As a result, Boomers shifted their orientation from “we” to “me” and they became motivated by money, perks and prestige. The 80s saw Boomers transition from hippies to yuppies. Now they prioritized their work life, moving up the corporate ladder and reaping the rewards from their workaholic lifestyle.
Yuppie is short for “young urban professional” or “young upwardly mobile professional.” These individuals were typically of the American baby boomer generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) and worked high-paying jobs in cities.
A millennial is a member of a particular generational cohort, basically the group now between the mid-teens and mid-30s. Modern hipsters/yuppies are probably also millenials, but plenty of millenials are neither.
The term yuppie originated in the 1980s and is used to refer to young urban professionals who are successful in business and considerably affluent. Some credit writer Joseph Epstein with using the term while others point to journalist Dan Rottenberg's Chicago magazine article.
Coined in the 1980s, the term yuppie was used as a derogatory title for young business people who were considered arrogant, undeservedly wealthy, and obnoxious. Yuppies were often associated with wearing high fashion clothing, driving BMWs, and gloating about their successes.
By the mid-1970s the movement had waned, and by the 1980s hippies had given way to a new generation of young people who were intent on making careers for themselves in business and who came to be known as yuppies (young urban professionals).
In the authors' view, Preppieness is for young kids from old money, whereas Yuppieness “crosses ethnic, sexual, geographic – even class – boundaries, although it's hard to see how that last part is possible, given how much it costs to be a Yuppie.
Yuppie traits reflected a tendency to be goal-oriented, hard-working, and punctual, whereas hippie traits involved a “live for the moment” philosophy with few concerns for the future or regrets about the past.
The elder tier of millennials, those born between 1980 and 1985, fall into the micro-generation category of geriatric millennials, a turn-of-phrase that has left people reeling on Twitter.
Avery Hartmans, writing for Business Insider USA (based on a PYMNTS report) defines Zillennials as anyone born between 1990 and 2000. Ketchum Inc. defines GenZennials as those born from 1992 to 2000. Sociologist & BU professor Deborah Carr defines Zillennials as those born "roughly" between 1992 and 2002.
Like Boomers, Millennials are a huge generation that we sometimes split into two subgroups: Early Millennials (born 1980-1987) and Recessionists (born 1988-1995). The fairly obvious element that divides these two groups is life stage.
Yuppie, short for "young urban professional" or "young upwardly-mobile professional", is a term coined in the early 1980s for a young professional person working in a city.
The term hipster in its present usage first appeared in the 1990s and became widely used in the late 2000s and early 2010s, being derived from the earlier hipster movements of the 1940s.
Gen Z: Gen Z is the newest generation, born between 1997 and 2012. They are currently between 9 and 24 years old (nearly 68 million in the U.S.)
noun. informal, sometimes offensive any of a number of debilitating long-lasting viral disorders associated with stress, such as chronic fatigue syndrome, whose symptoms include muscle weakness, chronic tiredness, and depression.
In the mid-1980's, people started using the derogatory term yuppie to talk about a particular group of middle-class, well-educated workers. Yuppies are distinguished by their disposable income and the things on which they choose to spend it, like clothes, food, and cars.
People who live in a particular way. a rolling stone. beatnik. bohemian.
Based on what's being shared, Gen Z is redefining the preppy look as less “New England country club” and more “relaxed and beachy Southern charm.” The outfits are colorful, the patterns and prints are bold and the dresses are frilly.
Star Fashion
The image of Yuppie on the 1980's street. They looked professional and wealthy in their outfits. Signature look: men wearing suit, holding expensive briefcase, with squash racquet and and burberry trench coat and scarf, women wearing suit, walkman, sneakers and holding gourmet shopping bag.
While the Preppy fashion style has roots in the "Ivy" style of dress, and is named from Ivy League universities. The style originated around 1912 and had become widespread by the late 1950s.
A hippie, also spelled hippy, especially in British English, is someone associated with the counterculture of the 1960s, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mid-1960s and spread to different countries around the world.
After the Vietnam War ended in the mid-1970s, the counterculture movement died down. However, the media continued to idolize the hippie scene. Even today, the hippie movement is often missed by those who desire to live in a more “free” society. However, not everything was as joyous as it seemed.
The Modern Day Hippies
Nowadays, they are called bohemians or naturalists. You can read more about living a bohemian lifestyle or what it means to be a modern day hippie in these articles. Learn more about the movement in the trends and lifestyle sections here.