HIPSTER RUNOFF

[Photo by cobrasnake]
I feel like I'm gonna spend 2k9 spending a lot more time trying to understand form/function so that I know how to better compartmentalize/stereotype/label different genres of products/people/ideas/nouns. Not sure if I'll ever 'get' the diff btwn leggings/panty hose/tights... I know that some are solid. & some are see-thru (but sometimes that happens when ur fat and u wear leggings). and some are '2 keep u warm.'

Can some of yall 'single ladies' help me out? [via that Beyonce song]

trying
2
'get'
the world
'around me.'

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AltBro or AltBGGT is an HRO gimmick where the reader must decide if the bro pictured is an altBro or an altBGGT. An altBGGT is a bro is is post-altBro, comes off as a little bit of a Bag, but is still pretty ghey/fggt.

Please justify your answer to receive a free AltGoodieBag full of mp3s, candy, and memes.
For example: "He is an altBro because of his post-childpred glasses."
or: "He is an AltBGGT because of his leopard/cheetah leggings + altMan Purse."

What do yall think? This 1 is kinda difficult.

[Photo by The Facehunter]

s00 excited about winter. I remember in my post about Pea Coats, I blggd abt how winter gives you the opportunity 2 express urself in a way that u can't for 75% of the year. SRSLY though... not even sure what the thingies on this guy's sweater even are. Just know that they are phallic symbols (A.K.A. "peen-shaped symbols").

I hope this winter isn't too much about cryptic symbols on popular clothing items. I'm not sure if I'm ready to move beyond solids & stripes into a more abstract space. Just feel like those represent my personal brand really well without 'saying 2 much.'

SRSLY tho...what's on his sweater, yall?
Power Tools? Art Supplies? A makeup kit? Electric toothbrushes? Non-Crayola magic markers?

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XX BONUS XX
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ARE LEGGINGS FOR PREGGERS PEOPLE?
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Fruity Loops (necklaces): Big in 2k10?

Or are trashbags+leggings the future of female fashion?

[Photo by Hel Looks]

I remember I blggd abt MEMBERS ONLY a while ago, and some1 cmmnted and told me that the brand was purchased by a bigger company, and that bigger company looks like it wants to capitalize on the large alternative market.

I remember the days when Members Only Jackets were for self-perceived authentic alts. Now it seems like they are trying to compete with American Appy to go after the 'mainstreamers who need something that looks retro for an 80s themed party' demographic.

By capitalizing on the Members Only brand, are they unintentionally weakening it?

[via High Snobette]

wanna get buzzed and buy some animal print Members Only Jackets?

Members Only also designed some leggings. In order to be 'more than just b0ring leggings', they provided the service of 'drawing on fake pockets.'

Do yall prefer fake or real pockets? I feel like this is something you'd see 'a poor person trying to be fashionable' wearing.

I wonder if I'd rather have the POCKET leggings or Lindsay Lohan's 'Knee Pad Slut' leggings. s0 hard 2 make decisions.

But srsly yall...is MEMBERS ONLY headed straight for Inauthenticville?
Might have to start thinking about selling my vintage Members Only jackets to Buffalo Exchange before they really start losing their value. sux.

BUT SRSLY...
who 'owns' the CC logo?

Chanel? Cut Copy? Crystal Castles? Crooks & Castles?
[via Hi Snobiety]

I am going 2 blog about more products and how these products will make me a better person/make my life more meaningful/make my personal brand more alt.

<3 <3 <3 <3
N E WAYS.... here's some stuff I've been 'online window shopping' 4.
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Should I buy these headphones by Ed Banger & WeSC? I've always wanted a pair of ED PHONES. They will probably make the music sound better out of my iPod/ableton.

These look like something that come with a Fisher Price toy and have shitty audio quality. The only people I can see buying these are 13 year old tween alts, or 'Euro Electro House D-bag FGGTs.'
Do u think it will hurt Justice's image when they are contractually obligated to wear these sillie lookin things?
[Freshness]

Is it time that Ed Banger starts to look for a new aesthetic just for the sake of keeping things fresh? Time 2 Fire SoMe?

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Should I buy this moustache necklace thingy?

Do u think it will make me look as authentically quirky alt (NappyDynamite) as the girl in the pic? Is her life meaningful?
[SwissMiss]
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Should I buy these leggings made by MEMBERS ONLY? They are made out of rubber. I wonder if that will feel better than American Appy Leggings or LindZay Lohan's "Tired of Leggings Starting" Leggings Fashion Line.

SRSLY tho... Members Only should stick to making jackets. That would be kind of like McDonalds turning into a record label/blog hybrid business model.
[Style Bay Area]
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Should I buy this zany t-shirt?

It represents me for me (except it's not in Arial/Helvety).

Urban Outfitters

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Urban Outfitters is an alternative retailer that sells a bunch of clothes and knick knacks 2 alt ppl.

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Seen n e kute testicles lately?

I know there are a lot of female readers who complain about HRO not having enough 'HOT BRO' representation, but I'm doing my best to post m0re QT guys. I know the altbro readership gets to tug they-selves off when they visit HRO, so hopefully females can find a lil bit more pleasure when they visit thehipsterrunsoffs.com.

BUT SRSLY...there's nothing sexier than a guy with a dreamy gaze with one of his hairy ballz hanging out of his shorty short jorts.

XX BONUS STRANDED ROLLER BLADER XX

I wish that I could have been able to see into the future when I was a kid. If I had been able to see that American Appy was going to make gold tights, then I wouldn't have thrown away my golden rollerblades. :-(

[Photos Domestic Fine Arts]

[Leghunty]
I think it's really sweet that this QT is wearing her boyfriend's shirt and that she was proud enough to get streetfashionbloggedabout in it. I wonder if her BF would have been blggd about if he was the one wearing it. Based on the shirt size, he seems like a pretty big guy, so maybe not, since there aren't many fatties on street fashion blogs, and if they are, they are fat old men who look like the Penguin.

N e ways, her leggings are super kute.
I wonder if they are Lindsay Lohan(c)(TM) brand leggings.

Here's a pic of Lindsay and some of her friends modeling the kute tights.

I think if I had to pick a pair, I'd buy the ones on the left because they have knee pads, and that means I could have doggie style sex in them without getting carpet burn.

Does any one know who invented leggings/tights/panty hose?
Was it American Apparel?

Or was it L'EGGS?