The skinnier the better. The late 90’s and early 2000’s have such a drastic difference from today in 2013. If you checked your friendly neighborhood teenager’s clothes, it would be hard to miss the big “phat” XXL on the tags within the jeans and shirts. During this time, everything was big. However, bigger isn’t always better.

 

To become a hipster it’s essential to have everything small and skinny.

 

It’s all about the backpack. If you’re a teenager, there’s a pretty good chance that you go to school. An essential necessity for every teenager, for functionality and fashion, is your backpack. You have to make sure your backpack fits your needs and it looks cool.

 

When you’re a hipster, you can’t simply settle for the backpacks owned by such common folk. “Jansport” branded backpacks have been owned by everyone and their mothers. Rule that out.

 

Rather, settle for the Herschel backpacks. The slits in leather to form a diamond are sewed to every Herschel backpack. It even comes with a red candy cane interior to offset the exterior colors.

 

Wear glasses. All hipsters wear glasses. Back in the day, you would be ridiculed if you wore spectacles. If you are prescribed glasses, you are one step ahead of everybody else. Look for the big-framed glasses that cover half of your face.

 

If your eyes aren’t bad, then you’re out of luck. You’re going to have to settle for some cheap shades with a clear lens. You’ll be laughed at for wearing glasses that aren’t prescribed, but nobody but you knows that.