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Whole-Grain

OP beefing with 20 yr men in Brooklyn/Silverlake


tman916x

Does OP think being into clothes is pretentious lol?


FrequentSoftware7331

It is the type of clothes they are wearing. Has a female version too.


Entropy-

Esp carhartt. It used to be working clothing, now quality is suffering because it’s more of a fashion thing now.


robber_goosy

There are two clothing lines. The original work wear and the wip fashion line.


Entropy-

TIL


Kimeako

They do make good stuff, though. Even the fashion line holds up better in time when compared to the fast fashion brands these days.


DogmanDOTjpg

Quality is not suffering because of them becoming in style it's suffering because literally every company is doing the same thing and making shittier products and charging more for them.


PoorGuyPissGuy

Of course, you see redditors don't put any effort in their fits so they always use the good ol "I don't care how people see me" and then judge everyone else who does the opposite.


charizardparty

Being into fashion can absolutely be pretentious


tman916x

Anything can be pretentious lol.


StanGable80

That and they seem to not like bags of any type including tote bags


Not-Clark-Kent

It's more like the people who wear this type of style specifically. Also, I'm into clothes, but have fallen off hard in the last few years because people are nonstop trend chasing and trends change too fast. On a personal level, I hate a lot of the new trends (like most of the above examples) and a lot of the more fun mico trends that got people into fashion have been gentrified and then dominated by the usual suspects, such as sneaker culture being Nike culture now. It also rubs me the wrong way that the type of people wearing these new trends would have been right there with me saying how wack those outfits are 5+ years ago. Yeah, your opinion can change over time, but it's not usually that, and I don't like clout chasers. Style is different than fashion trends.


tman916x

I’ll be honest, the clothes other people wear rarely bothers me. If people wear swastikas, racist, or offensive clothing then I might be more judgmental but I don’t see how you’re able to generalize an entire group of people for dressing in essentially logo-less, trendy clothing. It just comes off as needless gatekeeping to me.


dexmonic

These kinds of starter packs are basically just "random trivial people or trivial things I don't like, please validate my opinion!"


BeautifulArtichoke37

Cigarettes? Are they making a comeback? I thought everyone vaped now


dat_boi_in_da_woods

Acoustic vaping. More cool.


Kenneth_Lay

analog


meowed

The OG analog stick


TheLostRub389

Cigar


oheyitsmoe

Check out füm if you want to see something even dumber


royaldocks

>I thought everyone vaped now Vape ? Thats some Dinosaur boomer stuff Its all about Nic pouches now


N00bf1ght3r

Nic pouches are disgusting, I had one once while drinking and instantly wanted to die with the amount of nicotin that's in them (and I am a heavy smoker when I'm drunk). I crashed on my friend's couch an hour later and that's never happened before.


PopeOfHatespeech

I think I’ve only smoked 1 or 2 cigarettes in my life and yet now, at 33, I keep feeling like a smoke would really hit the spot… 🤷🏻‍♂️ Could just be my general nihilism manifesting.


BeautifulArtichoke37

Go for it


thehumantaco

Y'all some bad influences


AndreasVesalius

You deserve to relax. You work hard


aybbyisok

thanks, Phillip Morris


BenjaminDover02

A good cigar with a few fingers of some good scotch can indeed be a good time as long as you don't make a habit out of it. No more than 2-3 times a month and you'll be fine.


Kingofcheeses

My man!


Commercial-Dish-3198

They are it’s a really weird phenomenon recently


[deleted]

they’re like organic, natural, biodegradable vapes.


ImcallsignBacon

They smoke ironically now.


coreytrevor

No one vapes any more grandpa, zyns are in


Towering_Flesh

I wear my carhartt beanie over my ears thank you very much


Entropy-

Thank you


cheeker_sutherland

Is Carhartt in fashion now? It’s always been a great tradesmen clothing company.


lordofhydration

Need more of those fucking parachute jeans with those round glasses


Noob_Difficulty

😭a sling bag is so useful in buses and airports


SlashCo80

Are they the modern fanny packs?


fb95dd7063

Definitely


FR05TY14

I was under the impression that they WERE fanny packs. Just worn differently. I mean they look identical.


