Originally a fairly cool kid, who wore, did and listened to what they pleased. Dressed in anything that looked cool, from skinny jeans to loose jeans, to established branded polo shirts such as lyle and scott to newer fashions such as allsaints or any make that they personally like. Listened to older bands such as the smiths or more recent bands such as KOL or radiohead. Generally they didn't really care about other peoples opinions apart from their friends. However recently the definition has somewhat changed; Indie kids generally try too hard to be "indie" and try to be different, inadvertently becoming the same as other "indies". The new age indie generally waste a lot of time trying to launch hate campaigns emo's on facebook and the internet, bad-mouthing people who have different tatses and styles.
Examples of different attitudes to other people between new age and old age indies:
Indie kid 1: Oh, have you seen those people listening to top 40 and look at their clothes, they have no individuality!
Indie kid 2: I know, why can't everyone be so unique like us!
(Old school) indie kid 1: Hey, there actually seems to be one or two catchy songs with a beat coming out of the top 40 these days!
(Old school) indie kid 2: yeah, admitedly that kid has a fairly cool shirt too!
Indie kid 1: Oh, have you seen those people listening to top 40 and look at their clothes, they have no individuality!
Indie kid 2: I know, why can't everyone be so unique like us!
(Old school) indie kid 1: Hey, there actually seems to be one or two catchy songs with a beat coming out of the top 40 these days!
(Old school) indie kid 2: yeah, admitedly that kid has a fairly cool shirt too!
by bill789 November 10, 2010
This is my definition of an Indie Kid, it might not be yours, but in my opinion it fits us perfectly.
Indie Kids are practically hipsters, just not assholes.
You don't have to have hipster-ish characteristics to be an Indie Kid though, you can just be anyone who isnt a prep, or scene kid, or even hipster; Sort of like someone in the middle. I think thats one of the reasons why we are Indie (Independent) kids. Even though i am practically contradicting my previous sentence, practically anyone can be an indie kid, as long as they're cool. By cool i don't mean good looking or popular, i mean cool as in great personality, fun to be around, good friend, etc.
are original, dont conform, be fake , etc.
likes lots of music, not just indie,
even though we are called *Indie* Kids.
I wrote this so people would hear what an indie kid is from an indie kid's own perspective, and not from someone else who hates on us cause they're ignorant and get us mixed up with hipsters. I personally don't really label myself as an indie kid, but thats what people call me and thats who my friends are so, whatever. There could be more things i could put down to describe an indie kid besides these.
Indie Kids are practically hipsters, just not assholes.
You don't have to have hipster-ish characteristics to be an Indie Kid though, you can just be anyone who isnt a prep, or scene kid, or even hipster; Sort of like someone in the middle. I think thats one of the reasons why we are Indie (Independent) kids. Even though i am practically contradicting my previous sentence, practically anyone can be an indie kid, as long as they're cool. By cool i don't mean good looking or popular, i mean cool as in great personality, fun to be around, good friend, etc.
are original, dont conform, be fake , etc.
likes lots of music, not just indie,
even though we are called *Indie* Kids.
I wrote this so people would hear what an indie kid is from an indie kid's own perspective, and not from someone else who hates on us cause they're ignorant and get us mixed up with hipsters. I personally don't really label myself as an indie kid, but thats what people call me and thats who my friends are so, whatever. There could be more things i could put down to describe an indie kid besides these.
"Yeah dude, you're totally an indie kid, you are original and cool, which is all you really need to be to be one."
by tybdo October 11, 2011
Indie Kids are not the pretentious college twats that shop at Hollister and Topshop. They are people with a love for individually produced media that show an interest in art and other similar forms of expression. This is perhaps because it is avoiding the rat-race, hence the 'indi' part of the identity. Despite the new forming popular beliefs stemming from British high school and College students, they are not part of popular culture, rather, the name 'indie' or 'hipster' has been taken to embody a different meaning. An indie kid may be seen as precocious, due to the fact that they have an extensive vocabulary and do not follow the mainstream, but, this is in fact the indie kids greatest asset. I will not name a 'famous indie', due to the fact that, if they are non-existent and have been sucked into the belief that they are being individual, whilst wearing outfits practically made of money. This is why Alexa Chung or Taylor Swift will never be indie. Contrary to popular belief, indie kids are not actually kids, they are usually in their late teens to their 30s and usually care about environmental issues such as Fracking. They express themselves how they want and are an interesting group of people as they value individual thought and opinion. This is why many indie's take up photography and playing an instrument.
Alex: Hey, look at that girl with her topshop bag... she must be indie!!
Sophia: Indie kids are not conformist, you idiot :')
*points to a girl reading Aquinas' 'Summa Theologica'*
Sophia: She's indie.
Sophia: Indie kids are not conformist, you idiot :')
*points to a girl reading Aquinas' 'Summa Theologica'*
Sophia: She's indie.
by Darknessandpolaroids December 19, 2013
Indie Kids are probably the sickest (excuse the lingo, sickest = best looking) looking crowd of teenagers.
