Nerd Girl Style Icon-ing is back! And without further ado, and much sarcasm, I present to you...
DARIA
"Don't worry, she's clearly overestimated my conscious. By assuming I have one at all."
"Don't worry, she's clearly overestimated my conscious. By assuming I have one at all."Daria hails from the eponymous show which aired in the 1990s on MTV. She was originally created as a character on "Beavis and Butt-head", to sort of combat the boyish, potty humor with her dry sarcasm, but was so popular that she was given her own show. The show centers around Daria's highschool life, her best friend Jane, her crush on THE ABSOLUTELY DREAMY Trent, and surviving amongst her crazy yet endearing family.
Woo boy, doesn't that sound like a sitcom set up?
Woo boy, doesn't that sound like a sitcom set up?
This show wasn't the only show in the nineties to embrace some female teenage angst; take for example Freaks and Geeks and My So-Called Life. The outcast genre disappeared for a little while, in the era of Mischa Barton (what was that show again?) and the advent of (bum bum bum) Reality TV, but has recently re-appeared on the big screen (more on that later). Still, since Daria's finale (the 90 minute "Is It Fall Yet?" back in the day), no show has filled the gap that this show left in it's wake.
"Is life always taudry, stupid, and humiliating? Or is it just a phase?"
"Is life always taudry, stupid, and humiliating? Or is it just a phase?" WHY IS SHE A NERD? Shut up, that's why. If being a social outcast on purpose isn't enough, then boo hiss to you.
STYLE STAPLES
·thick rimmed glasses
·kick-ass clunky boots
·feminine-yet-not-feminine touches, like a military jacket paired with a skirt, or pants in a boy-cut.
·minimal make-up, because who gives a fuck.
Basically, this chick is not out to impress you. And she'd probably give me a verbal lashing for calling her a 'chick.'
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Well, hooray for us all; at least up here in PDX, thick-rimmed glasses are readily available and sort of trendy, therefore easy to find. One of the easiest and most fun costume pieces are fake glasses! The best part about this outfit is that its already practical; I threw on one of my schoolgirl skirts (thrifted), baggy military coats (stolen), my little brother's sweater (borrowed without asking...also I don't own any orange) and gigantic stompy boots (purchased shamelessly) and viola...I guess you don't need the fake glasses, they're just a bit of fun.
Now, I'll be the first to admit, this turned out to look a lot more "ghost world" than "daria"...but we'll talk about her later. :]
STYLE STAPLES
·thick rimmed glasses
·kick-ass clunky boots
·feminine-yet-not-feminine touches, like a military jacket paired with a skirt, or pants in a boy-cut.
·minimal make-up, because who gives a fuck.
Basically, this chick is not out to impress you. And she'd probably give me a verbal lashing for calling her a 'chick.'
PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS
Well, hooray for us all; at least up here in PDX, thick-rimmed glasses are readily available and sort of trendy, therefore easy to find. One of the easiest and most fun costume pieces are fake glasses! The best part about this outfit is that its already practical; I threw on one of my schoolgirl skirts (thrifted), baggy military coats (stolen), my little brother's sweater (borrowed without asking...also I don't own any orange) and gigantic stompy boots (purchased shamelessly) and viola...I guess you don't need the fake glasses, they're just a bit of fun.
Now, I'll be the first to admit, this turned out to look a lot more "ghost world" than "daria"...but we'll talk about her later. :]
...and now Cake's 'Daria' will be stuck in my head the rest of the day...
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