Scenester
Alt Fashion attempts to decifer just 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 we'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
a 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 scenesters would think that 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'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.
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's 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 scenester's associating themselves with my space; yeah thats pretty much true. Scenester's 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.
So by now you should at least be more acquainted with what
a scenester is, what they actually look like and the basics of the scenester
culture. It is the alternative scene at it's most mainstream acceptable point
but at least it should be moving them onto bigger & much better things.
Sources: Urban
dictionary, Gurl.com
