India, Jan. 13 -- After the performative man was exposed on Instagram, he knew his days of tote bags, baggy jeans, and matcha were over. His tricks were getting old and it was time to adapt. So, after digging through his dad's closet he found his wardrobe upgrade: a quarter-zip sweater. Now, little did he know this would start an entire new trend of men wearing quarter-zips and being exposed for it.

Performative evolution: Why are men suddenly wearing quarter-zips now? Funny enough, quarter-zips were once mocked as a stereotype for finance bros and C-suite leaders. Wearing quarter-zips or sweater vests were considered to conservative, a symbol of the corporate class. However, in November 2025 Computer Science graduate Jason Gyamfi posted...