You don't have to be unfriendly, but avoid open displays of your feelings.
- For a hipster, it's all "pretty cool" or "ok". Your emotional spectrum shouldn't be too broad.
- Being impatient, looking at the ground or checking your cell phone indicates your indifference.
- Try not to laugh out loud; you prefer a quick laugh or a comment.
Step 4. If you want to be a true hipster, you will have to use sarcasm to express even your most mundane thoughts
It's raining? You can say "I think I'm going to run" by taking on a flat tone in order to make others laugh or at least smile. Be sarcastic towards everyone, from your friend to the guy who asks you out.
If you use sarcasm well, people will be fascinated and amused by you. But don't overdo it, or they'll think you never take yourself seriously
Method 3 of 3: Get Inspired
Step 1. Discover hipsters to model like Cory Kennedy, Willa Holland, Leigh Lezark, Agyness Deyn, Peaches and Pixie Geldof, the Jaggers, Keith Richards daughters, Alice Dellal, Dree Hemingway and Erin Wasson
Choose the most interesting one in your opinion and follow its trends, from what she wears to where she goes out, passing through what she eats.
If a close friend of yours is a hipster, analyze her look, her readings and the music she listens to, but don't copy it. By the way, hipsters don't like being worshiped
Step 2. Get inspired by hipster sites, especially to learn more about the style
Obviously, don't copy, you will have to adapt the fashions to your tastes. These websites are not only hipsters, but you will find many ideas:
- garancedore.fr.en.
- thesatorialist.com.
- stockholmstreetstyle.feber.se.
- lookbook.nu.
- cobrasnake.com.
Step 3. Find inspiration in magazines and books as well
Subscribe to the newspapers suggested here (if you can't find them at the newsstand, you can read them online) and browse fashion-focused books to build your look:
- Magazines: “NYLON”, “Dazed & Confused”, “Elle”, “Paper”, “POP! Magazine”and“British Vogue”.
- Books: "Pretty", "Street" and "Play", three books published by "NYLON Magazine", and "Misshapes", a book by a trio of DJs dedicated to the coolest outfits of the people met in the different clubs.
Step 4. Be creative
Many hipsters are artists or have a whimsical side. Have you no interest? Try photography, drawing, painting, writing or music (played on an instrument or as a DJ). As soon as you find the perfect hobby, learn from the industry specialists.
- Are you a photography lover? Don't miss the shots of Ryan McGinley, Dash Snow and Ellen von Unwerth.
- Is the pen your tool? Read the classics and passionate about poetry. In particular, he opts for books by Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Sylvia Plath, J. D. Salinger, Haruki Murakami, Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, Dave Eggers, William S. Burroughs and Chuck Klosterman.
- If you like art, discover the works of Georgia O'Keefe, Alice Neel, Pablo Picasso and Andy Warhol.
Step 5. Music is a must in the hipster world
Listen to indie, underground and classical music. To be a self-respecting hipster you can't just listen to what's on the radio, but have a good ear to recognize the potential of a band or singer. And you can't limit yourself to the music on your iPod; a true hipster teenager goes to concerts, from those held in small bars to stadiums. Here are some tips for listening:
- Daft Punk.
- Justice.
- Grizzly Bear.
- Devendra Banhart.
- Ratattat.
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
- The xx.
- The Vaccines.
- The Strokes.
- Animal Collective.
- Bright Eyes.
- Little Joy.
- Deathcab for Cutie.
- Vampire Weekend.
- Minus the Bear.
Step 6. Watch hipster movies and TV shows:
music and fashion are certainly not enough to be a complete hipster.
- Some hipster movies from the last 10 years: "(500) Days Together", "My Life in Garden State", "Blue Valentine", "Juno", "The Tenenbaum", "Little Miss Sunshine", "Tiny Furniture", "Lars is a girl of his own", "Drive", "American Life", "The Wacky World of Greenberg".
- Older hipster films: "Trainspotting", "A Clockwork Orange", "Young, cute and unemployed", "Clerks - Salesmen", "Derby in the family", "Shakespeare for breakfast", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".
- Telefilm: "Girls", "Portlandia", "Workaholics", "Bored to Death - Detective for boredom".
Advice
- Be confident that you are a hipster.
- To find more inspiration, do a Google search.
- Don't call yourself a hipster.
- Be relaxed about your emotions.
