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Geek girls can still be chic

It seems like being a geek girl used to be taboo; long did many a geek girl sit as a wall flower at the local dance. Those days are over, and now being a geek girl means being on the cutting edge of a the new geek girl chic look.
By Nicole Bremer Nash, Contributor
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Its seems like being a geek girl used to be taboo; long did many a geek girl sit as a wall flower at the local dance. Those days are over, and now being a geek girl means being on the cutting edge of the new girl geek chic look. Pull on some jeans and your favorite Chuck Taylors with any of the items in this gallery, and you'll be geek girl chic without all the fuss of fancier clothes.

The stereotype that geek girls are unkempt is just inaccurate. Do your hair in style with the 8-Bit hairbow from Think Geek.

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Geek girls are known for being down to Earth. Show your utilitarian side with the Cash Stash from True Utility. Smaller than a house key, you can put your bills in there and ditch that bulky purse.

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Rectangular glasses are chic, but don't be a square about color. Geek girls go for bright shades. Use your mad tech skills to order these colorful frames from FramesDirect.com

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Accesories pull any look together. Diamonds might be a girl's best friend, but geek girls go one better with the Crystal Cube Firejewel from Think Geek.

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Many geek girls are into the Steampunk revolution these days. Dress up for your date in the Ballroom Bliss Dress from ModCloth. Tip: lace shows off your feminine side.

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Show your sciency- smarts at the next office party in the Stellar System Dress from ModCloth. It has shinys on the skirt!

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Step out in Steampunk style in the lacy Vineing for Affection Dress from ModCloth.

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Go from work to play in Gunnar i-Amp glasses. They minimize eye strain from long hours looking at a monitor.

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Of course, t-shirts are a staple in every geek's wardrobe. Show your team spirit in a great gamer tee from Five Finger Tees.

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Geek girls have been around for longer than most people think. Wear your herione with pride in Think Geek's Ada Lovelace tee.

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Encourage intellegent conversation in Threadless Tees' "We are made of carbon" shirt.

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Geek girls can get irrational, just like all women. We just do it with irony. The Phi by Numbers tee from Think Geek.

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Show them you don't swoon in the Self-Rescuing Princess tee from Think Geek.

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Star Wars isn't just for boys! The Sugar Skull Trooper tee from Snorg Tees but a feminine twist on the handsome Storm Trooper.

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You'll take over the world once your physics experiments show you how in this tee from Snorg Tees.

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Think of it as foreshadowing. Kill You with My Brain tee from Think Geek.

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The Sundial ring from Think Geek is the geek girl's ultimate accessory because it is pretty and useful.

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