STYLIST: Jennifer Tse
Photo By Zach Slootsky
Goods Feature

Spot the hipster!
Four archetypal hipsters

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.

 

NOW | December 9-16, 2008 | VOL 28 NO 15
Copyright 2009 NOW Communications
Comments
Posted by TRIFELIFE on 12/12/2008, 12:05 AM
ZACH SLOOTSKYYYYYYY!!!!

Posted by shipstah on 12/12/2008, 12:31 AM
SLOOTSKY IS GOD!

Posted by Sai Sivanesan on 12/12/2008, 02:20 PM
Way to go JT! Styling is great - they look like hipster douche bags!

Posted by i used to love buffalo plaid on 12/15/2008, 07:21 PM
This NOW piece is gross. No offense.

Posted by 4play 4eva on 12/16/2008, 03:56 PM
There are no "hipsters", there never was nor will be. a figment of someone's over-active imagintation is the cover story? Wow it must be really a slow week if that's the best idea you can come up with for a cover story - lame.

Posted by Jnrth on 12/16/2008, 05:41 PM
hahah the characters perfect. Is the article written for them specifically? especially the asian girl who happens to be at every party and in all those "look at me! I party! I have friends! " type photos. I asume she must be on blow to be wearing..well nothing and dancing on elevated surfaces as a testiment to the temporary feelings of superiority drugs give you.

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