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Article: THE HIP PARADE
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- August 14, 2008
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Cutting-edge street style is no longer exclusive to London or
Tokyo. Today, a generation of hipsters from Helsinki to Hull wears
the same brand of T-shirt, downloads the same music, and rides the
same bike. Is this the end of individuality, asks Tim Walker, or the
start of global cooling?
The bewildered boy clutches his fruit salad and searches for a
seat at the back of the bar. He's wearing a vintage flannel shirt
and skinny jeans, a pair of pointed brogues and pink plastic-framed
sunglasses. His hair is a peroxide crop in the androgynous, Agyness
Deyn style. This hipper-than-thou hangout in the Truman Brewery on
London's Brick Lane, with its indistinct electronic soundtrack, is a
popular ...