Anyone who knows Indie, knows what the style involve. T-shirts and jeans comprise most of the style. Some would assume there is no fashion involved when it comes to a T-shirt and pair of jean, but I’m here to tell you otherwise. Even the guy at the call center outsourcing knows that he can get stylish with just picking the right pair of jeans and tee.

The Indie lifestyle is a fashion itself. There are so many unique aspects of the style to consider. This is the one style which allows you to wear old clothes as a fashion. Not to say that looking like a bum will get you noticed or having others ranting and raving about how cool you look. This can be a misunderstood attire, then again, there’s no need to dress to impress!

No, this is the style of fashion, which allows the individual to create. It is the kind of style that always has options and never does it lack any of those at anytime. As long as the individual has some kind of creativity, they are sure to be fine when it comes to promoting an indie lifestyle while staying fashionable. There’s no need to compromise at all when you decide to go indie.

When you live the indie lifestyle, not only does in incorporate fashion, but it is a way of life. As mentioned before, the style you wear defines the person you are and the way you think of yourself as well. This is the reason why you don’t want to go overboard with the ragged look, since if done to the extreme you could leaving yourself looking as you care less about the way you look.

The Indie culture incorporates facets which dictate that followers (or leaders) are apart from the mainstream. They are unique in the way they dress, their beliefs, the music they listen to, the movies they see and appreciate. And much like other alternative followings including emo, rock and punk Indie practitioners are totally separate from most commercial institutions.

Dressing with cool in terms of Indie, is not that difficult. Get rid of brand names and drag out the old stuff from your closet, your mothers’ closet, your fathers’ closet and pay a visit to your nearest thrift shop. Anything hand-made works as does “old and battered” the older and more battered the better, but don’t be purposefully bleaching or battering as this is cheating. In fact any item of indie clothing you have kept from years ago, thinking it might be useful one day will be cool.

I first heard about the monkey jacket when talking to a friend who is a Rochester personal injury lawyer. The monkey jacket is a must-have Indie fashion item (although true Indie is not really supposed to be indicative of fashion). This type of jacket is much like the Beatles wore in the 60′sit is a mimic of a military frock coat, which fastens across the front with frogs. This item of clothing was worn by the mods in the 60′s when the two big fashion and lifestyle scenes were the mods and the rockers.

Whether they are Indie or not, I have seen many artists wearing monkey jackets, not least of which the late Michel Jackson and more recently Britney Spiers, I don’t believe any real Indie person would be caught dead imitating their style, let alone listening to their music. Nevertheless this item of clothing is indispensable to both the Indie and mod dresser.

I have great admiration for indie designers. I admire their bold creativity and approach towards a piece of design. Whether it’s designing indie clothing or indie accessories, there is always a touch of individuality in an indie design. Therefore if you want something different, something unique, something cool or artistic, check out our indie fashion store. Personally, I’ve just ordered a couple of tote bags for my girl friends and one of them is already planning to take the bag to her Outer Banks vacation!

You would be happy to know that many of the indie clothing, bags and accessories are affordable and they aren’t mass produced. Therefore you don’t have to worry about your neighbour carrying the tote bag as you! Start shopping for summer now – go indie!

After much search in the web, I have picked out a few indie designer and lifestyle merchants with nice designs and cool products. For now, you will find many indie dresses from ModCloth and I’ll be adding the jewelry and gift items in the next few days. I have also included organic clothing, green clothing, hemp clothing and eco friendly products in the store and most of them are designed and produced by indie designers and artists.

Indie artists should be supporters of eco friendly products and we should play our part to protect Mother Earth. I am impressed by many indie jewelry designers who tap on their creative potential and use recycled materials for their jewelry pieces. This is an innovative way to promote eco friendliness and a responsible way to display creativity.

In fact, we try to support independent companies these days even when it comes to making decisions on auto insurance quotes, we prefer to work with family run firms instead of conglomerates. There are many indie companies that need our support in the offline and online world.

So please stop by our Indie Fashion Store where indie lifestyle begins online. If you have any questions or feedback, please feel free to drop us a comment.