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Steven Leckart

AT 11:10 AM
Tuesday June 16, 2009

Accessories • Fashion • Fuck Up

Gadget Accessories: Are These Do's Or Don'ts?

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If you're going to sport a full-on utility belt, as opposed to a more diminutive one, should it be mandatory that you also wear some legit combat gear, ninja boots, or a Batman cape?

Or are bikini-clad, big sunglasses-wearing, cigarette-smoking 20-somethings somehow entitled to co-opt anything and everything when it comes to fashion?

After the jump, other geeky tech accessories that are difficult to pull off, unless maybe you are a bikini-clad 20-something.*

This post is part of a theme day: BBG on Fashion

*Disclaimer: I'm just making conversation. I don't really care what anyone wears.**

*Actually, I lied. No one should wear this booze belt.

photo: zaigee

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Just cause the word "hip" is in the description, doesn't make it so... or does it?



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...of any kind
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Wearing this thing without a jacket is show-offish. Wearing it with a jacket makes no sense: Just put your stuff in your jacket's inner pockets. What's that? You're jacket doesn't have inner pockets. Go to a tailor and have some put in.>



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If you're gonna wear one, why attract even more attention to it?



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I actually bought one. Seemed like a good idea at the time. WRONG. The fit is uncomfortably loose and impossible to adjust. Mine made me look like a 7-year-old girl, too. Get a thumb drive for your keychain. Better yet: keep all your data in the cloud.

Got any others that you love, hate or love to hate? Let us know in the comments...

24 Comments

dculberson

#1 – 12:32 PM June 16, 2009

The only thing in the first picture that's giving me major problems are the shoes. Woof. Other than that, well, damn!!

Any headset is a major don't. I have yet to see anyone that doesn't look like a complete tool when wearing one.

The only gadget accessories I've seen that were any good were very, very stealthy modifications to existing concepts. Like a watch that has a USB drive hidden (and I mean completely hidden) in it. So there's not much point in considering its aesthetics from a 'gadget' standpoint.

airship

#2 – 12:39 PM June 16, 2009

Well, you and I certainly shouldn't wear it. That's for sure.

EricT

#3 – 1:41 PM June 16, 2009

#1 - I agree about the headsets. But I did buy one each for my wife and myself for while we are in our cars. Though we call them our 'douche Bags' since when you wear one you look like a complete douche. Something I am willing to do to stay safe while driving however.

bat21

#4 – 6:05 PM June 16, 2009

There is an LA design house called SkinGraft that makes gadget bags inspired by wild west gun holsters. Pricey but suitable for steampunks and goths. http://www.shophuntersandgatherers.com/collections/accessories

David

#5 – 3:51 AM June 17, 2009

That hip holster with the thigh strap is perhaps a little too evocative of a gun holster. After just watching a video where an open-carry advocate gets hassled by a bunch of cops and ultimately let go I can't help but think that the same would happen

Tero

#6 – 4:43 AM June 17, 2009

Yes, bikini-clad, big sunglasses-wearing, cigarette-smoking 20-somethings ARE somehow entitled to co-opt anything and everything when it comes to fashion.

Re shoulder holster with a jacket: makes perfect sense if you don't want the weight to ruin the fit of the jacket.

dculberson

#7 – 6:56 AM June 17, 2009

Erict, I certainly didn't mean people that wear them for function are tools... safety and functionality are important! I meant the folks that wear them all the time, regardless of whether they're in a car or even on the phone.

Anonymous Anonymous

#8 – 7:52 AM June 17, 2009

Any headset is a major don't. I have yet to see anyone that doesn't look like a complete tool when wearing one.

Nichelle Nichols. Rawrrrr!

kBud

#9 – 9:56 AM June 17, 2009

Need further proof that Hipsters have co-opt-ed utility belts? Look no further...

DOC

#10 – 11:17 AM June 17, 2009

If that isn't a picture from Bonnaroo I don't know what is!

chuck007

#11 – 4:32 PM June 17, 2009

Wife sez: Looks like she has poo strapped to her waist.

marry

#12 – 1:23 AM July 20, 2009

Well, you and I certainly shouldn't wear it. That's for sure. Tiffany

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hampers

#14 – 11:39 PM August 12, 2009

Being hip doesn't mean going boldly (lol) at it. Anyway, the USB wristband sounds cool but you are correct in saying that it makes the user feel and look young. Might consider to be a nice gift for the techie.

hampers

#15 – 11:41 PM August 12, 2009

Being hip doesn't mean going boldly (lol) at it. Anyway, the USB wristband sounds cool but you are correct in saying that it makes the user feel and look young. Might consider a nice gift for the techie.
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#18 – 6:35 AM September 8, 2009

Oh! she has done many straperies to her waist. Looks good and funny as well. Exploratory Essay
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#19 – 12:04 AM September 10, 2009

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#22 – 11:49 AM October 31, 2009

Some looks a bit inappropriate, like the first one, others looks a bit of showoff. But being a nerd, I'd happy to wear a shoulder holster. Lol.

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#23 – 3:15 PM November 3, 2009

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#24 – 10:07 PM November 3, 2009

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