Bill Nye the Science Guy is a runway pro!
On Tuesday, Feb. 4, the 69-year-old returned to New York Fashion Week to strut his stuff in a Thom Browne ensemble for the 9th Annual Blue Jacket Runway Show in New York City.
Nye took the runway in a navy blue bomber jacket patterned with Greek gods and goddesses as well as a pair of black shorts that hit above the knee. The scientist and TV personality also wore black crew socks and black dress shoes.
At one point during his walk, he put on a pair of dark sunglasses. When he reached the end of the runway, he gave a playful salute and wave to the audience.
Fellow runway models included Mario Cantone and Don Lemon.
Nye previously walked for the Blue Jacket Runway Show in 2017, per Today. In February 2020, he returned to the show rocking a tuxedo designed by Nicholas Graham that featured a blue jacket with floral brocade. On the runway, he danced to to Lizzo’s “Juice” as it played in the background, sparking a viral social media moment.
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“Bill Nye is proof that deep down science is still cool,” one X user wrote, while another added, “Bill Nye the science guy? Nah, bill nye the fly guy.”
Other fans called his runway walk “so pure,” while another said that Nye was “living his best life.”
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The Blue Jacket Fashion Show is put on by the nonprofit organization Zero Cancer and benefits the Prostate Cancer Foundation, which funds research to find a cure for the disease.
Per Zero Cancer’s website, the fashion show was launched in 2016 and was founded by fashion designer Frederick Anderson along with Laura Miller. Last year marked the first West Coast show, which kicked off Los Angeles Fashion Week in November.
“My dad had prostate cancer,” Nye told Addy Media at the 2020 NYFW show. “And you know you can test for this prostate hormone. So I think that we are, and by ‘we’ I mean researchers, are close to solving this problem and so to support this cause is cool.”
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