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Geek Chic

Sweet Revenges in Fashion

Written by: Carolyn B., Senior Editor – Posted: Thu Feb 22nd, 2007
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We're all familiar with the plight of the nerd as seen in every high school movie ever created. Nerdy dudes used to get beat up and stuffed in lockers by football players while awkward frumpy girls with glasses suffered endless emotional injuries inflicted by peppy blondes in high heels. These days, however, geek pride is stronger than ever and a number of fascinating sub-cultures have emerged as a result of formerly repressed dorkiness.

Modern fashion in particular is clearly reflecting the rise of dweebdom; From Britney Spears' classic school girl uniform and Weezer's Buddy Holly hotness to recent trends in dirty vintage threads and glasses.

Skinny guys with skinny jeans and greasy hair are topping the charts while girls in Welcome to the Dollhouse-y dresses and outrageous hairdos are strutting down the runways in New York.

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eeesh i loved this article! i am such a nerd, haha. i have always
loved my WoW games and RPGs :) represent!
nerds are so kool im personally am a book nerd and we nerds rule
the school
"Geek chic" is so hot right now...its the new Maiden chic/neon
colors...Jesse James started it in '82 after herpes wasn't cool
anymore...Tea party at my house...iced jasmin camomile infused
sweet rose dandilion essence made by our swell friends over at The
Arizona Brewing and rubber band Co. inocorperated...its good trust
no one on this...
geeks aren't that bad and most peopel think it is so bad to be a
geek but you need to stand up for yourself.
i love nerds. i love nerds. i love nerds.

i loved them before it was cool to love them.

every boyfriend i've ever had has been nerdy.

rock on nerdies, rock on.
I'm an art geek :)

I study art at uni, and very few people wear black, polo-necks or
otherwise. I hate wearing black, myself – so dull! Colour is where
it's at.
that was funny , she sure is a geek
she is a geek
I'm not actually insinuating that there is a literal nerd revenge
taking place. I am merely pointing out that fashion has changed to
incorporate traditionally nerdy elements and that a lot of
"outcasts" have found solace in that (ie:new niches and groups of
people)
Mostly this article is just for fun! We really do live in an age
of computers and nerdy games/activities. Being a nerd is not what
is once was...so maybe your definition is different ...but that
doesn't mean that my article is wrong--don't you think?

your comment is appriciated. thanks for reading
Just because traditionally nerdy clothing/activities have become
popular doesn't mean that nerds are taking over or that there is
some kind of geek revolution underway. Pop culture just happens to
be focusing in a slightly different direction. There are still
just as many outcast nerds as there ever were, rich kids are just
copying their clothes.
I love this article!!!! why is everyone at kiwibox so hot????
i forgot to prove the hippy part... ok well i am always (and i
mean always) wearing tie-dye... if i was on an airplane i'd be
hanging off the left wing... and... i created my own political
party (again with the geekiness) called the H.I.P.P.I.E.S. (Honest
Individuals Preparing People for the Inevitable End of Society) :)
i'm a geek which should not be confused with a nerd cause they are
two very different things...
i am a "hippy geek" a.k.a. a "heek"... to prove it, my favorite
movies of all time are The Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star
Trek... I own in LOTR Trivial Pursuit... seriously ;)
Im such a geek...
rivers cuomo.

sigh. i love him.

:x
Conor Oberst <3
That made my day. Gah :]
this article is 8 pages of literary freedom. thank you carolyn.
Nerds. Lol yeah I'm a total nerd n e way so I can say that. I have
the black "emo glasses" too. But I guess I don't dress very much
like one. I'm more of a nerd on the inside. I like school, but SHH
don't tell anyone. And I do my homework. Weird I know. P.s. the
last picture on pg 7=wow they're hot people. Yes I'm mostly
talking about the girl. I'm a lez get over it.
The Lisa Loeb Girl is fantastic. Its cute and fun.
well i cant read all that

but i can say

HEY!
im first!
kn me<3