You often see him, sitting by the window in a cool cafe, writing poetry while sipping black coffee. It's also possible that you see him in the queue for entertainment that not many people know about, or taking a leisurely stroll around town smoking a cigarette. She's a hipster girl, though she won't admit it herself, and you want to be a hipster teen girl like her. If you want to know how, just take it easy and follow the steps below.
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Method 1 of 3: Looking Hipster
Step 1. Dress like you just woke up, but still cool
One of the main aspects of the hipster style of appearance is its ability to look cool even when you just wake up from sleep and just grab whatever clothes you can get your hands on. While it's not recommended that you "absolutely" do this, make an effort to create an appearance like this, that is, you look cool in casual clothes before going outside, without seeming to have spent hours choosing clothes. Here are some ways to make you look like you just woke up:
- Don't spend too much time styling your hair, because the results will show that you really care about your appearance.
- Don't spend too much time putting on makeup either, because again, this will make it seem like you're paying too much attention to your appearance.
- Don't spend too much time choosing clothes that match. Colors are okay to mix and match, but your entire outfit shouldn't look too neat or perfect.
- Don't wear too many different types of clothes that definitely look new.
Step 2. Shop like a hipster
If you want to shop like a hipster, the shops you can visit (but the merchandise is a little expensive) are American Apparel, Urban Outfitters, and Anthropologie. But if you really want to look like a hipster girl, try digging through your mom's (or grandma's) used clothing collection, visiting a thrift bazaar, or going to a flea market, for the perfect hipster look.
- A lot of hipster girls have a somewhat odd sense of appearance, and would rather look a little tomboy than too cute.
- You can also visit big department stores like Carrefour or Hypermart and buy unpatterned clothes that don't look cool, but are so ordinary that they seem cool.
- You can also tear, rip, or patch old clothes that aren't really cool enough to make them look cool to enhance your appearance.
- Do you have a pile of clothes that haven't been worn in years and just dusty in the back of your closet? If so, go through the pile and see if there are any types of clothing that can be "salvage" and modified to look cool for you to wear.
Step 3. Have some “must” clothes
There's no such thing as a "uniform" for hipsters, but there are some "must" outfits that you should have in your collection if you really want to turn into a hipster girl as much as possible. Try these types of “must” clothes:
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Graphic printed t-shirt.
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Supertight jeans (skinny model). The color can be dark, faded, or medium.
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Buttoned mountaineer style shirt with plaid print.
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Try TOMS shoes, Vans or Keds lace up shoes, Converse, or ballet flats.
Be a Teenage Hipster(Girls) Step 7Bullet5 - Wear accessories like friendship bracelets, large long necklaces or simple short necklaces. An oversized ring is also a nice added touch. The accessories most often worn by teenage hipster girls are glasses with thick black frames.
Step 4. Buy clothes from shops that provide special benefits to the community
If you are a hipster who likes to buy clothes for charity, buy the TOMS, Sevenly, or Common Threads brands.
Step 5. Adjust your makeup
Makeup is not mandatory, but if you want to wear it, always choose a natural style and neutral color. The smoother your skin, the better you will look! Don't apply foundation, and use only a small makeup brush to make your cheeks look rosy. Always choose earthy colors and apply them in the eye area without overdoing it. Of course, don't apply glitter or glossy makeup. Unpolished lips are the best choice! Then, if you want to use nail polish, choose a pale pink, dark blue, black, or even transparent.
Step 6. Try a new hairstyle
Cut your hair short with a pixie cut, or let it grow very long. Try a random bun, loose side braids, ballet buns, wavy boho styles, or really straight. If you're confident enough, just shave the hair on one side of your head like Alice Dellal. Try models of asymmetrical cuts, with one side longer than the other. What matters is that people protest your style while secretly liking it.
Thick straight bangs on straight hair are a popular haircut among hipster girls
Method 2 of 3: Hipster Style
Step 1. Never call yourself a hipster
Hipsters are of all types and styles, and each individual wants to look unique and cool. Never call yourself a hipster, because this will make you look and sound like a copycat. If someone asks you if you're a hipster, say no. Or, just walk away as if you don't understand the question at all, or act awkward and change the subject.
You can also go more extreme, like rolling your eyes or pretending to be angry when you're called a hipster
Step 2. Avoid common styles that are liked/used by everyone
If you really want to be a hipster girl, you really have to reject all kinds of things that are common and tend to be chosen by many people. Instead, try to find interests and create your own independent style. This might mean playing bocce with a few friends in the park instead of going to a popular band concert, or learning to cook exotic dishes instead of eating out at a fast food restaurant. Likewise, "never" listen to music from mainstream radio channels.
- While you may secretly be a fan of Beyonce, Lady Gaga, or even Britney Spears (god!), don't talk about these celebrities in public.
- Most hipsters adopt a healthy and environmentally friendly diet. So don't go to places like Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's, or Pizza Hut, however much you want.
Step 3. Be cool
Even if you're really angry because a friend hurt your feelings, or you're really excited that you just found out that the handsome guy with thick bespectacled glasses at chess class likes you, you have to learn to control your emotions. A slight frown on the forehead and a faint little smile are the most obvious expressions you can show. Of course you shouldn't be rude to other people, but avoid waving excitedly, giving tight hugs, or sobbing in public.
