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Would you buy hacker clothing?

6 points by dethstarr ↗ HN
I am an artist and want to make a clothing line for hackers. I want to know if any of you would buy it? Do you like the idea?

It would kind of look like skater clothing, with t-shirts and cool art on the shirt that describes the hacker ethos.

The reason I want to do this is because I am friends with hackers and think they/you are basically modern freedom-fighters.

I want to know if you guys like the idea of such a line. I also wanted to know if the community in general would think this was cool and if you/they think this would be respectful. I mean, you guys basically are the only people that can bend entire organizations to your will, or spur entire political movements. However, I want to be respectful of hackers and not step on toes, either.

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TheDoctorWho
I would, especially if the clothing involved leds
Exoseq
I would buy clothing that was utility oriented with high quality, maybe with special tech oriented features, but not if it had "HACKER" plastered all over it.... A logo on the tag would not be obtrusive.
gamechangr
I agree...I have seen a handful of T shirts with "hacker" or "cracker" and it's not something most would buy.

Something cool.....without the word "Hacker" or very small

mindcrime
Very possibly, yeah. I'd have to see what you have in mind to say for sure...
dethstarr
Thanks for the comments, guys. I really appreciate it.

Obviously, the clothing would have to look cool. I don't have enough money to create LED clothing, but that's a great idea, too. :)

kipsfi
I wouldn't.

I've gotten by just fine wearing what everyone else is wearing. hackers aren't some "mythical beast". We're just like everyone else. Sure, there's some features I thought that would be nice on articles of clothing, and could be considered "hacker friendly". But these ideas would generally be viewed as useful to anyone who lives in a modern technology-filled world, not just hackers.

alias1
I would have to see the designs before comitting, but given like 95% of my wardrobe is geeky shirts from thinkgeek, i'd say you have a fairly solid bet in me.