As a dude, it’s hard to accessorize. You can’t wear rings and/or necklaces unless you are a rapper or an extra from Goodfellas. Unless you are gay, then you get to have a fashion ‘get out of jail free’ card that lets you wear whatever the fuck you want and no one will say anything. Or, if you live in New York City. Only in NYC can you wear a skinny jeans and a scarf year round and not be gay. Which is cool - it’s not my style anyway. But my point is, dudes miss out on all the cool shit. No jewelry, no purses (most man bags just aren’t cool enough to be an accessory,) hats are safe but you usually can’t wear them to work or on a date, and shoes really aren’t that varied unless you are one of the geeks that gets every colorway in retro Jordans and Air Max 95s.
I’m proud to say I beat that addiction, btw, and I am now clean of my Jordan addiction.
So do we as guys get to accessorize with - gadgets. Look at the explosion of tech culture. iPhone is the new Rolex. Your headphones are the new necktie. Unless your a tax accountant or work in the advertising industry, my guess is that you either don’t care about fashion or you just hate your boring ass options the way I do. So you gleefully shop at the Apple Store for the latest iPhone cover that no one has, or go to Vaja for a custom leather case that people know is one of a kind. You buy the latest headphones like Beats by Dre, or Ultimate Ears because you want to show that you take your gadget accessorizing seriously.
Chances are, you have at least one original iPod, and at least one colored iPod Nano.
Wanna no why none of the other brands can get ahead - because Apple gets it. They understand that dudes have nothing left to add to our uniform of jeans, khakis, polos and button ups.
The gas crisis has changed car culture so it’s no longer cool to tool down the road in your pimped out 69 Camaro with the 454 double carb with glass-pack exhaust upgrade that makes your American Muscle car roar. So you get stuck driving your Prius, wondering what the fuck happened, while your only option left is another pair of fucking True Religion jeans or another new case for your iPhone.
That’s why we can’t wait for the next latest and greatest device - so we can stand out again. Look - we can’t get fake boobs, we can’t wear jewelry, we can’t get red high heels, so we pray that Apple really does release the tablet so we can snap on some unique looking protection or maybe we can find a new bag to put it in that says “Yes I have the new Apple tablet in my man bag which means I am WAY more awesome than your boyfriend and his puny little Dell netbook.”
Think I’m wrong - look around the mall or campus or public transportation next time.