Begone, beer-dribbling dudes and can-to-forehead-crushing bros. Right now there is nothing more attractive than dating a nerd. A high IQ? Fantastic! A stellar book collection? Yes, please! And those great glasses? Nothing like a pair of face-framing specs. But we aren’t just talking about shacking up with a well-read lad, we’re talking about embracing your own inner nerd. Take it from reigning king of Silicon Valley, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, who recently responded to a grandmother who commented that she advises her granddaughters to date the nerd in school that she should instead encourage her granddaughters to be the nerds in school. To which we say, between this and paternity leave: Zuckerberg, best feminist of 2016?
So while you enroll in a Writing Code 101 course and start brushing up on Bill Gates’s reading list, you can also start dressing the part. How best to execute the charm of this bookish look? First stop: Gucci, where Alessandro Michele has embraced all things slightly musty and a little off-kilter. Think retro throwbacks like wool sweater-vests, flat shoes, and muted striped frocks. More on the normcore side of dorkdom? There’s a white tee and checkered skate shoe for that. Or maybe you fancy a comic book and a round of chess? Feel free to don all of your gamer-gear, from Nintendo-emblazoned accessories to dweeb-tastic statement sneakers. Because what’s the point of running the world someday if you don’t have any fun?
