Ive just seen the same thing in every place Ive lived, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Kenya, UAE, Iraq, Italy, England, Germany, Ireland, India people are the same everywhere.
Why else would Abercrombie make army surplus looking clothes? Or Levi's sell off the shelf jeans with holes in them? Business, figuring out a clever way to separate people from their money is the lubrication of the economy. No hipster created the hipster thing. Some advertising exec did.
For that matter, how did Timbuk2 bags become so popular across the board? Not real practical if you don't actually ride a bike.