The Fat Jewish On Wanting To Be The Kanye Of Fashion Week

There was a tight schedule on Wednesday at New York Fashion Week with Michael Kors, DKNY, Yeezy and Hugo Boss all showing their Spring Summer 2016 collections. Also on the day's agenda was the Fat Jewish's celebration of the dad bod.

Instagram star Josh Ostrovsky found his dads on Craigslist. They walked down a grassy catwalk to Brown Eyed Girl, Livin’ on a Prayer and Hotel California in clothes picked (not designed) by Josh.

The invite was a beer mat, the models ate pizza backstage and Josh took his final bow in a tracksuit. Considering the Fat Jewish has 5.9 million followers on Instagram it was a small-scale event, with no front row stars and just two rows of guests and friends. But Josh has high hopes for his future in fashion, with an aim to mess up everybody's schedules just like Kanye.

Grazia Daily: How did you decide to do a fashion show?

Josh: "I love fashion week and I wanted to celebrate dads - the ultimate fashion icons. They don't care what anybody thinks they just go for it and do what they want. That's a big part of fashion - owning it and going for it."

**Grazia Daily: **Why did you choose to theme it around dads?

Josh: "They are the ultimate don't care. Everybody wants to look like they woke up like this, but they didn't. Most people spend four hours looking like they spent no time. Dads are truly effortless. Anything I give my dad he wears it and says it's fine, it's comfortable. He doesn't care."

Grazia Daily: How did you chose your dad types?

Josh: "There were so many dad types I wanted I just had to pick my favourites - dead beat dad, a hippie dad with no shoes on. I love a streetwear dad who is trying to stay young. I am a big fan of wear-anything-that's-given-to-you dad, which is my dad. Everything he is wearing is free - he's wearing some ridiculous Jeremy Scott shorts I got given at a party. My dad will wear pants as a shirt."

**Grazia Daily: **What else would you want to do in fashion?

Josh: "I'd like to do a dog line and take Dad Fashion Week to alternative cities - Boston Fashion Week or Phoenix Fashion Week. I want to do maternity wear, dog wear. They say fashion week is inclusive, but it's not for all guys."

**Grazia Daily: **Would you have your own Fat Jewish Fashion Week?

Josh: "Totally! Once I have the juice I can do something totally alternative - like how Kanye just decided to have a show and threw everyone's schedule off. I'm going to have a show at 2am at the DMV next year. That's what I'm going to do."

**Grazia Daily: **Did Kanye ruin your schedule?

Josh: "Kanye did throw off my schedule, but he can do that and that's killer. I want to do that - I want to f*** up other people's shedules that's when you know you've made it."

** Grazia Daily: Will you be back next year?**

Josh: "Doing it. Yep doing it. It might be dads or teen moms or lesbian astronauts. There are so many people with killer fashion that aren't being represented at fashion week so I'll be bringing them in."

** Grazia Daily: **How would you describe your style?

Josh: "Futuristic shitty."

Grazia Daily: Do you like fashion week?

Josh: "Totally! I am from New York and have always participated. But now everybody can be a part of it - me as a plus sized model - it's even better. It's like a rave, it's for everybody."

Grazia Daily: What is next for Fat Jewish?

Josh: "I'm trying to rise to ultimate heights of fame, develop a raging drug addiction and then disappear right at the height of my popularity. Then somebody spots me coaching middle school basketball girls in Baltimore. Right at the height of it, I'm gone."