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Most of the time, when someone uses the word hipster to describe anyone who is not a beat poet or a jazz musician, I roll my eyes and assume that person is just catching up on fabricated news articles from 2003. They have a silly idea in their head of what a hipster is, and they are simultaneously turned on by, and envious of, those imaginary beings. Then I see a photo like this, and am forced to admit that the word in its modern sense might describe some people after all.

This guy has managed to cram two types of young urban hipness into one outfit: the ironic white trash look, and the suave, retro, I work in a faux-speakeasy where we all wear suspenders and have tattoos and serve only the snobbiest $20 artisanal cocktails look. Furthermore, the checkered Vans provide a reminder of his suburban punk/ska/hardcore youth, as if to say, look at me, living in the big city but keepin it real. Im surprised his feet havent tried to fight his head yet.

Then again, maybe theres an alternate explanation. Maybe he had to go harvest ingredients for all those artisanal cocktails, and thats why hes wearing overalls and sensible shoes. Maybe, just maybe, hes about to go into work and change into a whole, cohesive outfit, and serve people delicious drinks in a full tuxedo without smirking at them for their inferior grasp of mixology. Do you like gin? Allow me to make you something. If you dont like it, its on me, he will say, and his patrons will smile and tip him. He might be the nicest guy in the world, and we all might be super mean for picking on him.

Or of course, he could just be a sartorially challenged douchelaser with a penchant for postmodern pastiche. The world will never know.

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