To be or not to be
Friday, May 28, 2010 Cool?
On occasion when HWKs comes up in discussion, some variation of this question is presented, "what qualifies [a parent as] a 'hipster'"? There are many, um, interesting definitions of hipster, but one of my favorites is the Wikipedia definition "Hipster (contemporary subculture) is a slang term that first appeared in the 1940s, and was revived in the 1990s and 2000s often to describe types of young, *recently-settled urban middle class adults* [I like to call special attention to this] and older teenagers with interests in non-mainstream fashion and culture, particularly alternative music, independent rock...". I interpret this as hipsters are responsibile for a majority of trend forecasting and a good measure for adaptation. Which reminded me of this video, (hipsters generally love history and vintage films btw, so combine the two, winning combo), in which designers in the 1930's were challenged to design for the future (2000's) of 'cool' in fashion, watch it and wait for it "oooh swish!"
For HWKs, the namesake is a positive dedication to an indie, urban, creative and style conscious demographic of individuals coming together, ahem, to make beautiful families. We believe what makes you people most 'hip' is that you are familiarizing your children with acute values and aesthetics for fasion, music, art, architecture, and associated forging-new-paths culture. And all the while preserving a sense of self identity. Using the word hipster, a word with often negative connotations, was intentional to call attention to this amazing societal movement and amplify the spirit of 'hipster' which is, at it's core, cool. And because coolcreativeparentswhovalueartandculturewithrefinedaesthetictaste.com was too long and not as catchy. And in case you are feeling like you might need to inject more cool into your life, take heed from the list below which we found on one of our fav sources Wunderbuzz, who found it on another blog, which in and of itself is a cool thing to do.
Please feel free to comment on your 'cool' tips. It is cool to share.
Reader Comments (4)
HA! love that the spelling for A&F is so botched in the list! and the last comment - hang out with Steve!
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