Stealth Geek Chic

Geeks were amongst the easiest kids to identify in high school. Pair acne, glasses, abnormally high IQ’s and an affinity for track pants together and you get a socially lethal combination. Fortunately geeks grow up, become less dumpy and are able to actually blend into the population at large, mainly because they have the foreknowledge to not bring up random bits of Star Wars trivia on a first date. True geeks never forget their past however, as they still collect comic books, sci-fi action figures, or play computer games on overly expensive hardware in the privacy of their own home.

Discussing most of these past-times however still remains social suicide. This is why ‘Stealth Geek Chic’ is an important new fashion movement. Nothing screams ‘kick me in the nards’ like a limited edition “Doom II” T-shirt, but what if you could sneakily broadcast your geekiness to other geeks without fear of retribution? Upon the discovery of another geek, you could launch into an interestingly geeky conversation, or if the other person is a member of the opposite sex… you might find your true love. These following items form the basis of a haute couture for those in the know.

Item 1: Pimping your ride.

Making low end cars seem infinitely more desirable is a past time that absorbs many 18-29 year old males. The true nerd will enhance his wheels in more sneaky ways though, unfortunately, things like overclocking your engine computer do not stealthily broadcast geek chic. However this will:

Finally, a car emblem with the geek in mind; this is very subtle, and yet loudly extols to geekdom your religious dogmas. All hail the flying spaghetti monster!!!

Item 2: Stealth Geek Chic at night

Once only the collectible of the fabulously well to do, cufflinks in a variety of materials have become widely accessible thanks to the internet. Although it is possible to get extremely geeky cufflinks, you must fight the urge to go with the obvious (Boba Fett cufflinks in pewter) and instead zero in on the very obscure.

Dalek cufflinks. This is item that specifically adheres to the geek chick guidelines. To the layman, they are merely attractive silver cufflinks, but to another Whovian (Doctor Who fan… but you already new that), they are an icebreaker to start an extremely geeky conversation about the true origin of the Daleks, or whether the Doctor’s Tardis is any better than The Master’s Tardis.

There you have it. With a little careful planning and some wiley internet useage you can scrounge up items that scream cool, whisper geek and not get you kicked in the nards.

Cheers
Augustine.