--->Basic Cyberpunk Gear
is simple. Black leather jacket. Boots. Mirrorshades. Laser pointer. (We
don't know why all cyberpunks need a laser pointer, but it's mandatory.)
We'll give you a more elaborate guide to basic cyberpunk gear. Later.
--->The Basic Cyberpunk Attitude
is quiet assurance. Subdued swashbuckling. Maybe a little menace.
With these cyberpunk basics you can navigate through all the sub-genres. But
if you want to pass as a native in a particular cyber sub-scene without
getting jeered at or beaten up, you gotta accessorize, and pay close
attention to detail.
>>>>Motorpsycho Maniacs
Cyberbikers pack the mystique of both worlds-- high tech, and big greasy loud
engines. Standard cyberpunk costume is ideal for riding motorcycles, and a
mirrorshades helmet is a big plus for the cyber look-- mega robotic coolness.
Motorcycles are dangerous and can kill you. This is also cool.
>>>>Goths, Deathcore, and Vampire-Wannabes
Ideally, for this sub-scene, you should know about The Cure,
which is a band. To fit in, grow your hair big and dye it
blueblack. Spray it with <<Aquanet White>> to make it stick
out, medusa-like. Go to a kidshop and buy plastic fangs.
(The kind that glow in the dark are funny. Funny is NOT the
object here.) All sexes should wear a Victorian shirt--
blouse-- white or black only--- that gapes to show flesh. You
must practice looking tormented, tall and thin. The ideal is
chalk-white face makeup with blueblack eyesockets. Blueblack
makeup with white eyesockets is untested, but might work very
well, if you avoid a minstrel look. At all times think
intensity and torment. Torment...and ironic bitterness. No
giggling or snickering, no kidding.
>>>>Riot Grrrls!
These are fierce girls who like tech. This is a sexist
category, but there we are: girls only. A grrrl can be
called "d00d" and "guy" at all times, but a non-female guy
is not a grrrl. This is just the way things are.
If you're a grrrl, you can wear anything you want to,
because you're there to defend it. This is true for anybody,
really-- look as tough as you wanta be, and be ready to back
it up. Fierce is good. Grrrls with tech expertise are
irresistible. NOTHING is more attractive than a fierce,
blazing, ninja-type grrrl right now, and if she knows UNIX
or phone-freeking, the world is hers. Hrrrs.
>>>>Technopagans/Ravers/Neohippies
Don't worry about this one. This scene is free, loving,
noncomforming, spontaneous. You can dress any old way
and fit right in...
Unless you don't look cool.
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