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Are you #normcore?

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freenudemacusers

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http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/02/normcore-fashion-trend.html
Sometime last summer I realized that, from behind, I could no longer tell if my fellow Soho pedestrians were art kids or middle-aged, middle-American tourists. Clad in stonewash jeans, fleece, and comfortable sneakers, both types looked like they might’ve just stepped off an R-train after shopping in Times Square. When I texted my friend Brad (an artist whose summer uniform consisted of Adidas barefoot trainers, mesh shorts and plain cotton tees) for his take on the latest urban camouflage, I got an immediate reply: “lol normcore.”
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Handy #normcore identification guide:

http://gothamist.com/2014/02/26/get_the_look_normcore.php

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Not #normcore

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#normcore

What are your thoughts NeoGAF.com members?
 
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Dereck

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DasFool said:
Read that entire article and still have no idea what normcore is.
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Normcore is a humorous fashion trend in which artists and others associated with the “hipster” subculture emulate Middle Americans by wearing ordinary clothing with dull or muted colors.

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Orayn

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I've been doing this for years without realizing it. Most of my wardrobe consists of boring jeans and generic blue and gray sweaters.
 
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Damaniel

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I have a couple pairs of New Balance like that. I don't wear them to make some kind of hipster fashion statement, though - they're just comfortable as fuck. (I work adjacent to Nike's corporate headquarters, and have access to their company store on a regular basis, but I'll still pay full price to buy New Balance shoes rather than subject my feet to Nikes that never, ever seem to fit right).
 
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Einbroch

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New Balance are so comfy. Obviously I don't wear them when going out for a nice evening or whatever, but to the mall, around town, on walks?

New Balance all the way.
 
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Espada

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Did they really need to call regular ole comfortable clothes... #normcore? It's not fashion, it's clothing doing what it's supposed to do. This is silly as hell.
 
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kick51

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boutdown said:
Normcore is a humorous fashion trend in which artists and others associated with the “hipster” subculture emulate Middle Americans by wearing ordinary clothing with dull or muted colors.

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patagonia fleeces + tevas are for hippies, not middle america

and they're hardly a "norm" price
 
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rudieboy77

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I have no clue what the point of these articles were. Typically I'll wear slim (not skinny) Lucky Brand, Abercrombie type jeans with a polo, Fred Perry, Ben Sherman etc.. and a pair of casual dress shoes Steve Madden, Oxford style Doc's etc... I guess this would be normcore?
 
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freenudemacusers

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rudieboy77 said:
I have no clue what the point of these articles were. Typically I'll wear slim (not skinny) Lucky Brand, Abercrombie type jeans with a polo, Fred Perry, Ben Sherman etc.. and a pair of casual dress shoes Steve Madden, Oxford style Doc's etc... I guess this would be normcore?
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none of what you listed is #normcore. i mean the fact you had to tell us the fit of your denim says it all really.
 
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rudieboy77

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freenudemacusers said:
none of what you listed is #normcore. i mean the fact you had to tell us the fit of your denim says it all really.
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Oh sorry, well like I said I didn't really understand the articles point.


EDIT: To be completely honest though everything I listed is my casual wear on the week ends and seem pretty normal to me.
 
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