Some people call me a hipster/punk; that's kind of always been the case, but I never found a sense of ''identity'' around what others associated me with. Since it never mattered to me, I never gave it a lot of thought. My reasoning for my ''style'' was/is pretty simple; I've worn the same kind of sneakers since I was a kid, they're comfortable & I can order them online now, & know the size'll be consistent [I hate shopping/malls, etc. Just hectic, provokes anxiety]. I've always taken my pants in at the legs because I'm lanky & cant find any that fit properly [til skinny jeans came out]. Graphic teeshirts, or plain ones, are comfortable. Most of the stuff I pick out is silkscreened on dark cotton, & I'm grateful for that, because I'm a gangly klutz, spilling things on myself constantly. It doesn't help much that I'm naturally translucent pale with almost black hair, haha.
I've had pockets of friends with a variety of interests. When we were younger, some of them had elitist attitudes about certain types of music or clothing, or
how it was worn. I always just ignored it. I saw the hipocracy in keeping up with the dress codes of others while telling yourself that you were ''rebelling'' against authority. Your authority is your herd.. it's just boring, and silly. I usually didn't bother trying to reason with my friends about such things, unless they were attempting to give me ''fashion advice.'' Everyone explores and expresses their identities differently, so I figure live & let live. If they're happy with what they're doing, I don't have to value it, or understand it the same way they do. Good for them, good for me.
I've had friends ask, if I feel that way, why do I continue to wear the things I do.. since they're often associated with those people, with ''hipsters.''
''Wouldn't the hipster thing to do be to stop doing something just because it got too ''cool'' with a given group of people?'' I'll jokingly respond. Other people's feelings about what I do or don't like has no impact on my preferences, that's all, I guess.
Either way, it's just clothes- I like what I like and don't give it much consideration, otherwise.. this post is about as indepth as I bother to go, in terms of analysis. I can't take shit like social genres that seriously.. I mean..
that's something people waste tons of energy on? is the thought I always return to.
..who.. ..fucking.. cares