I noticed recently that Bill Gates still thinks that proper geek attire is all black. I also noticed at C's that Lessig was wearing all black. At C&W, George Lucas (oops, Todd Taylor) was wearing all black. Others, including two of us here, sported attractive yet polemical t-shirts (cel4145 with his blazing blue Firefox T, me with my GNU Manifesto and Anti-RIAA duds). I saw plenty of other interesting shirts, but mostly I saw what I call "teacherwear." A few of us were even dressed in business suits! If it weren't for my intense passion for learning, which burns hot enough to keep me warm in even the most irresponsible outdoor air conditioning, I'd have shivered hard enough to register on the Richter.

What are your thoughts on proper apparel for the Geek Compositionist? Are we supposed to be wearing all black (I always hated the "all black" wearing folks whose shirts are slightly darker/lighter than their pants and such). How many of us are pierced or inked? (I'm neither.) Is it glasses or contacts? If someone were to ask, "How do I look like I'm from GeekComp," what do you tell him/her?

Sorry if this topic is totally frivilous. You should have seen the post I wanted to do! :-P