Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey recently made waves after being seen in Kenya, with many online users commenting on his distinct style.
Despite being valued at an astounding $5.7 billion, Jack’s attire caught people off guard.
In the photo, Jack is seen smiling in a relaxed outfit, featuring a baseball cap and a long, greying beard.
Commenters noted how different he appears now compared to his more polished days at Twitter.
While one might expect a billionaire to wear designer clothes, his t-shirt, inspired by the classic Nirvana smiley, suggests otherwise.
This t-shirt has been altered to pay homage to Bitcoin’s creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.
Surprisingly, instead of costing a fortune, it is priced around $40, making it accessible to anyone wanting to emulate a billionaire’s style.
Many users were intrigued by how many billionaires prefer simple clothing.
“If I were a billionaire, I would look like a hobo. Why dress yourself when you don’t have to work?” a Reddit user commented.
“Now that’s the look of a programmer who doesn’t need a job,” quipped another.
“I wonder if he hangs out with MySpace Tom? They both have many, many thousands of green people from history times and an uncluttered schedule,” another person pondered, while someone else imagined a liberated lifestyle: “I dream of that ‘Right, that’s money sorted, let’s go and do sh*t’ lifestyle.”
Another user made an insightful observation: “Great example of ‘do you want to be rich, or look rich’.”
Why spend time assembling an impressive wardrobe when there’s no need to make an impression?
This casual style has been termed ‘mogul style’ in some circles, with fashion experts noticing a trend of dressing as if in a different economic class.
Many credit Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg for popularizing this trend, given his penchant for hoodies and jeans.
Facebook engineer Carlos Bueno discussed this in a blog post titled “Inside the Mirrortocracy,” noting that dressing up is a faux pas in tech circles: “What wearing a suit really indicates is – I am not making this up – non-conformity, one of the gravest of sins.”
Recently, Jeff Bezos was also seen in a fitted polo and jeans, a departure from the formal attire he once regularly wore.
The advice says to dress for the job you desire, so perhaps more of us should consider the t-shirts and sandals style.
Just be cautious if your workplace has a strict dress code…