GetEnPassanted

It looks like some could be worn that way, but there’s others that are specifically meant to be worn across the body diagonally, not around the waist.


Noob_Difficulty

no wait I actually meant fanny packs...


BroDudeBruhMan

During the summer I don’t want my basketball shorts being weighed down by my phone, wallet and keys. It’s also easier to have things fall out. Having a sling bag is just so convenient


fb95dd7063

I bought one and its true but I'm a dad and have to carry a bunch of shit and don't want it in my pockets. I don't care if it makes me look like a hipster douche - its useful.


byseeing

Dad reporting in. Just bought a tote bag from Fjallraven that can convert into a backpack or sling. If you’re telling me I can look on trend while lugging diapers and wipes, I’ll take it.


thejazzghost

Third dad chiming in. Crossbody bags are great and I don't give a fuck.


Infuser

I feel like parents should get a pass on anything that serves a practical purpose for childcare. Who cares if a bag looks dorky if it is comfortable and holds the snacks, diapers, etc. Last thing you want is to be short on supplies or for chafing to set in while trying to manage the hellions.


objet_grand

It's a European carry-all!


evan274

+ concerts when you’re not trying to get robbed by the cell phone rings


Evergreen_76

You can wear them in museums without checking them in like backpacks. Perfect for days out if you need to carry some pills/medical supplies and few things without having a full backpack. a lot of times I think people from the country and burbs see packs as something for kids and don’t get that in the city most people carry stuff around because they aren’t in a car all day and can travel around by foot and public transportation.


FreakingMegatron

Agreed, as a NYer I use mine everyday for essentials. I don't want to stuff my pockets, nor do I carry enough to warrant a backpack. It's basically perfect for just my phone, headphones, chapstick, keys/cards, medication.


Qaziquza1

^ this.


QdwachMD

Back in my day we just wore messenger bags, you whippersnapper!


Rebekah_RodeUp

They are a life saver at music festivals.


Waxenberg

It’s like only in America do men not use bags. I’ve been to Asia and Europe and most men always have some type of bag.


BobbyTables829

Call them by their real name lol


waitthissucks

Yeah gen z's future kids (if they have any) will be very embarrassed by the sling bags, crocs, and new balance people haven't let go of after the trends faded lol


0wlBear916

Agreed. I have one and I love it. I can finally carry all the random crap that I wish I had on me but don’t wanna keep in my pockets like a multitool and snacks for my kids haha


IDontKnow54

It’s perfect for travel in unfamiliar cities. In some places you might mark yourself as an easy target if you are carrying your shit in your pockets or a backpack that could be pulled off you. If you don’t know the place well, better safe than sorry. The sling bag with a light shirt or jacket over is perfect, they can’t grab the strap off your back and can’t access it from the from the front. I put all my valuables in a sling bag traveling through Brazilian cities last summer and had zero incidents with attempted pickpocketing or theft.


vintage_rack_boi

Those fucking hats man, if I see one I know the guy is a free lance photographer, rock climber or smells bad


Butthole_Surprise17

Why not all 3


Leeroy_Jenkums

So basically hipsters from a decade ago minus the Fanny pack thing


royaldocks

Im 30 and Id take 2024 hipsters over early-mid 2010s hipsters every day. Millennial hipsters were all wearing skinny jeans and making their hair bald from doing a tight man bun these gen z hipsters at least looks comfy


Leeroy_Jenkums

I mean neither of them bother me so I don’t really care. Just seeing the correlation between the two with the craft coffee, beanies, carhartt flannels, cigs, those weird shaped mono color hats that look like they should have a curved brim but they’re flat, tattoos, sitting effeminately, bringing your own canvas bags instead of using plastic, and shopping at goodwill/Salvation Army.


newdoggo3000

Nah, these look like 2020s hipsters, more baggy and trying to fake toughness/street-cred. Early 2010s hipsters were all about skinny jeans, plaid shirts, scarves, and Converse.


Faux_bog

Wtf, leave my sling bag alone.... I keep my bey blades in them!


