contemporary subculture<\/h3>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]The hipster subculture typically consists of white millennials living in urban areas. The subculture has been described as a “mutating, trans-Atlantic melting pot of styles, tastes and behavior” and is broadly associated with indie and alternative music, a varied non-mainstream fashion sensibility (including vintage and thrift store-bought clothes), generally progressive political views, organic and artisanal foods, and alternative lifestyles.\u00a0Hipsters are typically described as affluent or middle class young Bohemians who reside in gentrifying neighborhoods.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row bg_color=””][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]The term in its current usage first appeared in the 1990s and became particularly prominent in the 2010s, being derived from the term used to describe earlier movements in the 1940s. Members of the subculture typically do not self-identify as hipsters, and the word hipster is often used as a pejorative to describe someone who is pretentious, overly trendy or effete. Some analysts contend that the notion of the contemporary hipster is actually a myth created by marketing.[\/vc_column_text]