Last week I published a post<\/a> on this blog (in French) describing my disillusions with <\/span>“<\/span>A“<\/span><\/span>, a former American classmate of mine that, at first, I thought was different and interesting, but who turned out to be what I\u2019m going to call a \u201cfake hipster\u201d. I met <\/span>“<\/span>A“<\/span><\/span> back when I was an exchange student coming from France (obviously!) to the East Coast, and back when I was still fairly easily impressionable\u2026 <\/span>“<\/span>A“<\/span><\/span> had blond curly hair that would fly in the wind when he was riding his bike on the campus main walk; he wore flannel shirts and vintage Tees, and he constantly carried an Olga camera dangling around his neck. In the world of hipsters, perfect score! But as I got to know <\/span>“<\/span>A“<\/span><\/span> better, and with the help of my anthropology-student-best-friend-with-a sharp-eye-for-judging-character, I realized that <\/span>“<\/span>A“<\/span><\/span> was a total fake! I have now been living in New York for three years, including in the East Village, a.k.a hipsterville, and I am well-aware that coming up with a decisive definition of the concept of the hipster is almost mission impossible. And too make things even more complicated, there is a very fine line between a hipster and a fake hipster<\/i>. But let me try to give you a few hints that should help with not being fooled by another <\/span>“<\/span>A“<\/span><\/span> coming your way! <\/span><\/div>\n

<\/div>\n1. The fake hipster <\/b>lives in Williamsburg\u2026 once upon a time the neighborhood of hipsterdom, now a place where apartment buildings look edgy only because an interior decorator made them look that way, and where French tourists go when they want to feel cool.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> lives in a neighborhood that is still gentrification-free and comparable to the Bushwick of 2009, the Williamsburg of 2000, the Bowery of 1993, the Tribeca of 1984, the Soho of 1976, the Greenwich Village of 1952\u2026<\/span><\/div>\n
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2. The fake hipster<\/b> is pale and thin, he wears ridiculous glasses and a curly mustache\u2026 basically he looks like an Urban Outfitters<\/i> sales person from 2011.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The hipster<\/b> is pale and thin, he wears ridiculous glasses and a <\/span>curly<\/span> <\/span>mustache\u2026 basically he looks like an <\/span>eccentric clock salesman<\/span><\/span> from the 1911s*.<\/span><\/div>\n

3. The fake hipster<\/b> buys polyester clothes for hundreds of dollars in vintage stores thinking it\u2019s a good deal.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster <\/b>owns a sewing machine and knows how to transform her Midwesterner* aunt\u2019s tablecloths from the 1980s into summer dresses.<\/span><\/div>\n
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4. The fake hipster<\/b> wears a beard because his girlfriend got him \u201cDude No. 1 Beard Oil<\/a>\u201d for Christmas (price tag: 65 dollars for 25 mml)<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> wears a beard because he doesn\u2019t need to shave every day.<\/span><\/div>\n
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5. The fake hipster<\/b> follows a gluten free diet, not because of her allergies, but because it will make her look like an anorexic without actually being one.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> is a vegan because she genuinely cares about cruelty towards animals, and the ban on foie gras is her new crusade.<\/span><\/div>\n
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6. The fake hipster<\/b> would rather spend a small fortune on an organic fair-trade triple shot soy latte from a fancy coffee place than step foot into a Starbucks caf\u00e9\u2026 until he finds himself on a trip abroad realizing that the only place in the whole country where he can get his soy latte is at Starbucks.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> makes coffee at home, and drinks it from a mug his girlfriend made for him in pottery class.<\/span><\/div>\n
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7. The fake hipster<\/b> spends 300 dollars for a night at the Ace Hotel<\/a> and feels that he’s living like a woodsman.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> spends 300 dollars on camping equipment and supplies for a week and feels that he’s living like a woodsman.<\/span><\/div>\n
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8. The fake hipster<\/b> learned to speak Spanish as a kid with his nanny from Puerto Rico.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> learned to speak Spanish as a college kid back-packing in Latin America with some friends.<\/span><\/div>\n
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9. The fake<\/b> hipster idolizes Vanessa Paradis because she is a French \u201cbobo\u201d and she is married to Johnny Depp, the multi-billion dollar pirate.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> didn\u2019t know who Vanessa Paradis was until he saw her reenact the finale of Dirty Dancing<\/i> in The Heartbreaker<\/i>.<\/span><\/div>\n
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10. The fake hipster<\/b> knows all about the bands performing at The Coachella Music Festival every year.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> knows all about The Vieilles Charrues Music Festival, and dreams of going every year.<\/span><\/div>\n
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11. The fake hipster <\/b>doesn\u2019t vote because all politicians are corrupt. He is a fake anarchist and an aspiring socialite.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> votes even though he knows most politicians are corrupt. He is a true activist and an aspiring socialist. <\/span><\/div>\n
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12. The fake<\/b> hipster buys art.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The hipster<\/b> makes art.<\/span><\/div>\n
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See the difference?<\/p>\n
This <\/span>list can go on, leave your suggestions in the comments section or on the Marion en V.O Facebook page!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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*Copyright: BR<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
*Copyright: JL<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Recommended<\/b> readings:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
Why the Hipster Must Die<\/a> from Time Out New York<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Look at This Fucking Hipster Basher<\/a> from the author of The Hipster Handbook<\/i>
What Was the Hipster?<\/a> from New York Magazine<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The Trustafarians invade Williamsburg<\/a> from The New York Times<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

In French:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\nAnti-h\u00e9ros : les hipsters<\/a> sur Tracks de Arte<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Blog Bobo de merde<\/a><\/p>\n
For fun:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
How to Throw a Hipster Wedding in 5 Easy Steps<\/a><\/p>\n
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R\u00e9trospective <\/span><\/b>\u201c<\/b>How to spot a fake hipster?<\/span><\/b>\u201d<\/b> <\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\nEasy Rider<\/span><\/i> (Dennis Hopper, 1969)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Reality Bites<\/span><\/i> (Ben Stiller, 1994)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas<\/span><\/i> (Terry Gilliam, 1998)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The Big Lebowski<\/span><\/i> (Joel and Ethan Coen, 1998)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The Virgin Suicides<\/span><\/i> (Sofia Coppola, 1999)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Almost Famous<\/span><\/i> (Cameron Crowe, 2000)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Memento<\/span><\/i> (Christopher Nolan, 2000)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Requiem for a Dream<\/span><\/i> (Darren Aronofsky, 2000)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Bully<\/span><\/i> (Larry Clark, 2001)
Donnie Darko<\/i> (Richard Kelly, 2001)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The Royal Tenenbaums<\/span><\/i> (Wes Anderson, 2001) <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Punch-Drunk Love<\/span><\/i> (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2002)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Before Sunset<\/span><\/i> (Richard Linklater, 2004)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind<\/span><\/i> (Michel Gondry, 2004)<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Me and You and Everyone We Know<\/span><\/i> (Miranda July, 2005)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Marion en V.O<\/a>
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