Mark Zuckerberg previously vowed that instead of chasing style points, he would use every minute to develop his company. Now she follows hair trends and wears designer clothes.
A meta billionaire Mark Zuckerberg39, has lately hit the headlines for a slightly unusual reason.
In the past, Zuckerberg, who even had a boring image, has been photographed several times in recent months with the hairstyle favored by the younger generation Z and wearing expensive designer clothes.
Now Zuckerberg’s headpiece was decorated with voluminous curls. A hairstyle that has gained great popularity among young men is called the “broccoli perm” (broccoli perm in English).
According to estimates The reason behind the Facebook founder’s style change may be a planned image enhancement campaign, as the reputation of the Meta company has been tarnished by various lawsuits in recent years.
This year, the technology director has also seemed clearly more relaxed than before. For example, in June Zuckerberg was photographed on the island of Ibiza wearing a shirt from the French fashion house Balmain.
This year, Zuckerberg has also made numerous public appearances with a gold chain around his neck. Last week, Zuckerberg introduced a new rapper From T-Wrestling the jewelry he received on his Instagram site.
Zuckerberg’s style change is not limited to clothing.
In recent years, he has tried to create an image of himself as a sporty and youthful person. The man has been seen regularly at freestyle events and he has said that he actively practices the sport himself.
In June, Zuckerberg was also photographed wakeboarding in Lake Tahoe, California.
of The New York Times interviewed stylist Joseph Rosenfeld sees Zuckerberg’s behavior starting to change slowly after the founding of the Meta company in 2021.
Last year, Zuckerberg promoted the “relaxed and friendlier” Threads messaging service compared to the messaging service X by appearing on the platform himself looking more relaxed than before.
Rosenfield believes Zuckerberg may have taken a genuine interest in fashion after this.
Rosenfield’s assessment is by no means the only interpretation presented in public.
By some estimates according to him, it could be a mid-life crisis or a desire to follow other billionaires Elon Musk’s and By Jeff Bezos clothing trends set by
British newspaper The Guardian also speculated that Zuckerberg would consciously try to create a more approachable and positive image of himself, among other things due to the numerous charges brought against Meta.
In one case 45 US states accuse Meta of luring children to its platforms without warning at all about adverse effects.
The company has also run into difficulties due to illegal artificial intelligence functions due to exploitation in collecting user data. In a settled case a week ago, Meta ended up paying the state of Texas $1.4 billion.
Ten years ago Zuckerberg said he wears the same boring clothes so he can spend all his time developing his company.
– I don’t do my job well enough, where I spend any of my energy on stupid and pointless things in my life, he still thought at the time.