Posts with tag NERD

We love this tie. We love how emo the model is. Wouldn't you be emo if you were ripped from your 8-bit world into this crazy, disorganized one? No fire flowers, no invincibility stars...from superhero to plumber in a financial crisis.

Ah, nerds. We They've come a long way since Revenge of the Nerds- the first one (not parts 2-14 where each consecutive sequel brought greater gains in the fight for nerd rights, but also a never-ending supply of stereotypes and frontal nudity). One need look no further than TV's own "Big Bang Theory" to see how nerds have been acclimated into society. Sociology, people.

NerdyShirts is an online shirt designer and retailer that was made by nerds for nerds, but that won't stop them selling stuff to the rest of you. After all, they are capitalists.

Now that he's getting older, Pharrell Williams no longer thinks his tattoos look good on him, and so he will be undergoing a revolutionary process to cover them up ... with his own skin. It's basically like a skin graft, the 35-year-old singer told Vogue, only "you're not taking skin from your ass or your legs. These guys actually grow the skin for you."

In a desperate attempt to get more Chuck Taylors on the feet of hipsters everywhere (not that they need that much help), Converse has turned to the world of music for guidance. Using the talents of Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, Pharrell Williams of NERD and The Neptunes, and Santogold, the company hopes to form a music collaboration so awesome that the sneakers will go flying off the shelves. But, you know, in a cool way.

They have also filmed a video, in which the sneakers will be featured prominently. Let's see if they can pull this off as a music video with sneakers and not a commercial with new music.

As someone who has already bought into the scruffy Chuck Taylor lifestyle, we don't need any additional convincing. However, as cool as this collaboration sounds, we can't help but wonder just how effective it will actually be. There must be some tween-y skateboarders who will go nuts for it.

Whit Honea is a slacker, a borderline degenerate, and a daydream believer. He's also our resident expert on casual chic. If it's comfortable, and not heinous, he's all over it. He's quite charming, really.

We've had geek shirts on here before, and we'll probably have them on here again. Let's face it, we blog for a living, of course we have a soft spot for the wonders of geek chic.

Geek Gear has more than a soft spot. They're all about all things geek. According to their website they are "dedicated to making computing fun with distinctive and unique gifts." We're guessing they find computing to be fun already, but we get the idea.

Gallery: Geek Gear

If you embrace your inner geek as I do (I also embrace my outer geek, such is the breadth of my flaming nerdiness), you'll, doubtless, drool all over your computer (as I did) when you spy these funny and fabulous computer key rings fashioned from salvaged keyboards by Azerty Objects.

Maybe this is something like wearing your tech dweebishness on your sleeve (err, hand, rather), but if loving overt displays of Dork Style is wrong, I have to confess to you people, I just plain don't wanna be right.

(Contact the artist directly via the link above to order.)

There comes a time when being a little bit of a nerd becomes a desirable thing. The specific time varies from person to person, but it's a fact that brains are going to get you farther in life than your high school free-throw record will. Embracing your inner nerd on the outside doesn't mean you have to make style sacrifices, though. Take a look at this Ruler Necklace, which makes good use of those standard rulers that were once heavily-relied upon by school kids everywhere. The pieces are strung on a 16" silver chain and priced at $68. Matching earrings are also available.

[via Popgadget]

Nerd chic has had its moments. Heavy-rimmed tortoise-shell glasses? Fine. The I-don't-iron-my -clothes crumpled look? Sure. The intentional cowlick? Maybe.

But nerd chic hits its outer limits when the neck lanyard is involved. An accoutrement for the Information Technology set, a lanyard allows you to actually remember your flashdrive when you finish working at your cubicle (rather than forgetting it and remembering it days later, as I do with my keys, phone, passport and other essentials that, when forgotten, result in total catastrophe).

But why is it that so many people insist on rocking the neck lanyard after-hours? How many times have I seen this on the Metro or at a happy hour? Is it that they've simply forgotten that it's around their necks? Or -- as I fear -- is a new, more potent strain of nerd chic preparing to strike?