Is being performative just some new trend or has fashion always been this way?
Have you ever watched a fashion show? All it is is peacocking. Nobody actually wears that shit.
>>18691271>is doing specific popular things for others' attention a new thingNo.>>>/fa/fuccboi
>>18691271You can tell he hardly, if ever wears the jacket because of how hard he struggled to put his hand into his pocket.
It used to just be models but now everyone thinks they’re a model thanks to smart phones and social media.
>>18691271wow those pants make him look so much shorter than if they were a slimmer fit.
>>18691271>performative Grow up already
>>18691292they don't
>yeah bro I'm tall *wears boots with 10 inch heels*
>>18691430yeah they do they look like clown pants
>>18691271that might be the worst jacket i have ever seen in my life
>>18691292slim fit pants are intrusive, low class, and plain rude.
>>18691292lol
>>18691271So what is the opposite of that? Being ”genuine” and wearing things because of their function rather than their form? Look, people started wearing blue jeans in the 50s outside their intended purpose and I think in garments this has almost always been the case. Garments usually originate from a purpose standpoint and then they become something that is worn outside that intended purpose. So what exactly does performative mean?
>>18691271The fucking cup is empty
>>18691845It's just reinventing the wheel using that word. Because 'try-hard' and 'poser' already exist. And pretty much mean the same thing. Or how the word 'hipster' was used so derisively like 15 years ago. Mocking people for for the perceived amount of effort they put into wearing their outfit. But, it's a bit like that: 'everybody who drives slower than me is an idiot, everyone who drives faster than me is a manic'. But, fashion. Everyone who puts less effort in than me is a slob. Everyone one who puts in more is performative. I thinks how people feel. Often. But, I think it's good that people try. Even if they swing-and-miss. That said, that man in the OP looks like a trend-chasing homo in his retarded bagginess.
>>18691271It's a good fit and he's a tall white man. I fuck with him.
>>18691845>>18691862It comes from performative activism because it became a trend on social media for left leaning men dressed in a certain style to pose pretending to read feminist literature in some cafe.
>>18691271Being 170cm in Italy is such a flex
>>18691862No it isn't, performative is not at all a new word.
>>18691862Performative is a specific version of poser or effort-post though. Doing a fit check from across the street as you walk out of a cafe with an empty drink is performative. Doing a fit check in your home before you leave is not performative regardless of how high-effort or plain the outfit is. Social media has made everyone more performative, and I don't blame them. Who wouldn't want to make money that way if you're already into fashion?
>>18692265Of course it's not a new word. But, in this context. 'Performative male' is only like a year old.
>>18691271Social media has made it worse. 10-15 years ago most regular men didn't used to do gay shit like this. It was mostly women. Men usually dressed normally, but not like complete slobs like these days. Those floaty pants he's wearing look gay as fuck, like they're women's pantsuit pants. If you did gay shit like this in the 2000s, you'd get beat up or bullied until you stopped being a fag.
>>18691271He's not tall kek, those places are just small. I'm not a tallfag either but I still duck my head in the doorway of some of these old ass buildings and shops. The side of the heel is maximum kek too.
>>18692320You know how there is a plane studio set and influencers go there to do little photoshoots and pretend they're on a private jet? Someone should make a studio set where everything is just a bit small. Like, a room where all the objects and doorframes and everything is just a little bit smaller. And you charge men to go there to take selfies for their tinder profile.
>>18691883tell us more, how is he as a lover?
a 'performative male' reads up the current meta for what will get them the most positive female attention.
>>18692289It's not, just the latest buzzword people have learned.
>>18691845Most fashion/design originates from function, or rather finding a solution that manages to perform the function while looking as good as possible. Things that look ill-suited for their purpose look bad no matter what, e.g. wearing a puffer jacket in warm weather or wearing rugged outdoor workwear despite being an effeminate guy in HR who always stays inside with aircon.This is where 'new money' etc comes from. People adopt habits of the rich without understanding the reason why they do it, hence it looks tacky
>>18691279Its literally 90% of this board
>>18691862A response with nuance on /fa/ surely not!
