In the Conventional Style | Street fashion from cons, lans, tourneys, and the rest of the nerd scene.

Denim vest and patch look at AKon 2018. Like I said on a previous post, using patches or pins to make your own “interest array” is a poplar pursuit right now. . . . . . #akon #denimvest #gamerfashion #gamerstyle #geekstyle #badassfashion #streetstyle #blog #streetstyleblog #geekstreetstyle #ladiesofgeek #patches #motorcyclevest #geeklife #gamerlife #akon2018 #whatshewore #style #popculture #popfashion #gameover #gamer #gamerwear #ipreview @preview.app - 0

Acrylic pins from @lapine_v at AKon 2018. As we were looking at these, @thefakegeekgirl pointed out to me that acrylic pins and charms are getting bigger – as in physically bigger, giant in some cases. After I saw it, I can’t unsee it. I noticed today at Michael’s crafts that they only had oversize iron on patches currently. These pins aren’t oversize exactly, but they are bigger than tiny. . . . . #pins #artpins #geekfashion #wearableart #animeconvention #artistbooth #accessorize #nerdlife #akon #akon2018 #prettythings #pretties #geekshopping #trends #styleblog #blog #trendwatch #icecream #acrylicpin #wearableart #ipreview @preview.app - 0

If you’re just tuning in, I’ve been posting street style from AKon, an anime convention in Ft. Worth, tx, and talking through the trends and coming style threads I’ve noticed. Here’s a lady rocking the repeat print with a burgers and fries motif. I don’t think food as a motif is necessarily innately geek, but I do think that the recent rise of it has a lot to do with geek culture. The humor of food-print-as-fashion has a lot in common with internet humor and memes.. which of course have a long entanglement with the various cultures one could classify as geek – from PC gamers to obscure fandoms finding each other online. I don’t think we’d see these motifs in clothing now if it wasn’t currently cool to be a little bit of a geek. . . . . . . #akon #geek #geeklife #memes #fries #frenchfryprint #internetculture #streetstyle #blog #streetstyleblog #fashionjournalist #nerdlife #animecon #geekfashion #geekstyle #nerd #repeatprint #styleblog #streetstyleblogger #whatshewore #casualoutfit #nichefashion #cosplay #convention #ipreview @preview.app - 0

A detail of a print from @miss.octopie at Akon 2018. Miss Octopie turns the repeat print tend (which I keep talking about) to her own style with bright colors and cute motifs. (I have a full picture of this dress coming up later, to.) . . . . . #kawaii #animekawaii #jfashion #shopping #akon #geekshopping #brightprints #repeatprints #decoro #ghosty #kawaiistyle #shopsnaps #streetstyle #pinkandyellow #cute #cutegeek #geekstreetstyle #blog #styleblog #print #ipreview @preview.app - 0

Ear headbands for sale at AKOn 2018. . . . . #kawaii #jfashion #animalheadband #shopsnap #kawaiifashion #pastelkawaii #lolita #cute #subculturestyle #geekfashion #geeklife #nerdy #geekshopping #bunny #catears #akon #akon2018 #cosplay #blog #styleblog #ipreview @preview.app - 0

On the showfloor at AKon 2018 – @amiramorfati in a Lolita look. (She has more great shots of this outfit on her feed!) Lolita is an interesting article because it exists mostly separate from the current mainstream trends (at least in the US) and it’s something if a hallmark of anime conventions in particular. It seems like it’s only a little influenced by what is popular at the mall stores, if at all. But occasionally the mainstream fashion of the moment borrows from Lolita. I think of this every time I see the head-topping bows that cheerleaders and school dance teams favor currently… . . . . #akon #akon2018 #lolita #gothiclolita #jfashion #streetstyle #geeklife #altfashion #popculture #geekculture #conlife #geekstyle #bows #hairbows #blog #japanfashion #streetstyles #anime #animeconvention #geekconvention #ipreview @preview.app - 0

Pastel limited color shirt design by @nobledemons . I consider shop windows, or booth tables, to be “the other street style”. This is how you often see a particular style for the first time, and there’s a fashion to the way things are presented that evolves trends in itself over time. . . . . #akon #streetstyle #shopsnap #booth #art #oni #jfashion #geekstyle #pastel #pasteldemon #geeklife #geekculture #graphictee #wearableart #trend #estilogeek #rawr #blog #styleblog #styleblogger #streetstyleblog #streetstylefashion #ipreview @preview.app - 0