- For a hipster, everything is "not bad" or "okay, okay". The range of your emotions should not be too wide.
- Rolling your eyes, looking at the floor, or checking your phone lazily are some examples of cool style.
- Also try not to laugh out loud, even if something is really funny. Just laugh briefly or just say "wow, that's funny," without smiling or laughing.
Step 4. Use "heavy" satire
If you want to be a true hipster, you have to learn not to take things on the surface and use clever satire to express even your deepest thoughts. If it's a rainy day, say, "I think I'm going to go jogging first," in a flat tone so people laugh or at least wince. Use sarcasm with guys, not just your girl friends, even if the guy is trying to ask you out.
If you use satire correctly, people will be amazed and fascinated by you. However, don't overdo it, so they don't think you're taking things "too seriously"
Method 3 of 3: Getting Inspired
Step 1. Find your hipster idol
Observe the styles of famous hipster girls like Cory Kennedy, Willa Holland, Leigh Lezark, Agyness Deyn, Peaches and Pixie Geldof, the Jagger girls, Keith Richard's girls, Alice Dellal, Dree Hemingway, and Erin Wasson. Find out which hipster style suits you best, and follow the trends in his style, from his party wear to his favorite food.
If you have a close hipster friend, observe his clothes, his reading, and the music he listens to, without being too obvious. Hipsters usually don't like being made idols
Step 2. Look for inspiration from hipster websites
Browse websites about styles and looks, to find the one that's right for you. It's true that not all styles are designed for hipsters, but you can pick and choose which one suits you best.
Step 3. Look for inspiration from magazines and books
Looking through cool magazines or books can help you better understand the hipster style of appearance. Try subscribing to a few magazines and buying some style and appearance books to better understand the style you want. Here are some examples of magazines or books you can check out:
- Magazines: NYLON, Dazed & Confused, Elle, Paper, POP! Magazine, and British Vogue
- Books: three books from NYLON magazine (Pretty, Street, and Play), and Misshapes, a book by a DJ trio of cool outfits worn by people at nightclubs.
Step 4. Use your creativity
Many hipsters are artists, or at least have creative talent. If you don't have any creative interests or talents yet, you should try to find out what you're passionate about, whether it's photography, drawing, painting, writing, playing a certain instrument, or even DJing. Whatever your interests, get to know the specialists who are experts in that field.
- Do you like photography? Find out and get to know expert photographers like Ryan McGinley, Dash Snow, and Ellen von Unwerth.
- If you like writing, read classics and try reading poetry books. Look for inspiration from the works of Jack Kerouac, Ken Kesey, Sylvia Plath, J. D. Salinger, Haruki Murakami, Chuck Palahniuk, Bret Easton Ellis, Dave Eggers, William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Chuck Klosterman.
- If you're an art lover, check out works by Georgia O'Keefe, Alice Neel, Pablo Picasso, and Andy Warhol.
Step 5. Look for inspiration from music
Listening to classical music, indie music, or underground music is an important part of being a hipster. To be a hipster, you may not only listen to popular music, but you must be able to identify cool music that has the potential to become famous (and if you are already famous you should stop listening to it altogether). You should not listen to music only from the LP player or iPod. To be a true teen hipster, you have to make an effort to come to his concerts, whether it's in the basement of a small cafe or a large (though not very big) open field. Here are some examples of bands you need to listen to if you want to understand the hipster girl style of music:
- Daft Punk
- Wild Child
- Justice
- Grizzly Bear
- Ratattat
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- The xx
- The Vaccines
- The Kooks
- Animal Collective
- Bright Eyes
- Deathcab for Cutie
- Vampire Weekend
- Minus the Bear
- Friendly Fires
- Milky Chance
- Imagine Dragons
- Bastille
Step 6. Watch freelancing movies or hipster series
If you want to learn to be a hipster, you must know not only the style and taste of hipster music, but also understand the existence of hipsters in freelance films and series. Remember not to call freelance movies “movie movies”, because hipsters don't like going to the cinema. Here are some hipster movies you need to know and watch:
- Hipster freelance films from this decade: 500 Days of Summer, Garden State, Blue Valentine, Juno, The Royal Tenenbaums, Little Miss Sunshine, Amelie, Tiny Furniture, Lars and the Real Girl, Drive, Away We Go, Greenberg
- Older hipster freelance films: The Shine, Reality Bites, Clerks, Kicking and Screaming, Withnail and I, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
- Hipster series on television: Girls, Portlandia, Workaholics, Bored to Death
Tips
- Stay confident with your hipster style.
- Do your own research on Google to find photos of hipster looks, then create your own.
- Be relaxed and calm in every way!!!
- Try drinking herbal teas, using organic bath products, eating sushi as a snack, and cooking your own vegetable soup. You will feel for yourself how much tastier this food is than canned food sold in stores. Look online for soup recipes, such as carrot and coriander soup or potato and leek soup.
- Never call yourself a hipster.
Warning
- While you may have seen hipsters smoking or drinking, remember that this doesn't mean you have to do it yourself.
- Certain types of clothing, such as mini-shorts, are prohibited in the dress code in school or work settings.
