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Nerds and Fedoras
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Extra Sauce
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I bought a grey fedora but once on my head it became a black fedora with stripes. I demand a refund!
Leonard Cohen can pull off whatever Leonard Cohen wants because he's Leonard Cohen...
vitaminwateryum
corporate swill
Oh... my God. This is amazing.
That would be pretty cool if, you know, he was cosplaying Dr. Who.
The matching suit is an important part but I still think you need the right face type to really pull it off (look good, not just get a 'pass').
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
please be a troll please be a troll oh god
SilentProtagonist
Member
Hahahaha, I don't know why but I found that hilarious. Seems like it could be some running gag on Arrested Development.
Watch Da Birdie
I buy cakes for myself on my birthday it's not weird lots of people do it I bet
I AM THE MAN
It's quite obviously a troll.
distantmantra
Member
You also need well-groomed facial hair.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
i don't know man, it seems too real.
Dr_Boris_Goltz
Banned
The best part of this picture is the blanked out match percentage. It must have been embarrassingly high.
Reagan's BR
Banned
It is fine with a suit when matched accordingly. It should never ever be worn in the way that most kids where them today.
Also the people that wear these hats thinking they look like Don Draper should know hat etiquette. A man should remove his hat after walking into a building.
Also the people that wear these hats thinking they look like Don Draper should know hat etiquette. A man should remove his hat after walking into a building.
Something Wicked
Member
I just want to know when kaiser helmets will be "in" again.
this thread is full of ugly people but these two have to take the cake:
What about Fedora's on nerdy chicks?
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Could've been a fake account to specifically find these types.
Shalashaska
Member
Biggest difference is the people who look good wearing one have a suit, the people who don't are wearing shirts.
Trojita
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Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
Hating on any specific fashion trend is kind of pointless; fashion is arbitrary and most of the time, the hate is merely indulging in pettiness.
Ironically, Notch pulls off the Fedora thing better than most of the pictures posted in this thread.
The deeper truth is that just about any "fashion" or attempt at style, or refinement, tends to look bad on the modern pale white nerd not because it's the wrong style or accessory. Rather, the geeks themselves look bad because of bad posture, being unable to carry themselves with confidence and cool. Pasty, greasy faces from sitting indoors too much and/or never going anywhere near an ounce of exertion (and that doesn't just apply to chubby people. There's plenty of rail-thin people who look just as unhealthy.)
That in addition to typically poor hygiene and greasy hair.
Now the joke is, see this guy?
Screw your internet hate - this kid looks good. He's got a good complexion, here at least, and he has something resembling a personality rather than the hollow gaze of the shut-in, and he's got the face for the anachronistic outlandishness he's going for. Looks like he knows how to wash his face once a day, rather than once a month. This is a cool guy. And not just because of how he chooses to dress.
Ironically, Notch pulls off the Fedora thing better than most of the pictures posted in this thread.
The deeper truth is that just about any "fashion" or attempt at style, or refinement, tends to look bad on the modern pale white nerd not because it's the wrong style or accessory. Rather, the geeks themselves look bad because of bad posture, being unable to carry themselves with confidence and cool. Pasty, greasy faces from sitting indoors too much and/or never going anywhere near an ounce of exertion (and that doesn't just apply to chubby people. There's plenty of rail-thin people who look just as unhealthy.)
That in addition to typically poor hygiene and greasy hair.
Now the joke is, see this guy?
Screw your internet hate - this kid looks good. He's got a good complexion, here at least, and he has something resembling a personality rather than the hollow gaze of the shut-in, and he's got the face for the anachronistic outlandishness he's going for. Looks like he knows how to wash his face once a day, rather than once a month. This is a cool guy. And not just because of how he chooses to dress.
WyndhamPrice
Member
I believe that's a Shawn Elliott creation (or it might actually be his friend Rory, they are both legendary trolls).
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
It's all about the trucker caps
I'm with more of the GAF sentiment that they're a go-to "I'm trying hard to look classy!" thing of the socially awkward for sure (they're like what trench coats were in the mid-late 90s), but the quotes from the article in the OP implying they're a sign of someone who has an underlying old-fashion sensibility of gender roles is pretty laughable. Anecdotal yes but I've known a few people who wear them badly and they all tend to be either the more asexual type or faux-intellectual usually radical-male-feminist type waaaay on the other end of the spectrum from the laughable-lothario-wannabe nerds and "get back in the kitchen" types.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Kajima is fedora-bowtie guy CONFIRMED
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Hating on any specific fashion trend is kind of pointless; fashion is arbitrary and most of the time, the hate is merely indulging in pettiness.
