Buzz Aldrin Is Officially Astronomy’s ‘Zoolander’ – Inverse

On Wednesday, famed astronaut and badass Buzz Aldrin took one small step for a man, and one giant leap for space fashion when he became the first astronaut to walk New York Mens Fashion Week. Aldrin walked the runway for designer Nick Grahams Life on Mars: Fall/Winter 2035 collection, closing the show in a sleek silver bomber jacket and shirt emblazoned with his catchphrase Get Your Ass To Mars.

Aldrin wasnt the only science celebrity working it at Grahams show. Bill Nye The Science Guy and host of the upcoming Bill Nye Saves the World narrated the fashion show, while Aldrin worked the runway. Graham, who says Mars is the new black, named the show as a tip of the hat to Aldrins prediction that humans will begin to colonize Mars in 2035 two years after NASA predicts we will land on Mars.

Ive walked on the moon, so how hard can it be to walk in a fashion show? Aldrin said in a statement before the show. Nicks collection is very Mars-friendly and every astronaut should look their best when they land there.

And diggity damn, did Aldrin and his fellow models look their best, sporting metallic rainwear, sharkskin suits, and space-themed formalwear.

While the show was based off the colonization of Mars, Nye offered a different, ever-so-slightly Elon Musk-bashing message in the closing remarks of his fashion lecture.

There thing is, to have colony on Mars I think thats not an especially good idea, Nye said. Theres not a substitute for Earth. This idea well go Terraform Mars, youre freaking high. Theres no way the Earth is it. So you gotta take care of it.

Aldrin, who claims that the first thing he did on the moon was pee, claimed to the Los Angeles Times that his astronautics degree from M.I.T. helped him along the fashion runway.

I wasnt sure what side to get on, said Aldrin. If I walked too close to the people, then not enough of them would see. Im always calculating time an distance.

He also calculated how to dish out a impressive Blue Steel.

Space inspired fashion has long been a thing, but the space industry has become increasingly fashionable as well. Well have to see if NASA is inspired by any of Grahams designs in the meanwhile, where can we get one of those Buzz friendship bracelets?

Photos via Getty Images / JP Yim

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Buzz Aldrin Is Officially Astronomy's 'Zoolander' - Inverse