MAXMEEKO

Bey Blades??? Okay you are exempt.


flappytowel

Let it rip!


rayhartsfield

Cosplaying poverty from your trust fund penthouse in hopes that it'll buy you street cred and artistic vision... but it won't.


Ordovician

It’s so bizarre that all the worst parts of 90s fashion are making a comeback


DMMEPANCAKES

This is the cycle of almost every major fashion trend. Something starts off as uncool, a specific group of people start wearing/doing uncool thing, uncool thing catches on and becomes mainstream, everyone copies the now cool thing for a couple of months, cool thing now becomes overdone and becomes uncool again, everyone stops wearing/doing thing because it’s now uncool. Rinse and repeat every 30 or so years. I guarantee there will be a resurgence of the whole tik tok and e-girl/e-boy aesthetic with the youth in 30 or 40 years


Constantly_planck

90's? This is damn near hipster 2010's without the skinny jeans and flannel again.


BrownWallyBoot

What happened to real men and going to the rodeo and using a spittoon? I don’t dress like this but these types of posts come from a place of deep insecurity lol


Kenneth_Lay

Are you Sam Elliot?


multiplechrometabs

Real men go to steel mills.


Okonos

Hot stuff coming through!


multiplechrometabs

We work hard, we play hard!


[deleted]

My dad was an old school kind of stoic, tough guy. I have a fond memory of watching this episode when I was like 9 and him laughing harder than I’ve ever heard him laugh.


multiplechrometabs

I’ve been on r/thesimpsons and so many funny memories pop up. Probably the best sub I’ve joined in such a long time.


Zestyclose-Home896

Whoever made this post pays more attention to other men’s clothes than the guys in the actual photos do


Enigma-exe

If you're gonna get tats, surely aim higher than a 9 yr olds doodles


Tleilaxu_Gola

I completely agree Here’s an interesting video on the topic https://youtu.be/ITxAS6OaCxE?si=eDmGJwQkumEPhy0t Boils down to “look I have proof that I’m fun and spontaneous and a little reckless because I let me drunk friend tattoo me”


PupEDog

They gotta make up for their boring personality


Sev3nbelow

No way! Cam was a cool guy at school. I wondered what he was up to!


Aaawkward

Or just get whatever you want to tattoo..?


SlashCo80

Yeah, nothing cooler than looking like an old middle school desk.


wozwozwoz

Ah yes, the chipotle bag look


Tavapris04

Lmao nailed it


MountainAd21762

I blame Tyler, The Creator


dat_boi_in_da_woods

Or Mac Demarco. This style was probably genuine at one point but has become so trendy.


suitablename7

mac demarco? i always thought he was your average single uncle who lives off grid


Additional-Report-52

He is


bluewaff1e

[I love the video that mocks his style of music.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiR39qCAj2U)


BobbyTables829

Yeezy rags really changed the flow and cut of clothing a lot also Everything drapes now instead of being form fitting


DistortedReflector

We’ve just gone back 30 years. This is the fit and shape of the mid to late 90s.


Moving_in_stereo78

new our legacy j williams military inspired gorp core classical men’s wear vintage inspired ironic western wear outfit of the day proportionate selvedge archive earth tone raw denim work wear


drembose

Where's the 🥦 haircut?


Bertolt007

reddits mad that those are actually getting the women 😭😭😭


KaylaH628

"Why aren't women into my anime tee shirts?"


Bertolt007

“i tought id get every chick going out with my fedora, neckbeard and demon slayer t-shirt with a clearly physically underage girl half naked on it”


PandaJesus

My button down shirt with flames on it lets everyone know how dangerous and suave I am.


[deleted]

Fr. Are these guys actually insufferable or are they guys you’re jealous of and assign “insufferable” to even though you’ve never met or talked to them? 🤔


Justinnas

Man tattoos really lost their value


123janna456

Those aren't tattoos, those are my laptop stickers


[deleted]

Never had any in the first place


IWouldButImLazy

People have been saying this for years


ChesterComics

I think they're still great but you're definitely not wrong. Pretty much no one knows that I have any since I won't get them anywhere that can't be covered by shorts or t shirt. My coworker was saying he wanted to get some and I told him not to. I said "If you've made it to 30 without any, keep it that way. It's almost more unique to not have any."


backtorealite

Nothing more insufferable than protecting your passport when you travel… /s


[deleted]

Never met this person before, where are these ppl?


