I find it interesting that while there is elements that could be considered “gamer” fashion, it’s not really a style per se. Certainly we have brand name t-shirts and the like from various companies, or representing various games, they run between t-shirts, hoodies, jackets and other fairly basic clothing forms without any actual variance in style. Then of course we have cosplay which isn’t exactly as fashion so much as a passion to dress up as characters from various games/movies/anime/etc.

Is there room in the world for a true gamer fashion style, I believe so and sometimes I’ve kicked around the idea of building one. Taking accounting of what we have and finding a hybrid middle ground to which we can show both our passion for the games we play and our loyalty for the companies that make and publish those games.

I’ve had the images in my head of course of taking game inspired designs and turning them into a real fashion line. No I don’t mean as costumes for Halloween or for cons and various other events. I mean a true blue fashion line that can range from everyday wear to formal wear that isn’t so far left field but something far enough out from the mainstream that the ‘core will appreciate it and the casuals can choice as easily as they wish amongst their other “normal” wear.

I’m certainly not talking about freakish monster creations but fashions and clothing that show a brilliance of creativity and take inspiration and ideas from the games and characters we’ve grown up with and loved. We have people designing clothing for their characters and avatars, all manner of fan art depicting characters we enjoy or in game worlds we might wish to live in. So it stands to reason we can turn those creations and designs into real clothes. Maybe a steampunk line that while not overly tech heavy but has a charm and elegance that seems to be missing amongst current day fashions. We could bring some things to the normal market and start our own couture just for the sake of doing so.

We see the stereotypic forms of clothing that identify “cliques” in movies and we all know that the atypical gamer is some overweight, usually underdressed dork who needs a makeover. Why don’t we break these stereotypes by bringing the creativity we have within the game community from artists and character designers, designers and players to make our own mark on the fashion world; and present something we can wear as we like? Showing both our passion but that we in fact are not fashion tragedies but fashion forward moving into our own space as the growth of games spreads across the entertainment markets of the world.

We always talk about how we are pegged by the mainstream for being this or that, our representation in movies and television is lacking to show how diverse and non idiotic we actually are.

We are gamers and there’s no reason we cannot stand proudly and reflect that using the creativity and passion we all possess as a common trait amongst us. We’re already taking over the entertainment industry, might as well break into the fashion industry with our creations, create our own style, our own trends, and rock it hard.

So who’s with me?