Costume Designs

As we wanted our productions two leads to display the stereotypical geek attire, we decided to research into what it required and what the geek look often entailed.

Both 'Geeks' and 'Nerds' can be seperated into two  categories meaning:

Nerd: noun Slang .

1.

a stupid, irritating, ineffectual, or unattractive person.

2.

an intelligent but single-minded person obsessed with anonsocial hobby or pursuit: a computer nerd.

Geek: noun Slang .

1.

a computer expert or enthusiast (a term of pride as self-reference, but often considered offensive when used byoutsiders.)

2.

a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, especially one whois perceived to be overly intellectual.

Considering both of these terms we investigated images and popular characters who resembled this popular stereotype. The indie film 'Napoleon Dynamite' by director Jared Hess displays its protagonist as a typical socially awkward geek, along with his brother Kip, whom also has 'nerdy' tendencies. The costumes from this inspired our own designs.

Other examples of geeky attire also include:

The most common accessories include: 

Glasses

Braces

Combed Hair

Buttoned up shirts

High waisted trousers

Stationary

White Socks