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Hanaa Masalmeh

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The Paradox of Hipster Fashion

The hipster’s attempt to avoid thinking about money while simultaneously enjoying the privileges that wealth provides points to the inseparability of their wealth and social image.


The Coffee Shop as Social Space

The Coffee was secondary to the social space of the coffee shop. The idea behind “let’s grab a cup of coffee” is not the “cup of coffee,” it’s the “let’s.” Coffee is inseparable from its social connotations; for the hipster, the intellectual history and exclusivity of coffee can be leveraged to reaffirm the boundaries of the hipster social space.