GEEK CHIC : STAR OF `BRADY SEQUEL' LEADS THE FASHION REVENGE OF THE NERDS.Byline: Story by Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. Photos by John McCoy John McCoy may refer to:
Suddenly, it's hip to be square. After all the years nerds (otherwise known as preppies and geeks) have endured jokes about plastic pocket protectors, thick glasses and high-water pants, they've gotten the ultimate revenge Ultimate Revenge is a reality TV program about fulfilling the fantasy of anyone who wants to seek revenge on their nearest and dearest. It was hosted by Ryan Seacrest. It was shown on The New TNN from 2001 to 2003. . These fashion rejects have become fashion icons ... sooooo freakin' cool that designers have coined a name for their no-style style: Geek Chic. The elements of style for membership in dorkdom? For his new Versus line, Gianni Versace Noun 1. Gianni Versace - Italian fashion designer (1946-1997) Versace picked striped nylon mesh shirts and nonmatching plaid pants as the look of the moment, as well as super-trim, flat-front pants with an omigod-it's-white belt and short-sleeve, big-collared sweaters with pencil pockets. This summer Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren (born Ralph Lifschitz on October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer and business executive. Life Ralph J. Lauren was born in the New York City borough of The Bronx to Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants Fraydl (Kotlar) and Frank Lifshitz, a house brought back Hawaiian shirts teamed with loud plaid golf shorts to be worn with midcalf-length socks and sandals and those tacky little webbed belts, while Tommy Hilfiger Thomas Jacob Hilfiger (born March 24, 1951 in Elmira, New York) is a world-famous American fashion designer and creator of the eponymous "Tommy Hilfiger" and "Tommy" brands. Biography Hilfiger was born March 24, 1951 and raised in Elmira, New York. resurrected the blue-and-white pinstripe pin·stripe also pin stripe n. 1. A very thin stripe, especially on a fabric. 2. a. A fabric with very thin stripes, often used for suits. b. A suit made of such fabric. Often used in the plural. seersucker seer·suck·er n. A light thin fabric, generally cotton or rayon, with a crinkled surface and a usually striped pattern. [Hindi s suit (but this time you camp it up with white patent loafers “Penny loafer” redirects here. For the collegiate a cappella group, see Penny Loafers. Loafers or penny loafers are low, leather step-in shoes usually with moccasin construction, with broad flat heels. They first appeared in the mid 1930s. sans socks and a lime green T). And check out his colorful new golf hats, the geekier alternative to baseball caps. Calvin Klein Noun 1. Calvin Klein - United States fashion designer noted for understated fashions (born in 1942) Calvin Richard Klein, Klein , the king of minimalist design, had no trouble getting geeky, either. For both this fall and next spring, he has skinny, shrunken shrunk·en v. A past participle of shrink. shrunken Verb a past participle of shrink Adjective reduced in size Adj. 1. sweaters, ultra-slim suits and brown short-sleeve dress shirts tucked into dumb-but-cool-looking iridescent ir·i·des·cent adj. 1. Producing a display of lustrous, rainbowlike colors: an iridescent oil slick; iridescent plumage. 2. high-water pants (yep, you can see your socks) with a tab-waist (remember those old Sansabelt pants?). Their inspiration? You don't need to be a rocket scientist Rocket Scientist In the world of finance, these are people with science and math degrees who work in the finance field building highly advanced quantitative finance models. These models help banking, insurance and investment firms to price financial instruments. (or have a slide rule) to see the correlation between sitcom reruns and today's fashion. Even more trend-setting are movies based on TV shows, like Paramount's ``A Very Brady Sequel,'' which opens citywide Aug. 23. The second campy film to be based on the ``Brady Bunch'' sitcom of the '70s, this one will star Tim Matheson Tim Matheson (born Timothy Lewis Matthieson on December 31, 1947) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of the smooth talking, sex-obsessed Otter in the 1978 comedy Animal House as Carol's long-lost, polyester-clad husband. For Matheson, the movie was a fashionable stroll down memory lane. ``First, let me make it clear, I only wore the toga for my role in (1978) `National Lampoon's Animal House This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. .' It's not exactly a flattering garment,'' laughed Matheson, a buffed boomer who grew up in Sherman Oaks and Burbank, and now lives with his wife and three boomlets in Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. . Admitting he was more of a hippie than a prepster, Matheson toyed with a lot of fashion trends in his youth. ``Sure, I wore flat-front khakis, but never liked the button-down shirt look, and it took me years to wear a tie. It was a look that was way too straight for me, but now it's so out it's in,'' the actor observed. Not only does he like it; he's become a fan, of sorts. ``I like Ralph Lauren's style of clothing because you can wear it preppy prep·py or prep·pie n. pl. prep·pies Informal 1. A student or former student of a preparatory school. 