Hipster Pants

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Sat May 07, 2011 5:10 pm

Interesting. What are some skater stores in the American Midwest?

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Sat May 07, 2011 6:08 pm

My brother is really thin and he found a brand of jeans that fit and stuck with it. I think they're Ralph Loren.

Cynic · Post by **Cynic** » Wed May 11, 2011 3:14 pm

What I wonder about is, what kind of underwear do they wear?

I mean, boxers are loose fitting but they'll bunch up in tight material. boxer briefs are decent but they take up space and are constraining. The only thing I can see working is the tidy-whity style of briefs. But those are damned uncomfortable. So does being hipster mean that you have to be as uncomfortable as possible?

Koumei · Post by **Koumei** » Wed May 11, 2011 3:16 pm

Cynic wrote:So does being hipster mean that you have to be as uncomfortable as possible?

I hope so.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Wed May 11, 2011 6:10 pm

Remember the part where they listen to music that's obscure usually because it's shitty, from bands that're only one band fight away from breaking up and drink pabst?

Yeah.

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Wed May 11, 2011 6:38 pm

Boxer briefs work fine for me even with excessively tight skinny jeans.

Quantumboost · Post by **Quantumboost** » Wed May 11, 2011 8:26 pm

Spandex long underwear?

Also doubles as a superhero outfit.

DSMatticus · Post by **DSMatticus** » Thu May 12, 2011 4:59 am

I just want to point out that a significant portion of the latest posts in this thread have been about male skater/emo/hipster junk and underwear.

That said, I can't stand tight underwear or pants. I can barely wear jeans because I can't find them loose enough. It's just so uncomfortable, how do hipsters (or any other associated subgenre) do it? Boxers, track pants, slacks/dress pants, etc, etc. I am perpetually dressed in either 'lazy slob' or 'business casual.'

Sir Neil · Post by **Sir Neil** » Thu May 12, 2011 6:41 am

Iraqis wear vacuum tight jeans as well. It's very odd.

Username17 · Post by **Username17** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:02 am

DSMatticus wrote:I just want to point out that a significant portion of the latest posts in this thread have been about male skater/emo/hipster junk and underwear.

That said, I can't stand tight underwear or pants. I can barely wear jeans because I can't find them loose enough. It's just so uncomfortable, how do hipsters (or any other associated subgenre) do it? Boxers, track pants, slacks/dress pants, etc, etc. I am perpetually dressed in either 'lazy slob' or 'business casual.'

Spandex, silk, or microfiber long underwear fixes that problem. The jeans no longer have to be super loose to be comfortable, because the slick long underwear keeps it sliding rather than chafing.

-Username17

DSMatticus · Post by **DSMatticus** » Thu May 12, 2011 7:27 am

Your solutions are invalid - they involve spandex, the most hilarious fiber of all.

More seriously, I don't know if it's chafing - my thighs don't feel like they're being cheese gratered by it. It's more like the seam is very noticeable and rests somewhat uncomfortably, almost like a taut rope. Perhaps I have a horrendously malformed pelvis and the standardized size system hates me. Maybe it'd still work, though - it's hard to tell if the seam is chafing and causing problems or if I just don't like the pressure.

Either way, silk underwear sounds worth looking into just for the sheer fanciness factor.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Thu May 12, 2011 8:23 am

again, shitty music, and bad beer. Also, silly combinations of eyewear, facial hair and hats.

Hipsters don't care about comfort, they care about looking... well, hipster.

Maj · Post by **Maj** » Thu May 12, 2011 12:30 pm

I can't stand tight clothes so much that I don't even wear pants. Dresses, thanks.

Also, while poking around the internet this morning, I came across this webpage dedicated to helping Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood understand the concept of hipster {OK, Time, NewsFeed, definition}.

Sunwitch · Post by **Sunwitch** » Thu May 12, 2011 10:07 pm

PhoneLobster is essentially correct. Hipsters don't exist, or rather, everyone within the ages of something like 15-28 actually is one.

Prak · Post by **Prak** » Thu May 12, 2011 10:09 pm

Mauver wrote:PhoneLobster is essentially correct. Hipsters don't exist, or rather, everyone within the ages of something like 15-28 actually is one.

...I was about to refute that but then I remembered that, on a definition of "weird, non trendy clothes, listening to obscure music, and hanging out at starbucks drinking copious amounts of coffee" I actually would qualify to some people...

EDIT: the problem is that hipster is either defined in such broad strokes that, literally, almost everyone in that age range who isn't an absurd jock or rapper stereotype qualifies, or so narrowly, that almost no one does.

Hell, lets look at the broad strokes definition:

Wears odd clothing styles (exceedingly tight or baggy variations of other wise normal wear, odd styles, odd cuts, etc.)
Drink preferences are one or more of the following: Lots of coffee, obscure or widely derided drinks, anything EXCEPT a specific popular item (often vociferously advertised)
Is a proponent of a fringe, often poorly understood minority habit or preference
Likes music of which few people in the mainstream have heard.

So... I wear black cargo pants from military surplus, and preferably boots of an unknown brand, with random tshirts, the most well known brand of which is jinx, and those are a minority in my wardrobe.
I drink lots of coffee, and Monster energy drinks when I can afford it, with a reluctant acceptance of Rockstar when Monster isn't possible.
I'm a gamer.
Music? holy fuck do I listen to obscure stuff. Chap Hop, Amanda Palmer/Dresden Dolls, Voltaire, etc.

I have a friend who dresses bohemian style, is a vegetarian, if not vegan, and wants a single gear fixie bike. I almost wish I knew her better, as I'm sure she likes obscure bands and fits the drink preference thing too, she so perfectly fits the hipster image.

But yeah, hipster is just my generation's take on Bohemian. And it sadly encompasses emo, goth, and lots of other stuff if you define it broadly enough to be fair.

Maxus · Post by **Maxus** » Fri May 13, 2011 3:30 am

Well, I'm 24. Lemme take the test...

I tend to wear T-shirts and shorts if I can help it. Sandals, too.

I don't drink coffee or loose-leaf tea or any other stylish drinks. In fact, I've been on a Dr. Pepper kick lately, and I am prepared to commit violence over good sweet tea.

I do read Terry Pratchett and have a thing for Alan Moore's graphic novels and weird shitology.

I'm a gamer.

I don't drink alcohol or do drugs (personal reasons, not out of any supposed moral highground).

I do wear glasses, but remain clean-shaven as a public service (scraggly facial hair). This leads people to think I'm several years younger than I actually am. I tend to keep my hair short--just this side of a crew cut, really.

Also, not vegan or vegetarian.

My tastes in music are exclusively, "Does it have a good sound?" So for this reason, I do not obsess over bands or genres--I like individual songs. So, I like "Life's been Good to Me So Far" from the Eagles, and Alice's Restaurant, and Minnie the Moocher from the Blues Brothers soundtrack (A lot of times, I don't even know the song names. So, uh, those are the ones I can think off of the top of my head at the moment.)

And me and bicycles don't get along so well. So I rely on the Ankle Express if I need to get somewhere where a car is inconvenient/not available.

Neeeek · Post by **Neeeek** » Fri May 13, 2011 8:56 am

Maxus wrote:stuff

Are you asking if you are a hipster? Based on that, not even remotely. A hipster would know who played the utterly obscure music they liked and would regard what you like as sell-out passe crap at best.