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21 Times That Attempting To Be Hipster Backfired

Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Shannon Deuel
Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Rachael David
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at PSU chapter.

The hipster lifestyle has injected itself into so much of our culture today, and so far, most of us have had a good bit of fun shopping for old clothes or discovering a widely unknown indie band. However, many of us don’t realize the negative effects that can ensue when trying too hard to pursue the ultimate “authentic look” just for the sake of belonging to a trend or gaining approval. Here are 21 moments where attempting to be hipster did NOT work out as well as we’d hoped.

 

1. You were so ready to rock that beanie to class every day, but your hair had other plans

 

2. Driving a car got way too mainstream, but riding that eco-friendly bike was also a bit more dangerous than you anticipated

 

3. The carnivore lifestyle is definitely not “hip” but you only lasted about two meals on that vegan diet anyway

 

4. Dressing like a grunge got way too expensive

 

5. And living at Starbucks with your new designer friend certainly dropkicked your wallet right in the face as well

 

6. Growing food in your apartment was so natural! Oops, you forgot that everything you touch dies

 

7. Your friend effortlessly outshined your bohemian outfit with a unique vintage accessory, which somehow led you to overthink your own personality

 

8. You thought that taking on a new hipster boyfriend would challenge you intellectually; however, his beard seriously got in the way of your relationship

 

9. Not caring about the norms of society in any way made you a rebel – but not the cool kind of rebel, the douche kind

 

10. You discovered Tumblr like it was some form of lost buried treasure. Needless to say, it went to your head

 

11. Habitually checking and posting to Tumblr made you care more about what others thought of you. Ahem… I mean the free-spirited dynamic of your infinite soul

 

12. That feed of yours got super infinite too

 

13. And those late nights of scrolling at 3 a.m. really took a toll on your sleep schedule

 

14. Everything from the photos on your social media timeline to your day-to-day life suddenly became art, which eventually got even more confusing

 

15.  Even though you just gave up your wasted weeks trying to decide which vintage camera would go well with your “wild passion to capture the beauty of our indescribable universe,” or whatever

 

16.  Sure, those glasses made you look super smart and adorable – but girl, could you even see?

 

17. You realized that ukuleles were only meant to be played well by famous people. In other words, people who have a lot more time and patience than you

 

18. Staying on top of your organization skills to save the earth took a ton of practice

 

19. It was quite the struggle trying to keep up with the rest of the hipster community by purchasing the latest and greatest Apple products

 

20. You told yourself, “Just one more pair of Converse sneakers,” while your closet was already overflowing with a bunch of other crap you don’t need

 

21. You repurchased all of your Lana Del Rey albums on vinyl, barely playing them at all and repurposing them because you were simply too lazy

 

Showing off your trendy style is great and gives you a chance to express yourself. However, don’t always attempt to be something you’re not. Just because your roommate gets new square frame fake glasses doesn’t mean you need to dress like someone that isn’t you. Follow the trends only if you want too – do what makes you comfortable. Stay true to yourself, collegiettes. 

 

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Shannon Deuel is a sophomore at the Pennsylvania State University pursuing a double major in advirtising/public relations and integrative arts. Most of her time is spent using her creative eye to solve general visual and promotional problems implimented in her internships and student organizations. In addition to writing for Her Campus, Shannon is a public relations committee member of Penn State's Student Red Cross Club and the Lawrence G. Foster Chapter of PRSSA. She is also a virtual intern for College Fashionista and a photo intern for VUONG PR in State College. Her main areas of focus include photography, graphic design, and writing, to name a few, and she hopes to someday work as a creative director at a large advertising firm or in-house organization she can pour her passion into! Shannon plans on leaving the country for the first time next year to study abroad in Germany as well!
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Rachael David is currently a senior at Penn State University and serves as the Campus Correspondent for Her Campus Penn State. She is majoring in public relations and minoring in psychology. Her love of creative writing and all things Penn State is what inspired her to become a member of the HC team in the fall of 2013. Her background experience includes working for the Undergraduate Admissions Office at Penn State as a social media intern in the spring of 2014 and is currently working as a social media intern for an internet marketing company in Harrisburg called WebpageFX. This past summer she also served as a PR intern for Tierney Communications. Rachael enjoys anything media related especially catching up on her favorite shows, including Saturday Night Live and any show on Food Network. She has a passion for food but also loves being active and spending her free time running or hiking. She hopes to gain more experience in all aspects of the media industry during college and plans on pursuing a career writing for a life & style publication in the future.