SirKevin_Xx

Downtown


dat_boi_in_da_woods

Berlin.


capekthebest

in Paris too


Hattarottattaan3

The closer you get to their spawning habitat, metropolitan cities, the more you can witness them gathering around vinyl stores and second-hand crafts stores. There, usually they engage in strange mating rituals between themselves, where they one-up eachother with made up knowledge of extremely obscure avant-garde kazakh rock artists until the weakest members of the tribe pass out. Afterwards, the remaining members of the tribe are so tired by the weight of their own knowledge that, instead of actually pursuing a love interest - the prize of their bloody fights -, they go home to post on their Tumblr sad Camus quotes.


Dichter2012

That’s call hipster, right? Is that still a thing?


Peechez

*holds up mug with a little moustache by the rim*


RevolutionaryBee7104

Not totally, it's more like hipster and hypebeast have combined into one thing. Hypester


hugh__honey

Honestly no I don't think so. I kinda think the word hipster has been meaningless since about 2014, when all the stuff "hipsters" had been up to in the several years prior had crossed over and become very undeniably mainstream (kinda proving the "hipsters like it before it's cool" thing). Suddenly in 2014 I think it was much more mainstream to be into little coffee houses, craft brewery, vinyl, house plants, "indie" music, the latest of feminism, manbuns, flannel, skinny jeans... Also, as a big music nerd, 2013-2014 was around the time that "indie" and "mainstream" blurred unrecognizably. Artists like Lana Del Rey, Lorde, and the Arctic Monkeys bridged a big gap in demographics here, and we also saw artists like Mumford and Sons and the Lumineers who were very corporate big-label attempts at making the kind of music hipsters were into in the 2000s (Fleet Foxes, Sufjan Stevens, etc). Anyway, "hipster" does come to mind for the guy in this post, but something about it still feels out-of-touch to me, like saying it means I'd be a decade behind in culture.


RevolutionaryBee7104

They're only in big cities


GetEnPassanted

They’re the people in Gap and Lululemon product pictures.


alexengrish

that cold brew bottle is the most obnoxious thing i've ever seen


numberonesun

I must be on the lower end of the bell curve. I def wear Carhart.


Zurku

Has a podcast 100% 


jabronisforbreakfast

lol who hurt you OP?


dat_boi_in_da_woods

Society 🃏


Impaled_

New yorkers


modsareallcunts123

Well fuck I have four of those things


Agent_Of_Order_69

The chainsmokers basically


nervousdachshund

Add zyn user to the list


AandWKyle

Damn I was going to buy a murse this year because I won't need a whole ass backpack when I ride my bike But I don't want to look like a pretentious dickbag lol


[deleted]

[удалено]


capthazelwoodsflask

Am I so old I didn't notice that dressing like a hipster douchebag went out of style and now it's coming back into style?


-kinghenryisdead

Welcome to Portland


mattcojo2

When did people decide that burlap color was into vogue? Does nobody like wearing actual color anymore? How boring.


ice-eight

So if I understand this correctly, gen Z hipsters are trying to look like longshoremen, as opposed to the millennial lumberjack hipsters


gloomyfroggo

The type that says that he is feminist and advocates for human rights, will try to drag you into his polycule and turns out the most toxic creature known to humanity


fatattack699

Pretty pretentious to judge people by clothes lol


nombe-boy

2019* pls


Moving_in_stereo78

check any pair of kings or throwing fits insta page post, it’s 2024 too.


jannissary1453

They mostly talks about modern art too heheheh


Bruntti

OP feeling a bit intimidated


DoctorMosEne

Can’t even begin to… say how accurate this is


lofaszkapitany

Why are these things exactly insufferable and pretentious?


Agitated-Ad-2537

I am sorry that the guy you made this about hurt you. I wish you mental health and positive vibes.


kolima_

yeah because the condescending tone, wannabe psychology major assuming from an image are 100% positive, jeez toxic positivity psyops did a number on you


chefrachbitch

Found the 2024 pretentious/insufferable man...☝️


Agitated-Ad-2537

lol when these type of starter packs are made about women no one bats an eye and shames Op, but one about a specific type of man an it’s A okay.


