Part 3: Performance or Manipulation: A Study on Men’s Fashion
A simpleton's perspective.
Chef Mivin here.
My friends here are super cognizant, and I’ve gained insight.
I am a 25 y/o man from Sydney, Australia - and men’s fashion here is very different.
So naturally I’ve learnt alot in these discussions with Amber, Alyson, Jenna and Aish.
One day during our weekly's, I put my camera down and asked them to give me an honest take on my fit.
This was my first-ever fit-check.
I was wearing black hemp shorts with long white socks and white nikes - some sort of space waffle type I forget. I also had a blank navy hoodie without drawstrings, a staple piece in my wardrobe.
They told me I dressed safe - and I felt safe hearing that.
This is me extending that same safety to you:
How we are perceived by any gaze can build us up, or tear us down.
First impressions can increase our net worth, improve our love lives, open the doors, or keep them shut.
Whatever our focus is, what we wear is a signal.
Show up authentically, and watch the world smile back.
Fashion is how we create our mobile habitat.
Be mobile! Be habitat!
P.S - Don’t forget your fit check.
Submit a fit. Be it yourself, your boyfriend or any male that catches your gaze for better or worse. We'll share the vibes it's #giving in our wrap up post, anonymously of course. Send photos to @blaseraire on IG or via email at blaseraire@gmail.com.
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Blasé and mivin, your exploration of fashion as both signal and shelter struck me like a perfectly cuffed trouser. practical, yet unexpectedly profound. I’ve had my own safe fit moments, usually involving black jeans and a shirt that whispers “trying, but not too hard.”... a look that says more about my inner dialogue than any mirror could. Your framing of clothes as a mobile habitat feels revolutionary, like you’re inviting us not just to wear our confidence but to live in it.
Do you think there’s a balance between authenticity and performance in fashion, or is the line just another stitch in the fabric? Either way, your piece feels like a pep talk wrapped in a hoodie, which is comfortable, yet transformative