2. A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools. or change the pieces around for a hip look. And I think that's the essence of today's Geek Chic, the idea of wearing things your grandfather wore, but updating it,'' said Matheson. ``Take the seersucker suit that's making a comeback. It looks just like one my grandad has, but with a pink polo shirt it's fun and very Pee-Wee Herman. And those Hawaiian shirts they're wearing with loud golf shorts are where geek and neat-o meet up. They make me want to run out and buy a skateboard, or at least take a trip to `Gilligan's Island Gilligan’s Island comedy about a party shipwrecked on a South Pacific island. [TV: Terrace, I, 312–313] See : Castaway ,' '' he added. Then there's that whole double-knit polyester look. In ``A Very Brady Sequel,'' Matheson said he falls into a pond and the kids give him a fashion makeover, which includes a leisure suit with platform shoes. ``I felt like Tom Jones and remember wearing them for about a day when they were popular the first time, but it wasn't me,'' he said. Although Matheson has tried on a lot of trends - from surfer to grunge grunge - /gruhnj/ 1. That which is grungy, or that which makes it so. 2. [Cambridge] Code which is inaccessible due to changes in other parts of the program. The preferred term in North America is dead code. - and admits a current interest in the casually chic designs of Giorgio Armani, Jean Paul Gaultier and Issey Miyake, he thinks peer pressure is what keeps most men from becoming trendies. According to Matheson, ``They're basically scared of making a fashion goof and having a buddy say, `What were you thinking?' Even back in my school days, we looked at preps and said, `How lame-o.' ``But fashion has gotten better and isn't so humorless. As baby boomers are growing up, they're having more fun with fashion, reliving styles of their youth and breaking traditional fashion rules.'' What's geeky The secret to Geek Chic isn't so much the clothes as the way you pull the clothes together. Be brave: Mix and match. Show some humor. Wear black socks with white shoes. What? You don't own white shoes? Take this shopping list with you and don't forget your geek glasses (you know, those big, black, plastic ones). A short-sleeve dress or sport shirt with a single breast pocket. Flat-front khaki pants. White belt and shoes (go brown for fall). Anything made of seersucker. A button-down oxford cloth shirt. Loud plaid golf shorts or pants. A floppy golf hat. Preppy shoes (Hush Puppies, saddle oxfords, penny loafers, chukka boots). Slim-fitting suit with top-stitching, no jacket vents. A madras or ivy league striped tie that ends above your waistline. SOURCE: - Barbara De Witt Geek stats and trivia Who: Tim Matheson. Born and raised in: Born Dec. 31, 1947, in Glendale; raised in Sherman Oaks and Burbank. Profession: Acting since age 10. Lives in: Santa Barbara with wife Megan and three children. Latest project: ``A Very Brady Sequel'' produced by Alan Ladd Jr., Sherwood Schwartz and Lloyd Schwartz. He co-stars with Shelley Long and Gary Cole as Carol's long-lost husband, Roy. Personal stats: Jacket: 42-long; pants: 33 waist/33 in-seam; shirt: 15-1/2 neck/34 sleeve. Fashion stance: Hates ties, both on and off the set. Likes Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren. Total trivia: He was the original voice of Hanna-Barbera's ``Johnny Quest.'' Hobbies: Running in the L.A. Marathon and coaching his daughter's baseball team. Film credits: As a child, he was seen in ``Divorce, American Style'' and ``Yours, Mine and Ours.'' His adult career includes ``National Lampoon's Animal House,'' ``1941,'' ``Dreamer,'' ``A Little Sex,'' ``To Be or Not to Be,'' ``Fletch'' and ``Black Sheep.'' TV credits: ``Tucker's Witch,'' ``Obsessed ob·sess v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of excessively. v.intr. With a Married Woman,'' ``Warm Hearts, Cold Feet,'' ``Blind Justice,'' ``Buried Alive,'' ``The George Burns Comedy Special,'' ``Charlie Hoover,'' ``An Unfinished Affair'' and ``Twilight Man.'' As a child, he was seen on ``Twilight Zone,'' ``My Three Sons,'' ``The Mickey Rooney Show,'' ``The Virginian'' and ``Bonanza.'' Other: He formed his own production company at TriStar Pictures in 1988; has produced and starred in his own ABC TV series, ``Just in Time.'' SOURCE: - Barbara De Witt MEMO: fashions from Macy's, Fashion Square mall. Makeup and styling by Barbara De Witt. CAPTION(S): 7 Photos, 2 Boxes Photo: (1--Cover--Color) Tim Matheson is wearin g a madras plaid shirt, $48, and plaid trousers, $42, by Ralph Lauren Polo from Macy's. (2--Color) Actor Tim Matheson shows geek can be chic in his traditional Ralph Lauren navy blazer ($495) spiffed up with a bright orange Polo shirt ($52.50) and teamed with crisp khakis by Guess? Classics ($55). (3--Color) Seersucker suits are stylin' again. Tim Matheson, star of the upcoming Paramount comedy ``A Very Brady Sequel,'' models this Tommy Hilfiger striped suit (pants, $28; jacket, $147) accented with a pink Polo shirt, $52.50. (4--Color) ``Geek and neat-o meet up,'' is how Matheson described this tropical print shirt worn with plaid shorts. This new idea in nonmatching prints is by Ralph Lauren, $147. His nerdy-but-nifty webbed belt is by Coach, $28. (5--Color) ``This zip-front sweater takes me back to the '50s,'' Matheson said of his retro-detailed sweater (Mossimo, $44). ``It's cool, Daddy-O.'' Here it's tucked into plaid shorts, $36, also Mossimo. (6--Color) This preppy button-down plaid shirt, $68, with color-coordinating shorts, $37.50, is from Tommy Hilfiger. ``There's so much room for all my pens and slide rule,'' Matheson quipped. John McCoy/Daily News (7) no caption (Tim Matheson) Box: (1) What's geeky (See Text) (2) Geek stats and trivia (See Text) |
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