I'd forgotten all about Daria until MTV started re-runs recently. Watching it again, it struck me just how much of an icon she is for geeks. Intelligent and witty, she's a cynical outsider to the suburban high school life portrayed in the show. She was everything I wanted to be (but wasn't) when I … [Read more...]
Sheldon Tees: Dress like Dr Sheldon Cooper
I'm going to go out on a limb and state that I have yet to find a self-confessed dork who doesn't love The Big Bang Theory. The geek-culture references peppered through the show have been meticulously researched, right down to the clothes the characters wear. Although Dr Sheldon Cooper PhD … [Read more...]
Dork Fashion Icon: Leslie Winkle (The Big Bang Theory)
She might not be the most obvious fashion icon, but Leslie Winkle is sort of my hero. She's super intelligent, with a brilliant sense of humour and invariably gets one over the boys in the show. Despite being a nerdy scientist, she also gets her fair share of bedroom action. A sexually … [Read more...]
Super Mario Converse Sneakers
I'm not really a converse fan. Eternal emo Avril Lavinge ruined them for me (and continues to do so). But these Limited Edition Super Mario Converse might just win me back over to the brand. The shoes have been created as a continued celebration of 25 years of the hairy plumber. If you fold … [Read more...]
Five things we love this week
The internet has been really rather wonderful this week. Here are five things we've spotted that you'll love. Marvel Super-hoodies As a general rule, I'm not the biggest fan of hoodies. But I'll make an exception for these Marvel Superhero hoodies. The two Spider-man designs and the Captain … [Read more...]
Dork Fashion Icons: Velma Dinkley
We all know that 'geek chic' is terribly fashionable right now, what with the world and his wife sporting oversized glasses and deliberately terrible haircuts. But what about the real geek fashion icons; the ones who are cool because they are so nerdy, and not in an uber fashionable way? Well, my … [Read more...]
Geek Chic Cosmetics
Sometimes it's tough being a girl geek in a market seemingly geared towards men, so it's fantastic to see a cosmetics company aiming to challenge that preconception with their range of cosmetics inspired by all things dorky. Geek Chic Cosmetics are a small independent US company (who ship … [Read more...]
Snap happy camera necklaces
I wouldn't be a Dork if I didn't covet some geek inspired jewellery. Jewellery doesn't get any more geeky then this Snappy Happy Pink Camera Necklace (£10) on the right from Love, Hearts and Crosses. The necklace comes in an alternative blue variety and hangs on a black suede necklace, much like … [Read more...]
Pac-Man Jewellery from Folksy
As you can probably tell from this post, I'm a big fan of the 80s. My weakness for all things retro and geeky doesn't just stop at kids clothing, and after writing that piece I had a little wander onto Folksy to see what I could find. Turns out, there are quite a few jewellery designers who share … [Read more...]
Retro games clothes for kids
Ok, so the 80's bought us a lot of bad things. Bubble perms, shellsuits and Banarama to name a few. One thing they did get right, though, is Pac-Man. Incredibly addictive, I used to play this game for hours when I was a kid, along with Chuckie Egg (anyone remember that?) So, I squealed a … [Read more...]
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