It’s an unusually cloudy day in LA when I met up with Mitch. His outfit of a Vetements Oversized Bomber Jacket layered over a Saint Laurent Turtleneck matched with Balenciaga Leather Platform Boots, was an outfit that screamed confidence. Paired with a confident walk and intimidating gaze, you would think he had a career based in the fashion industry. It’s a look that borders on intimidating, and slightly aggressive, especially for the general laid back style of LA, where he lives when he isn’t traveling the world touring.
Mitch Grassi is one fifth of credible acapella group Pentatonix and one half of YouTube duo SUPERFRUIT. With 3 Grammy Awards, and over 13 million YouTube subscribers, Pentatonix is a group that is unknown to some, but incredibly famous to others. SUPERFRUIT is a YouTube channel that Grassi started with band member Scott Hoying, and has gained over 2 million subscribers. The platforms that these groups have formed have allowed for Mitch to express himself in ways that he wouldn’t have had the opportunity to do otherwise. When I ask what he thought his life would look like without what he has now he sighs ‘I feel like if I wouldn’t have the platforms I have now I would be working in a coffee shop, trying to attempt a hipster lifestyle’. The thought makes him visibly shudder. …show more content…
While most artists, like Justin Bieber and the like, have fashion more connected to the popular streetwear attitude, Grassi’s fashion can clearly be connected to the strangeness of high-fashion runways in Europe. Unafraid to wear things that look affected or awkward, Grassi can be considered one of the most forward-thinking dressers on the scene. It’s something that hides in plain sight. ‘I am intrigued by the awkward looks, and the disassembled nature of European high-fashion,’ he says, talking of
Mitch Grassi is one fifth of credible acapella group Pentatonix and one half of YouTube duo SUPERFRUIT. With 3 Grammy Awards, and over 13 million YouTube subscribers, Pentatonix is a group that is unknown to some, but incredibly famous to others. SUPERFRUIT is a YouTube channel that Grassi started with band member Scott Hoying, and has gained over 2 million subscribers. The platforms that these groups have formed have allowed for Mitch to express himself in ways that he wouldn’t have had the opportunity to do otherwise. When I ask what he thought his life would look like without what he has now he sighs ‘I feel like if I wouldn’t have the platforms I have now I would be working in a coffee shop, trying to attempt a hipster lifestyle’. The thought makes him visibly shudder. …show more content…
While most artists, like Justin Bieber and the like, have fashion more connected to the popular streetwear attitude, Grassi’s fashion can clearly be connected to the strangeness of high-fashion runways in Europe. Unafraid to wear things that look affected or awkward, Grassi can be considered one of the most forward-thinking dressers on the scene. It’s something that hides in plain sight. ‘I am intrigued by the awkward looks, and the disassembled nature of European high-fashion,’ he says, talking of