He gave them his best \u201cBlue Steel\u201d without even knowing it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes you just want to take a dip in the ocean. In fact, the urge can be so strong that you develop blinders as the sea breeze calls you in with its siren song. That\u2019s what happened to an ordinary Australian man who simply needed the salty water between his toes. He wanted it so much that he didn\u2019t notice there was an entire fashion show happening around him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australian Fashion Week was in full force at Tamarama Beach in Sydney last month. As perfectly sculpted male models began descending wooden stairs onto the beach, our dude, clad in a button-down shirt and baggy shorts, threw his towel over his shoulder. Model after model, each presenting a serious \u201cBlue Steel\u201d look, passed in front of and behind him, and he barely noticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nAustralian Fashion Week: Nothing stops a local from having their morning swim. I repeat: NOTHING. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
\u2018Whose dad is this?\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
A TikTok user named Violet Grace posted a clip captioned, \u201cWhose dad is this?\u201d We see the man half-glance at the lanky models as he takes off his shirt, balls it up, does a few wild arm stretches, and hops into the ocean with abandon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Today show in Australia tracked the man down and discovered his name is David Handley. Right off the bat, he apologized to the fashion designer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhen I got to the top of the stairs yesterday, I saw the models. And I thought surely someone\u2019s going to be controlling the stairs if the show has begun. They must be coming down here together,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Handley, laughing at himself, added, \u201cAnd I suddenly went, \u2018I\u2019m the lead model.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Handley is<\/em> the moment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Commenters on the TikTok clip are understandably in love with him. One joked, \u201cHe is THE show. He is THE moment.\u201d Another quipped, \u201cAre they bothering you, king?\u201d implying that the entire planned runway show might be getting in the way of a good swim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Quite a few point out the blue bracelet attached to his ankle. After some sleuthing, TikTokers found that it\u2019s an \u201canti-shark bracelet,\u201d which supposedly uses magnets to overload a shark\u2019s senses and, hopefully, send it swimming away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Channel NewsAsia also posted the clip on Instagram, asking a similar question: \u201cWas he crashing the fashion show, or was the fashion show crashing his swim?\u201d With more than 1.6 million likes and 15,000 comments, commenters were quick to point out that Handley appears to be \u201can absolute legend.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wedding crashers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Of course, he wouldn\u2019t be the first accidental crasher. Another Instagram user shared a nearly identical story, except they accidentally crashed a wedding:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTrue story: I once crashed a wedding in this exact same fashion. Like, IN THE WEDDING ITSELF. I didn\u2019t realize they were all doing a procession down the steps, and some lady grabbed my arm and said, \u2018Hey, you\u2019re not supposed to be here, but we have a missing groomsman, so you can walk with us.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, there I was, escorted down the steps arm in arm with some random lady in a wedding I had no idea about. I was even in their video. They asked me to say words, and I said, \u2018Give my regards to the bride and groom.\u2019 I was then told on-camera it was a gay wedding, so I said, \u2018Sorry, the groom and groom.\u2019 Everyone laughed, I went to the beach, and I never heard from any of them ever again. I still wonder about these people from time to time, and I hope the couple is happy and can laugh at my misfortune.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The show must go on<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
For what it was worth, Grace, the TikToker, made sure to share that the fashion show was quite lovely. Men, mostly shirtless, walked in earth-toned, flowing pants and shirts, seemingly unbothered by the wind\u2026or the man crashing the whole affair.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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