Justin Bieber discovered the elusive slouch. The baggy fits that don’t drown their wearer in denim. Massive blazers and tent-like slacks that still seem to hit. He’s into Crocs – a supersized shoe. He even designed his own and covered them in gems. Leather cut-off trousers were once a thing for the beach. Fleecey jogging shorts worn over jeans on stage in the early 2010s. Massive fur coats in the LA heat. You get it.

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But he bends the rules even with his workout gear (if you can even call it that). Yesterday, the Internet went nuts for Bieber’s apparent jog down the middle of a Los Angeles road in… denim. Thick denim. Slouchy denim! From Parisian brand Ami. The type that really isn’t made for the gym. His footwear might’ve been a bit more appropriate – New Balance sneakers – while up top he wore a vest and hoodie. But jeans? Not sweat-wicking. Not comfortable. Hot! It’s a madness on par with those bonkers big red boots that Mschf put out this year.

It was a reminder of the time when Scott Eastwood, the actor son of the very famous Clint, went for a jog in the LA heat in a pair of rinse-wash jeans, held up with a chunky Western belt. And no shoes. Or Miley Cyrus who once went for a jog with her personal trainer in a pair of Daisy Dukes. Zac Efron too, has been known to go for a sprint in denim cut-offs. It’s LA, baby!

But this is Justin Bieber and he’s built a career on wildly successful music and very slouchy clothes that sit on the right side of fashion’s weird. Think about all those big fits, and a jog in massive denim isn’t really that surprising at all.