I'm not sure how well the first part of "Man Style: Ode to Nerdy Men" went over with you readers, but that's not going to stop me from posting a second one. And maybe, even a third. Why? Because I love nerds and their style.
Photo: Discovery/Science Channel
I studied film in college and even made my own 8mm black and white film. What is great about being a freelance stylist is that I can combine both fashion and film. Naturally, when I first saw the show "Science of the Movies" it became one of my favorite shows.
I find myself strangely attracted to the host of the show-- named Nar? His skin is pasty, he talks about achieving "nerdvana" and I want to take buzz clippers to his over-grown hipster hair cut. Yet, his uncontainable excitement for all things dorky kinda makes me want to take him on a date. (But I am in a relationship with my own nerd with a penchant for Battlestar Gallactica and the History Channel-- so that wont be happening, Jack)
In one episode of "Science of the Movies", he freaked out while in an MRI machine due to claustrophobia. In another, he is so giddy after crowning a scale model of with the robot head of Bumble Bee the Transformer, you can't help but want to hug him.
Nar has his own blog where he writes about sci-fi and technology. He also hosts, produces, and co-writes the show "Heads Up! with Nar Williams" on CraveOnline. How deliciously dork!
He really tries hard dress hip. Perhaps to offset his sheer geek-a-tude? But it works for me. That's why Nar Williams made Fashion Funhouse Emporium's list of "Ode to Nerdy Men".
Wi-Fi tee (actually detects wi-fi signals!) and knit blazer
Relaxed fit jeans and hi-top sneakers
The Guys of Comedy Central's Fake News Shows
I have to exclude Jon Stewart from this list. He has too much suave and was once a VJ for MTV. But Cambridge University graduate and "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver, with his crooked teeth and strangely greasy hair is more knowledgeable about America's current news events than Americans.
During an interview with the Gothamist, speaking on how his perception of America changed upon moving here, John Oliver said " It’s been interesting being on the inside looking out. I don’t think the rest of the world appreciates just how divided this country is. America is presented to us foreigners very much as a united front, which clearly couldn’t be further from the truth. And this is where the current worrying trend of anti-Americanism is fostered – it is too easy to forget that not only do many people here have to live with a president whom they didn’t elect, but they also have to live with the people who did. That this country has not once more erupted into civil war shows admirable restraint. It does seem a shame that some of the most wonderful things this nation was built on – free speech, a questioning of authority, and non conformity have somehow been twisted into being labeled ‘Un-American’.
I give honorable mention to Stephen Colbert. He's older, married and his classic anchorman hair is hard to get past, but when he laughs at his own jokes, it melts my heart.
Button Down-Oxford, Skinny Suit and Sneakers
