MANIFESTO
WE ARE THE RESISTANCE
THE WORLD IS ON FIRE, AND THE “EXPERTS” ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE DRAPES. SOCIETY DEMANDS YOU FIT IN. IT DEMANDS YOU WEAR THE UNIFORM, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN, AND SWALLOW THE LIE. THEY CALL IT “PROFESSIONALISM.” THEY CALL IT “POLITE SOCIETY.” THEY CALL IT FASHION. WE CALL IT SURRENDER. AND WE ARE DONE SURRENDERING.
THE ORIGIN: TEARING THE SUIT APART
I DIDN’T START ANTI-FASHIONIST BECAUSE I WANTED TO SELL CLOTHES. I STARTED IT BECAUSE I SURVIVED THE MACHINE. I HAD A SENIOR LEADERSHIP ROLE IN A GOVERNMENT AGENCY. I HAD THE TITLE. I HAD THE OFFICE. I WORE THE EXPENSIVE SUITS AND PLAYED THE PART. BUT BEHIND THE CLOSED DOORS OF BUREAUCRACY, I SAW THE TRUTH. I SAW A SYSTEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE, BUT WAS ONLY PROTECTING ITSELF.
I HAD A CHOICE: KEEP WEARING THE COSTUME AND STAY SILENT, OR BURN IT ALL DOWN TO SPEAK THE TRUTH. I BLEW THE WHISTLE. AND WHEN YOU SPEAK TRUTH TO POWER, POWER HITS BACK. I LOST THE JOB. I LOST THE “SECURITY.” I FACED THE VOID OF UNEMPLOYMENT AND THE CHAOS OF STARTING OVER FROM ZERO. THEY TRIED TO STRIP EVERYTHING AWAY FROM ME. BUT THEY FORGOT ONE THING: YOU CAN STRIP THE MAN OF THE SUIT, BUT YOU CAN’T STRIP THE FIRE FROM HIS SOUL.
WHAT IS AN ANTI-FASHIONIST?
TO BE AN ANTI-FASHIONIST IS TO REJECT THE COSTUME OF COMPLIANCE. WE DON’T DESIGN FOR THE RUNWAY. WE DESIGN FOR THE REALITY.
FASHION IS TEMPORARY. RESISTANCE IS FOREVER. FASHION ASKS “DO I LOOK GOOD?” RESISTANCE ASKS “DO I STAND FIRM?” FASHION COVERS YOU UP. ANTI-FASHIONIST GEAR REVEALS WHO YOU REALLY ARE.
GET OFF THE SIDELINES
THE TIME FOR SILENCE IS OVER. THE TIME FOR POLITE DISAGREEMENT IS GONE. YOU KNOW SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE WORLD. YOU FEEL IT EVERY DAY. YOU CAN HIDE FROM IT, OR YOU CAN WEAR YOUR VALUES ON YOUR CHEST AND LET THE WORLD KNOW EXACTLY WHERE YOU STAND. THESE AREN’T JUST CLOTHES. THIS IS ARMOR FOR THE CULTURE WAR. DON’T JUST WATCH THE RESISTANCE. WEAR IT.
