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The 21st-century hipster is a subculture (sometimes called hipsterism). [1] [2] Fashion is one of the major markers of hipster identity. [3] Members of the subculture typically do not self-identify as hipsters, [1] and the word hipster is often used as a pejorative for someone who is pretentious or overly concerned with appearing trendy. [4]
The hipster subculture rapidly expanded, and after World War II, a burgeoning literary scene grew up around it. [4] In 1957, the American writer and adventurer Jack Kerouac described hipsters as "rising and roaming America, bumming and hitchhiking everywhere [as] characters of a special spirituality". [6]
Hippies may still be found in bohemian enclaves around the world. [75] Contemporary hippies have made use of the World Wide Web and can be found on virtual communities. In the United Kingdom, the New Age travellers movement, while eschewing the label 'hippie', nevertheless revived many hippie traditions into the 1980s and 1990s.
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Women wearing contemporary outfits at a 2015 fashion show. The 2010s were defined by hipster fashion, athleisure, a revival of austerity-era period pieces and alternative fashions, swag-inspired outfits, 1980s-style neon streetwear, [1] and unisex 1990s-style elements influenced by grunge [2] [3] and skater fashions. [4]
The first gives hipster a specific definition: a Black person who listens to a lot of jive music, although “the hipster rarely danced; he was beyond the reach of stimuli.” (“Beyond the reach ...
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The style can also be called lowcut, hipster, or hip-hugger, [1] and can apply to garments worn by all genders. The term can be applied to all garments that cover the wearer's crotch area, including trousers, jeans, shorts , skirts , panties , briefs , bikinis , pantyhose , and tights .