'You're So Hipster'

The other day I was at work. Like any ordinary day, cleaning up the 800 pairs of shoes that were on the floors instead of in their boxes and watching people behind me knock over the ones I've already cleaned. Clearly frustrated I decided to move to a different area where there weren't any customers when a voice strikes me by surprise.

"You're so hipster! I love it!"

Umm what?

It struck me a bit by surprise because for those of you who know me, I don't consider myself to be hipster nor do I think I dress to be like one. So why exactly was I called out to look like one?

Not that I'm offended in anyway....or I don't think I should be. I just had on my coloured skinny jeans, baggy sweater, name tag, and black dressy boots. Dressed for comfort and style as per usual. So what part about that outfit screams hipster?

This is where my confusion comes in. Winnipeg has a lot of people who dress or consider themselves to be hipsters. Judging by other places I've been like Toronto or Vancouver I would say more reside here than anywhere else. But I never could and still can't give you an exact definition of hipster.

Last year in university I did a short presentation on what a hipster is or what people think it is. And honestly by the end of it, I was more confused than when I started. If you Google hipster, you see several different images. People with beards, big glasses, cords, combat boots, baggy sweaters, sweater vests, colour jeans, blouses. There are so many elements that constitute what a hipster is that I don't even think there is an exact definition.

I guess I will never know the true definition, or why a customer thought I looked so hipster that day.