“Trucker hats; undershirts called ‘wifebeaters’ worn as outwear; the aesthetic of basement rec-room pornography, flash-lit Polaroids, fake wood paneling; Pabst Blue Ribbon; ‘porno’ or ‘pedophile’ mustaches; aviator glasses; Americana T-shirts for church socials, et cetera; tube socks; the late albums of Johnny Cash, produced by Rick Rubin; and tattoos,” said Mark Greif at a panel discussion last year held at The New School—a panel that would act as the starting point for a much larger conversation culminating in the publication of the n+1 Foundation’s What Was the Hipster?
