Ha! I remember when I came to UCL in '99 wondering why a good third or so of the girls living in the same halls as me appeared to be Plymouth Brethren. Turned out headscarves (not in a Muslim way, more head-hankies) were the thing that term. I'd come from a pretty untrendy provincial place and was thus totally mystified.I know there are still people around who look like this, but they're probably just UCL students.
I think double-monks are kinda done-to-death now, which I guess makes me more hipster-than-hipster. Despite being a Scot, I prefer Donegal to Harris TweedsA lot of the older guys have graduated to what you might dub #menswear. Fifty quid haircuts, double monks and tweed blazers. This is fine by me, tbh. Lawrence Schlossman is the archetypal scenester here. His "Fuck Yeah Menswear" book is essential reading, imo.
Am I alone in not having the foggiest what "double-monks" are? It sounds like a made-up gay sex act on urbandictionary.com.