Indie may include:
1) Skinnie Jeans
2) Winkle Picker Shoes or fred perry shoes or topman pumps or converse
3) smart buttoned up shirts with no tie
- checkered shirts
- plain shirts
- short sleeved/long sleeved
4) cardigan, usually unbuttoned
5) V-Neck Jumper
6) tight leather jacket
7) denim jacket/shirt
8) fred perry polos or any polo buttoned up
9) smart coats
etc
Some people get indie mixed up with Emo or Scene, but there are is alot of difference.
There is alot of hate for indie kids from the metalhead world, probably jealousy due to popularity of most indie kids :)
Indie may include:
1) Skinnie Jeans
2) Winkle Picker Shoes or fred perry shoes or topman pumps or converse
3) smart buttoned up shirts with no tie
- checkered shirts
- plain shirts
- short sleeved/long sleeved
4) cardigan, usually unbuttoned
5) V-Neck Jumper
6) tight leather jacket
7) denim jacket/shirt
8) fred perry polos or any polo buttoned up
9) smart coats
etc
Some people get indie mixed up with Emo or Scene, but there are is alot of difference.
There is alot of hate for indie kids from the metalhead world, probably jealousy due to popularity of most indie kids :)
by Scrotmans February 8, 2009
Listen to unmanufactured smaller labelled music - the blatently obvious bit.
they like bands such as : the strokes franz ferdinand and the cribs ( for those who werent too sure)
Many indie kids will quite easily be mistaken for an emo or scene kid - this is due to scene and emo's being newer groups, which have taken many indie attributes eg- drainpipes, blazers, polkadots and beads
Unlike emos, indies are happy and dont over do the hair ( too much spray/gel)
unlike scene kids, indies dont act childish or obsessive
indie kids can often seem arrogant, though many are not, and are actually very friendly people.
indie kids like to find bands that others have not heard of yet, and can get easily annoyed when people rave about that band once it is in the public eye (eg - arctic monkeys)
indie kids are generally quite smart and do tend to be well kept (like to look quite good, but not overdone)
indie kids like to be a little different, but more importantly like to be themselves.
they like bands such as : the strokes franz ferdinand and the cribs ( for those who werent too sure)
Many indie kids will quite easily be mistaken for an emo or scene kid - this is due to scene and emo's being newer groups, which have taken many indie attributes eg- drainpipes, blazers, polkadots and beads
Unlike emos, indies are happy and dont over do the hair ( too much spray/gel)
unlike scene kids, indies dont act childish or obsessive
indie kids can often seem arrogant, though many are not, and are actually very friendly people.
indie kids like to find bands that others have not heard of yet, and can get easily annoyed when people rave about that band once it is in the public eye (eg - arctic monkeys)
indie kids are generally quite smart and do tend to be well kept (like to look quite good, but not overdone)
indie kids like to be a little different, but more importantly like to be themselves.
i suppose myself, an indie kid would wear: drain pipe or straight legged trousers, and a blazer. my hair is parted, but not over done or covers and eye like an emo. i wear white trashed converse
but this is purely because there my favourite shoes and are so comfy because theyve been worn so much :)
a good example of a scene kid, would be very the same, but there hair would be much over done and they may wear make up ( boy ) there myspace will be well overdone, like be set out completely different and would have a good 300 friends, none of which they know, but would be other scene looking kids.
an emo : would wear either looser or drainpipes jeans and probably black converse, generally any colour but white. black shirts, infact as much black as posible, hair would be parted and go over there eye, and hair may be spiked at back. will be depressed and can be quite arrogant and morbid.
but this is purely because there my favourite shoes and are so comfy because theyve been worn so much :)
a good example of a scene kid, would be very the same, but there hair would be much over done and they may wear make up ( boy ) there myspace will be well overdone, like be set out completely different and would have a good 300 friends, none of which they know, but would be other scene looking kids.
an emo : would wear either looser or drainpipes jeans and probably black converse, generally any colour but white. black shirts, infact as much black as posible, hair would be parted and go over there eye, and hair may be spiked at back. will be depressed and can be quite arrogant and morbid.
by shootums May 1, 2006
the cool kid who finds him/herself through non-mainstream music and untrendy clothing...i think i just made up a word...but anyway.
the indie kids listen to a lot of college stations, local bands, and usually have their friend's homemade music on their ipod...because most of their friends are musicians and they are cool like that.
the indie kids listen to a lot of college stations, local bands, and usually have their friend's homemade music on their ipod...because most of their friends are musicians and they are cool like that.
THE COOLEST INDIE KIDS:
velle and i were sittin there on the grass in the park listening to midlife and the stills before we started to jam, but while we were sorting through our second hand clothing finds we just bought.
and before we left the house, we trimmed eachother's bangs.
they're jagged and uneven now...whoops.
we're absolutely ill.
velle and i were sittin there on the grass in the park listening to midlife and the stills before we started to jam, but while we were sorting through our second hand clothing finds we just bought.
and before we left the house, we trimmed eachother's bangs.
they're jagged and uneven now...whoops.
we're absolutely ill.
by hey there mates, its marly. July 1, 2006
An indie kid is so individual that they spend their time alone in their "individual" room, Listening to all their "individual Music" Through Their large oversized "individual Headphones" whilst looking up their "individual" clothing websites, whilst brushing their individually styled hair, which they got cut at that really "original" hairdressers behind their local individual bookstore.
they're that individual (:
they're that individual (:
by Dynamite Napoleon May 8, 2008