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Scenester
Alt Fashion attempts to 'decifer' what the hell a scenester is.
It's one of those recent 'terms' that you've probably heard used to describe the kids who live on 'my space' but it's literally much more than that. As I try to get to grips with the 'young un's' & this latest alternative-esque trend heres a 'decifered' attempt to properly explain a 'scenester' to the UK population.
Initially a 'scenester' is one of those kid's you see following the latest trend for example emo but it's actually more 'in depth' than that. Attempting to build a 'bridge' between scenesters and every other 'genre' here in the alternative scene is going to be a very hard task here @ alt fashion hq but hell I'll give it a go.

Most descriptions on the internet associate scenesters with an attempt to fit in to postmodern rules associated with current trends, films or bands. Using the word 'scenester' as an identity & a statement, they need to 'belong' to something so they are scenester.
Sceneter kids will take the simple route to fitting into a scene such

as the recent example of emo being an 'in' trend, most scenester kids would think the black/blonde hair makes an emo kid 'emo' & henceforth dye their hair black/blonde to become 'emo'.
Seems simple enough, right? Well it's best to look further into scenester's than that in all fairness.
Scenesters are at the most popular or mainstream aspect of the alternative scene, you won't likely find most scenester kid's shopping at actual alternative shops; Topshop & New look are their 'forte' for want of a better word. You can find them in reams of the latest mainstream fashion trends such as the current trends of long beaded necklaces, flat/kitten heeled shoes, short leggings, waist-high belts, headbands and polka dot vest tops. Alongside the emo adaption of studded belts, black/blonde hair, skinny tights jeans and the obligitary 'emo' esque band tee. Thats pretty much your average scenester kid.

The scenester trend is relatively new, teenagers have in this century at least followed alternative trends set by bands you surely must remember the onslaught towards spooky kids in 2000 with the huge hoodies & baggy jeans, scenester is simply the latest stage teenagers are in nowadays following bands like My Chemical romance, Panic! at the disco, Fall out boy & whatever indie dharlings the NME are plugging these days.
So, so far at least we've managed to boil down a scenester to a typical description without sounding completely catty about them, sure the more 'cliquey' scenester kids can be irritating but there is hope still. Having alternative culture reach a mainstream audience can be nothing but hopefully good publicity & will move the young un's on to better things once they discover more in their local 'scene'.
As for most scenesters associating themselves with my space, yeah thats pretty much true. Scenesters will be the users you find with over 1000 friends & the 'angles' photos but pretty much everyone at least has a profile on my space even just for 'net stalking' old friends.