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Geek Chic: 5 places to get excellent geek chic t-shirts

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As we covered last week, an ironic/kitsch t-shirt is an essential part of any geek chic ensemble. Although the line between "hipster" and "geek chic" is admittedly blurry (and for guys especially, there is tons of overlap), the best geek shirts are a little more specialized than your standard vintage logo tee. Think vintage computer software company logo tee.

Below are five of my favorite online shops to find geek chic shirts for both men and women (it is significantly harder to find great "geek chic" shirts for girls). Have a favorite geek chic t-shirt shop? Leave your suggestions in the comments!

The Stores:

Shirts for geeks

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While dining ocean side the other day, one of my favorite lovable geeks came and joined me and friends for lunch. Let me tell you something, he was looking like The Colest Geek on the Planet. He was sporting an awesome goatee, black sunglasses (which he kept on during the meal ... so cool), and a black tee shirt with the word "meh" printed in white across the chest, which Jonathon mentioned earlier this year.

For those of you who don't know or use the word "meh," boy are you missing out. "Meh" is like the modern equivalent to "whatever," without all the attitude. It doesn't mean "yes" and it doesn't mean "no." It means "Whatever, I don't care." Let's try it in a sentence ...

Person #1: What do you want for dinner, Chinese food?

Person #2: Meh.

Person #1: Okay, you aren't feeling Chinese. How about pizza?

Person #2: Yeah, pizza sounds good.

But it's not just the "meh" shirt. There are other hilariously "geeky" shirts to choose from: "I am blogging this" and "WTF?" I actually would like to own all three.

Animated t-shirt pays homage to retro video game

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Here's a good excuse for people to stare at your chest -- an animated t-shirt from Think Geek featuring old school, video game table tennis. Classic!

With all the hubbub over retro gaming recently, this throw-back will undoubtedly win you points with the hipster set. Plus, it only takes two AAA batteries (concealed in an inside pocket) to work, and you can remove the image screen for washing -- thus, it actually seems wearable.

From the makers: Don't get too impressed. This was originally supposed to be the "Animated Gears of War Shirt" but by the time we strapped a 360 to the back of the shirt and added a flatscreen to the front it just wasn't feasible. The test subjects kept falling over, no one liked the car battery power supply duct taped to their leg and don't even get us started on the price.

Ok, so maybe it's not quite what they intended, but it's only $25, it looks awesome, and the animated gamers never miss a shot. I'm not sure it could get any cooler.

[via Neatorama]

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