The New Detroit Cool....Moustaches

**detroiter79** · August-12-11, 09:21 PM

Nathan Skid's recent blog about Astro Coffee in Crain's Table Talk blog had me laughing out loud.

As I waited for Hughes, the 30-old owner, to wrap up a video interview, hordes of mustached twenty-somethings were filing in the coffee shop.

It seems Detroit hipsters are becoming an increasingly homogenized breed.

Most were clad in flannel with either cut off jean shorts or rolled up skinny jeans with dress shoes. Those not wearing thick plastic-framed glasses had Wayfarer sunglasses hanging from their dingy v-necks; a must if you want to be part of that scene.

"The bigger the mustache the better I guess," a patron sitting at the coffee bar joked. "It takes a lot of effort to be that cool."

This whole "hipster" fetish that has taken Detroit by storm the last couple of years is flat out laughable, but congrats to the owners of Astro, it's great coffee, and whatever the next fad will be, its followers will most definitely drink coffee... that's one thing you can be sure of.

**Goose** · August-12-11, 09:33 PM

starting to grow mine today... need to fit in down there....

**gnome** · August-12-11, 10:16 PM

I've been told my mustache could camouflage an entire family of eastern Europeans. Better get some of that Astro coffee, ya know, just to fit in.

**luckycar** · August-13-11, 05:45 AM

I've had my 'stache since '73!Damm posers.

9mile&seneca · August-13-11, 06:11 AM

Originally Posted by luckycar

I've had my 'stache since '73!Damm posers.

The seventies porn star look is back. For some of us, it never left. I too have been sporting the Dabney Coleman look for decades.

**Pam** · August-13-11, 08:10 AM

Hot or not? I vote not.

**Roq** · August-13-11, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by Pam

Hot or not? I vote not.

I gotta go with Hot on this one Pam.

**KOMPOST** · August-13-11, 08:17 AM

As I waited for Hughes, the 30-old owner, to wrap up a video interview, hordes of ________ twenty-somethings were filing in the coffee shop.

It seems Detroit ______ are becoming an increasingly homogenized breed.

Most were clad in _____ with either ________ or _______ with ________. Those not wearing _________ had _______ hanging from their _______; a must if you want to be part of that scene.

"The bigger the ______ the better I guess," a patron sitting at the coffee bar joked. "It takes a lot of effort to be that cool."

Beatniks? Hepcats?

**Pam** · August-13-11, 08:21 AM

Originally Posted by Roq

I gotta go with Hot on this one Pam.

Have you had your eyes checked lately?

**Roq** · August-13-11, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Pam

Have you had your eyes checked lately?

Hehe, yes, yes I have and they see that men with 'staches are hawt. Now if a chick has one, that's a whole other story.

**Alley** · August-13-11, 11:21 AM

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who knows what kind of moustaches we'd be exposed to if there wasn't a "no shirt, no shoes, no dice" policy most places.

**Lowell** · August-13-11, 01:40 PM

Originally Posted by KOMPOST

As I waited for Hughes, the 30-old owner, to wrap up a video interview, hordes of ________ twenty-somethings were filing in the coffee shop.

It seems Detroit ______ are becoming an increasingly homogenized breed.

Most were clad in _____ with either ________ or _______ with ________. Those not wearing _________ had _______ hanging from their _______; a must if you want to be part of that scene.

"The bigger the ______ the better I guess," a patron sitting at the coffee bar joked. "It takes a lot of effort to be that cool."

Beatniks? Hepcats?

Too funny. My thoughts too. Welcome to the D hipsters or whatever-sters. Settle down, spend your money, help rebuild our metro.

**Ray1936** · August-13-11, 01:49 PM

Off and on over the last fifty years, I've stopped shaving with the intent of trying a moustache/beard. About the fourth day in to it, I seem to itch so much that the razor comes out again. I've never gotten past that fourth day.

Or am I just a candy-ass?

**mikefmich** · August-13-11, 02:13 PM

With the exception of three specific days, I've had one since 20 Mar 1970. Does this mean I've been hipster for 41 yrs? :P

**rjk** · August-13-11, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Off and on over the last fifty years, I've stopped shaving with the intent of trying a moustache/beard. About the fourth day in to it, I seem to itch so much that the razor comes out again. I've never gotten past that fourth day.

Or am I just a candy-ass?

I would bet you that well over 90% of men with a moustache have had it since they were in high school. At least it seems that way to me. You don't see many people who grow one for the first time in their 30's or 40's and keep it for very long. I've tried to grow one a few times and I don't think I got past a week either.

**English** · August-13-11, 04:15 PM

What are girl hipsters to do? We can't grow mustaches!

9mile&seneca · August-13-11, 04:32 PM

**Gannon** · August-13-11, 04:40 PM

Alley,

I am at a loss for words. Don't know to laugh or cry. That took a TON of work...

Ray!

We might call you a few things, but candy-ass wouldn't EVER be one of them!

I've successfully been able to get past that first week a few times...but lately it was for beards in wintertime, mostly out of sheer laziness. I still HAVE those pictures from the 80s when I only had a moustache. Some can carry 'em off, some can't.

Oddly, I get positive responses from a few whenever I go a week without shaving...some just like that scruffy look.

I don't care what anyone else looks like...and hopefully they don't judge me. Heck, one of the best things about the hipster culture, other than the fact that they'll ALL deny being one, is that they seem open to how anyone shows up. Bonus points if it took some effort, like serious dredging through second-hand stores and such...but that means they have more money to spend on coffee in the morning and Pabst Blue Ribbon at night.

Cheers,
John

**detroiter79** · August-13-11, 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by English

What are girl hipsters to do? We can't grow mustaches!

**detroiter79** · August-13-11, 09:45 PM

**Supersport** · August-14-11, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by English

What are girl hipsters to do? We can't grow mustaches!

That's not always true, I've seen some female staches that put some guys to shame. Not sure if they fall under the "hipster" tag though. I think hipster girls don't shave their legs...or is that hippie girls?

**Detroitej72** · August-14-11, 09:00 PM

Why all the hatred for hipsters?

**Ray1936** · August-14-11, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by Gannon

Oddly, I get positive responses from a few whenever I go a week without shaving...some just like that scruffy look.

I dunno, John. Whenever I see someone with that scruffy look, all I see is Yasser Arafat. Dang, he was an ugly little man in looks. No offense meant to the Palestinians.

**detroiter79** · August-14-11, 11:31 PM

Why all the hatred for hipsters?

I wouldn't call it hatred, but I do find it rather humorous [[and somewhat odd).

Under the guise of “irony,” hipsterism fetishizes the authentic and regurgitates it with a winking in-authenticity. You've got kids [[and adults) so hungry to appear "ironic" that they're feeding on what they consider "uncool" - turning what they think is white trash into something chic - by borrowing from various subcultures [[cowboys, lumberjacks, pirates, porn stars, etc.) in an attempt to stand out.

Skid's observation of the homogeneous nature of this trend is what has me giggling... that and the visual of a line of guys with 70's porn star 'staches waiting to buy a cup of coffee. It's just too funny.

**Detroitkid** · August-15-11, 08:39 AM

There are a few key indicators of successful cities. Runners for example prove that the streets are safe. Vibrant restaurants indicate a healthy economy. Food trucks bring vibrancy to the streets.... and of course mustached hipsters show that the cool kids give the city their stamp of approval.