‘The Hipster Hunt’: Finding The Definition Of A Hipster

By John Yong, 15 May 2012

What is a ‘hipster’?

That was the question French journalist Lorena Galliot asked herself when she moved to New York from France.

In a video titled ‘The Hipster Hunt’, she documents her quest on learning about the world of hipsters by travelling to ‘Hipster Central’ in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Together with her friend Julie Percha, they explore the hipster culture such as fashion, lifestyle and a new term called ‘hipster brunch’.

After a week of trying, she still has no definite answer of what a hipster is!

What do you think defines a hipster?

Watch the video below to see her quest: