Edward
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Aren't they called 'hipsters' nowadays?
No, two very different beasts.
Aren't they called 'hipsters' nowadays?
Some of the posts above have alluded to a nasty form of reactionary politics connected to Young Fogeydom, but I recall nothing of that among my friends or their associates. I suspect that might have come later in the 1980s. True, we were an all-male group, but the college back then was predominantly male. But some members of our group of friends were gay, others straight and this was accepted in a matter-of-fact way which could be said to have been ahead of the curve in social and political terms. We weren't really into suit-wearing: it was more country clothing: wool sweaters, tweed jackets with patches, brogues, tweed caps, etc. There was a strong element of anti-materialism about it - clothing that was made to last.