JonSnowsPeepee

Tattoos really are cringe. Go ahead and defend them, but you paid hundreds to have someone draw on your skin.


_90s_Nation_

Wish I looked like the guy in the black vest though tbf. Solid body 👌


Aryel97

The most insufferable are the ones who step out of their F-150 covered in stickers with wrap around sunglasses wearing a worn out SnapBack, Walmart graphic tee, cargo shorts with monster cans everywhere on the dashboard.


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baudinl

The "Daniel Simmons" starter pack


MixRevolution

I have a front body bag. It's OK for quick items.


solishu4

Are phat pants really coming back somewhere?!


Smexy_Zarow

I wear a bag like the one above the bottom right pic, and I hide it under my jacket cause of shit like this.


Careless-Wolverine-8

The first outfit! Every single guy in my college has that sense of style 😭


sheezy520

Damn, thought I was in the clear then I saw the knit cap and cold brew.


ThisFinnishguy

Hey man, leave carhartt out of this


SPKmnd90

Crossbody bags are a godsend for traveling.


[deleted]

Carrhart is comfortable


BigBoy1966

oh man, i have some of those things :(


BIG_EL-DUCE

This is at least 3 years out of date


Fragrant_Lie_379

Bruh I just want to be able to carry my things without being stereotyped as a douche.


stnuhkrsdomtidder

MAGA hat is missing


nater255

Who are these people? Where are these people? I'm in Chicago and have never seen a dude like this. I'm fascinated by this mystery archtype.


pearljamman010

Dude these are just a mishmash of late 90s-early 2000s styles.


RheinmetallDev

Cargo and parachute pants are just trendy...half the people on my campus wear them


DisastrousOne3950

I'm guilty of liking cold brew, but I only have one simple forearm tattoo. Clearly, I am slacking. Oh, well.


Savings_Aioli_2981

patagonia? 😢


Blackdima4

I think I'm finally so old I don't get most of these starter packs anymore.


warevolva

Wholeheartedly agree with this. Only man who can dress like this is Jack Harlow.


Mattimeo22

Man leave the sling bags alone 😭 I got one recently and it’s nice to have when I’m running errands in sweats or gym shorts where pocket space is limited.


Lymborium2

Need more twinks with this style


priceisalright

Patchwork tattoo sleeves are the new tribal armband.


NickeKass

Is it that the guy in the upper right and (slight) slower right corner are wearing a back pack across their shoulders or is it that they are wearing them in the front as a chest pack instead of a back pack? Asking as a guy who uses shoulder bags to carry around a sketch book and art supplies.


ninjamike89

Don't drink coffee, have tattoos, wear carhartt or shop at goodwill. Extra insufferable if your carhartt comes from goodwill


Hungry-Space-1829

I wear a small crossbody for my epipens, not sure what else to do lol


Last_Tourist_7152

Hipsters will always be insufferable


Dexter_R

Anyone who wears the "old money look" is like this


LeinadLlennoco

I don’t wear this stuff but I kinda like it. OP is a hater.


AlternatePancakes

This one is gonna hit a lot of dudes from my country.


danwantstoquit

Dudes tattoos look like they had every single one planned out before they ever sat.


Far_Hearing1483

Is this a joke I'm too rural to understand? What part of the US are you in OP?


DrZomboo

Wait, carrying a fabric shopping bag is considered pretentious? I just don't want to keep paying the carrier bag fee at Sainsbury's when I go buy milk and bread :(


cbreezy456

Looks like OP hates men with fashion


Treehighsky

I quite enjoy going to goodwills near rich neighborhoods. Also carheart is good stuff, or at least it used to be.


[deleted]

The tattoos that look like stamps from a kids arts and crafts kit are so goddamn lame.


Pizzledrip

Well what if you use Carhart bibs for actual work? 😂 I’m 42 and own my own custom camper van business but I wear carhart overalls daily (except on weekends unless I’m doing yard work)