geek chic is not to be confused with preppie fashion, which is more widely to do with a conservative image rather than geek culture. instead, much of the geek chic image borrows from various other youth fashions such as goth, hippie, and bohemian among others, but t-shirts with geeky in-jokes seem to originate from the geeks themselves. shirt designers who tailor to geeks offer rewards for the best ideas.