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GEEK CHIC [1 record]

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Record 1 2021-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fashion and Styles (Clothing)
  • Sociology of Recreation
DEF

A fashionable style of dressing that uses clothes, glasses, etc. usually thought to be boring or not fashionable.

CONT

Geek chic should be about making geekdom cool and not a style conscious effort the fashion world has seized upon to set the next wave of ever changing trends.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mode
  • Sociologie des loisirs
CONT

Il y a quelques années, la culture geek s'est étendue vers la mode. On parle aujourd'hui de mode geek, comme on parlait de punk et de gothique il y a une décennie.

Spanish

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