In case you missed it, the Sartorial Geek and WORD bookstore have teamed up to bring you monthly happy hour meetups where you can let your geek flag fly. Once a month, you can join us IRL at WORD’s Brooklyn location for drinks, games, and the best way to connect with other proud geeks in our community. July’s event was to celebrate reading in all forms, be it comics, zines, or novels. And, of course: our very own book club.
I’m only halfway through Motor Crush Vol. 1, but I can safely say that I don’t think I’ve ever crushed on a comic book character harder than I’m crushing on Domino Swift. (No pun intended, believe it or not.)
Motor Crush reads like a Tokyo Drift-style adventure with more badass ladies and gorgeous colors. I suppose I was in luck the moment I picked it up because those are all of my favorite things. Action! Drama! Rivalries! Drugs… for motorcycles! Queer!! Characters!!!
Needless to say, I’m already obsessed.
If you’re new here, then perhaps you haven’t heard of Jordandené’s Shirt of the Month yet. Each month, they release a limited edition design available only for that month in their ultra-soft tees, tanks, and scoop necks. This month’s shirt is a tribute to none other than everyone’s favorite fashion designer, Edna Mode.
June was an amazingly busy month in the world of geek fashion, so let’s just get right into it. Here are some of my favorites:
Who doesn’t get a rush of nostalgic joy overcome them whenever they see an old-school friendship bracelet? Not only do they remind us of the camp days we’d stack them on our arms, but they’ve also made a comeback as a go-to summer accessory in the past few years. (i.e.: Dior Resort ’18. Friendship bracelets can be as chic as they are fun!) Miriam Salzman, the artisan behind the Etsy shop Summer of String, is bringing that nostalgia with an adorably geeky twist.
Summer of String may have just celebrated its 5th anniversary this month, but Miriam made friendship bracelets long before then. She started at just eight years old. As she got older and moved onto college, she missed the tradition of making bracelets at summer camps and decided it was something she wanted to continue doing. Two weeks after her college graduation, Summer of String was born.
Ramona Flowers just may have been the first comic book character that just “got me”. Guarded? Check. Uses sarcasm and humor as a defense mechanism? Check. Scared of committing to things as small as hair colors? Check, check, and check. She really spoke to my angsty teenage self and continues to speak to my angsty adult self.
I thought she was the coolest damn thing I’ve ever seen, and I still do. Nobody does “cool girl” better than Ramona Flowers. Nobody. Here’s how she dresses the part.
Sometimes, I feel like I mention Loungefly mini backpacks too often in my posts.
Then I remember how much I love them and how they’re the greatest thing ever and realize I’m probably not talking about them enough.
Morticia Addams just might be the most underrated female character of all time. She’s also one I hold near and dear to my heart. A loving mother, half of what is arguably the most wonderful partnership, always full of strange, wacky wisdom… what more could I have asked for in a fictional parent?
Morticia has held the style icon title for decades now, and rightfully so. Though she’s worn many faces over the years, from actress to actress, her sultry, vampy, goth-glam has stayed the same. While that aesthetic necessarily may not be for everyone (but seriously, guys: don’t knock it till you try it), I think everyone could take a page out of Morticia’s styling book every once in awhile.
I’ll admit it: I’m a bit of a hoarder when it comes to beauty products. My routines change frequently and I’m always looking for colorful new additions to my makeup collection. It certainly doesn’t help that I’m an impulse buyer and insist on having the newest thing as soon as it comes out.
But as products come and go, get tossed away and traded off, there are some that have earned a permanent place in my seemingly bottomless makeup bag. Here are my top 5 geeky beauty essentials!
I think I’m finally answering the question that’s been dwelling on me since I started this segment: Can a character that stays in one outfit for the duration of their screen time be granted “style icon” status? Well, I’ve decided hey can when they look regal as all hell. That’s where The Grandmaster comes in.