Ironically, Notch pulls off the Fedora thing better than most of the pictures posted in this thread.
The deeper truth is that just about any "fashion" or attempt at style, or refinement, tends to look bad on the modern pale white nerd not because it's the wrong style or accessory. Rather, the geeks themselves look bad because of bad posture, being unable to carry themselves with confidence and cool. Pasty, greasy faces from sitting indoors too much and/or never going anywhere near an ounce of exertion (and that doesn't just apply to chubby people. There's plenty of rail-thin people who look just as unhealthy.)
That in addition to typically poor hygiene and greasy hair.
Now the joke is, see this guy?
Screw your internet hate - this kid looks good. He's got a good complexion, here at least, and he has something resembling a personality rather than the hollow gaze of the shut-in, and he's got the face for the anachronistic outlandishness he's going for. Looks like he knows how to wash his face once a day, rather than once a month. This is a cool guy. And not just because of how he chooses to dress.
I like how he's proud of his mustache.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I'd say it's testament to the sheer power of the fedora's awfulness that it makes the whole ensemble look a bit crap for this kid. If he lost it? Sure, he'd look fine. Wouldn't dress like that unless it was Halloween and I had a fake sonic screwdriver with me, but whatever. He just needs to abandon the fedora.
Apart from that, yeah, you're not wrong. Well, except about Notch, I really wish he'd lose the fedora too.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
Now the joke is, see this guy?
Screw your internet hate - this kid looks good. He's got a good complexion, here at least, and he has something resembling a personality rather than the hollow gaze of the shut-in, and he's got the face for the anachronistic outlandishness he's going for. Looks like he knows how to wash his face once a day, rather than once a month. This is a cool guy. And not just because of how he chooses to dress.
He would look better if he shaved the dirt-stache.
I take credit for starting the early 00s fishing hat trend. Back in high school I bought one and wore it to a track meet. Partly because well, it keeps the sun out of your eyes but mostly just to be a dumbass. The next track meet I saw a few people with them, and then it fucking exploded after that, exponential growth style.
Imo it is still a great hat to sport since it is a lot more casual.
That's a bit different. I started wearing those to work in the 90s because they're light, comfortable, and shield your eyes from the sun. It's function, not fashion.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Man, I hope neckties don't join Fedoras and Trenchcoats in that sort of current fate.
I like neckties.
Hm, we should have a Necktie thread.
I don't wear neckties too much, feels like I'm trying too hard :/
Featheredkitten
Banned
This is true, i grow a better mustache than that when i don't get waxed for a few weeks.
I'm an expert
Formerly worldrevolution. The only reason I am nice to anyone else is to avoid being banned.
I see nerds try and rock this shit way more to try and hide the fact they're nerds. Nothing funnier than seeing this dude in a bar or club.
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lunarworks
Member
Nah, they don't fall into the same category as the trenchcoat. That was either an "I'm actually a badass! Honest! Why don't you believe me?" or "Look everyone! I'm dark and mysterious! Like Fox Mulder!" fashion statement for the nerd crowd.
I see nerds try and rock this shit way more to try and hide the fact they're nerds. Nothing funnier than seeing this dude in a bar or club.
Fuck you. I look awesome in one.
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
guys is my ten gallon hat still cool?
guys?
guys?
Oh... my God. This is amazing.
I don't mind the jacket and bow tie, but the shirt doesn't seem to fit right, and the lighting is terrible, never mind the smirking, assholish expression and the hat, which, really, why are you wearing it indoors?
And this:
I hope this is just a gag. Because if not...ugh.
Neckties are safe because they are still common business-wear, not a forced-retro-fashion trend, and actively disliked by the socially awkward as a sign of their "conforming" peers. Once less than 1 in 50 people still wear ties with a suit and 10+ years pass and people start talking about "bringing ties back", then you can worry.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I figured that was a made-up expression and confirmation that picture is a gag, but I just don't know
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