Written by Denise Gary
© Skewed Iris Photography
Are you losing sleep at night wondering what to wear at next year’s Kids Need to Read Geek Prom at Phoenix Comicon? We are already planning the 2011 dweeb connection with our sponsors at Bookmans, so it is time to start preparing your Geek style statement. Get some great ideas from the Fashion Geektacular competitors at this year’s Geek extravaganza!
Our friends and volunteers prepped for the show in their most scintillating Geek finery.
KNTR volunteer Tina Worley, and Redemption crew members Logan Liskovec & Sabrina Maizland © Heather Fagan
We grabbed the best Geek DJ . . .
Browncoats: Redemption writer/director Michael Dougherty served as our esteemed DJ of Geekdom. © Heather Fagan
. . . the best Geek emcee . . .
Casey Shultz of SciFi Surplus was our Voice of Geekininity. © Skewed Iris Photography
. . . the best Geek judges . . .
Geek Monarchs Wil Wheaton and Felicia Day (above) presided as judges, along with author James Owen. © Skewed Iris Photography
. . . and the best geekarazzi we could find!
© Skewed Iris Photography
Then we unleashed the Geeks upon the catwalk in the astonishing Kids Need to Read Fashion Geektacular!
© Bruce Matsunaga
Our esteemed judges observed . . .
© Heather Fagan
. . . conferred . . .
The judges confer behind emcee Casey Shultz. © Heather Fagan
. . . and made their decisions.
Felicia Day and author James Owen © Heather Fagan
The winners were presented with their prize packages and serenaded to “Geeks of America” by author Steven Riley.
© Bruce Matsunaga
Queen Drea Valdez led the procession of the Geek Court as they proudly strutted on the catwalk.
© Bruce Matsunaga
Steven Riley was himself dressed in top Geek style.
© Bruce Matsunaga
Geeky Music
No Big Deal Frontman, Austin © Skewed Iris Photography
Geeky Dancing
Felicia Day dances with her alter ego, Codex. © Skewed Iris Photography
A-Geek Celebrities
Author John Scalzi and Felicia Day dance with Geek Prom attendees.© Skewed Iris Photography
Geek Chic
© Heather Fagan
Geek Fun
© Heather Fagan
Coveted Geek Giveaways
© Heather Fagan
Geektastic Color and Pattern Coordination
© Bruce Matsunaga
Thank You Cookies Fit for a Geek Queen
Felicia Day tears into her thank you gift of delicious Christie Cookies. (Thank you, Don Brennan!) © Bruce Matsunaga
These are all part of The Kids Need to Read Geek Prom, sponsored by our friends at Bookmans! Don’t be left out in 2011! Come to Phoenix Comicon and live the prom of your dreams!
© Heather Fagan
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