{"id":409005999,"date":"2020-03-31T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-31T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/?p=409005999"},"modified":"2019-10-26T20:45:29","modified_gmt":"2019-10-27T01:45:29","slug":"geeky-or-hipster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/articles\/geeky-or-hipster\/","title":{"rendered":"Geeky or Hipster? The Difference Between These Looks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the difference between geeks and hipsters? Those of us who love vintage fashion should know what look we&#8217;re going for. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the ways that these two subcultures stand apart.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Geek&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/geek\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-409006009\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/geek_1575554334-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/geek_1575554334-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/geek_1575554334-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/geek_1575554334-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/geek_1575554334.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A geek is a guy or gal who cares about what they love and enjoy more than they care about fitting in. In that way, they&#8217;re &#8216;outside the norm&#8217; when it comes to society as a whole. They don&#8217;t dress to impress &#8212; they dress according to what they love and want to express.<\/p>\n<p>Ever seen a guy sporting a <a href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/thrifting\/vintage-t-shirts\/\">vintage t-shirt<\/a> with his favorite comic book superhero emblazoned on the front? If he&#8217;s wearing it because he simply because of the joy that character brings him, he&#8217;s a geek! A geek might wear thick glasses instead of getting eye surgery or contacts &#8212; because, why not?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Hipster<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/hipster\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-409006010\" src=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hipster_1575554396-858x1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"858\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hipster_1575554396-858x1200.jpg 858w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hipster_1575554396-357x500.jpg 357w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hipster_1575554396-768x1074.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/hipster_1575554396.jpg 915w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hipsters care about style, appearance, and social standing. They may be &#8216;alternative&#8217; when it comes to cultural standards as a whole, but they fit right in when it comes down to their own subculture. A hipster might twist the tips of his mustache, or wear large <a href=\"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/vintage-style\/designer-eyeglasses-for-men\/\">designer glasses<\/a> that he doesn&#8217;t even need, just for the fun of it!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Do you think you&#8217;re a geek or a hipster? Drop a comment below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the difference between geeks and hipsters? Those of us who love vintage fashion should know what look we&#8217;re going for. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of the ways that these two subcultures stand apart.&nbsp; The Geek&nbsp; A geek is a guy or gal who cares about what they love and enjoy more than they care about [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1562,"featured_media":409006009,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3852,1207],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409005999"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1562"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409005999"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409005999\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409006009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409005999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409005999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sammydvintage.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409005999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}