The hipster subculture is composed of affluent or middle class youth who reside primarily in gentrifying neighborhoods.[1][2] It is broadly associated with indie and alternative music, a varied non-mainstream fashion sensibility, vintage and thrift store-bought clothing, generally progressive political views, organic and artisanal foods, and alternative lifestyles.[3][4][5][6] The subculture typically consists of white millennials living in urban areas.[7][8] It has been described as a "mutating, trans-Atlantic melting pot of styles, tastes and behavior