So, thanks to the magical books.com.tw, I got my issues of Kinfolk in today!
So basically, after 2 hours of flipping through the magazines from cover-to-cover, I came to this conclusion:
#1. The writers in this magazine surely have to be trolling, because I can’t even comprehend how someone can type a phrase like “Our tree, and the precious transient gift of its presence, changes our home” without bursting into hysterical laughter.
#2. Beautiful photographs. So, so, beautiful.
Basically, It’s porn.
Porn for wanna-be hipster girls.
…like me.
Kinfolk, you are a $24.00 piece of hipster porn, how shall I count the ways? (By the way, I did not pay 24 USD for my copies….)
One. Cute woodsy boys dressed in plaid and holding food.
Listen. I’m sure this is someone’s real boyfriend. In fact, he’s probably has a real Instagram and maybe even a Twitter and is friends with the lovely, super-tiny cute white couple that publishes this magazine.
But that’s not important. The real question is, will this ever be my boyfriend? Will I ever pick up my polaroid camera and snap of pic of my hunky sweetie dressed in plaid, fresh from chopping an entire core of wood; now thoughtfully helping me to set a freshly picked plate of organic salad on the table? Is this in any way related to my current life?
I think you already know the answer, and that, ladies, this is why I deem Kinfolk hipster porn.
Well, if I can’t have salad-setting wood chopping man, I’ll settle for cardigan-wearing coffee-brewing cutie who sits on the front stoop every morning to brew me a cuppa on a little…table.
good day, taipei 
The magazine seems to paint a lovely utopia and I’m loving the wanna be hipster style! Though I can’t seem to pull it off 100%. But I’m way excited to go shopping in Taiwan!
Haha isn’t it? As much as I make fun of it, I’ve read almost every issue & I’ll be posting more pictures of it, so keep on the look out! I’m also gonna write something about how the utopia they’re painting is very…idealistic & totally catered towards rich white people….BUT I get some great ideas from it; and I think that kind of lifestyle is achievable–with a unique Asian twist of course 😉
Yeah that’s totally true- we often do mock the lifestyle but we also think it’s pretty hip! At least I think so. I think it allows us to be free and fashionable at the same time, which I admire. And that’s a really good point! I can agree with that and I also think adding an Asian twist makes it even more unique. I feel like Taiwan is a great place to achieve that, especially with the huge group of hipster fashion available! Btw, this is pretty related to my research! I’ll tell you more info when we meet! 🙂 Can’t wait!