What Is A Hypebeast Lifestyle?

This week, I stumbled upon the word "hypebeast," which left me asking the same question I'm sure many of you are curious about, as well: What is a hypebeast, exactly? I did a little digging to get to the bottom of the slang term; here's what I found out. First, let's turn to Urban Dictionary for some original definitions. A hypebeast or hype beast may be defined as follows: "A person who follows a trend to be cool or in style. A person who wears what is hyped up." "A HypeBeast is a kid that collect clothing, shoes, and accessories for the sole purpose of impressing others.

 

Although the individual may not have a dime to their name, they like to front like they are making far more then everybody else. Equipped with mommies credit card, the Hype Beast will try his hardest to make sure he has every pair of Nike’s , he saw Jay-Z wearing on 106 & Park."

 

There seem to be some conflicting definitions about the nuances of "hypebeast." Most people agree that a hypebeast is particularly interested in doing what's in vogue in order to impress other people, like buying cool, new shoes, snapbacks, or sweatshirts. Some people argue that a hypebeast usually uses other people's money, typically belonging to their parents, older siblings, and so on; otherwise, meanwhile, claim that a hypebeast has an abundance of cash flow of their own that allows them to purchase such luxuries. It seems that popular brands worn by hypebeasts include Stussy, Crooks and Castles, Supreme, Huf, Vans, and Alife.
                         

 

So what does the hypebeast life look like?
 According to the images featured on the page, a lot of hypebeast fashion is white or black with pops of bright colors like red, teal, or orange. Hypebeasts, it seems, are also into chic cars, guns, and gadgets.

                                              

The most important thing to understand about a hypebeast is this: Although people criticize them for only doing things to impress other people, the hypebeast lifestyle makes them happy and, hey, that's all that matters.