Guy Fieri Is Officially Ditching His Signature Look

The famed restaurateur is switching to a style more true to himself.

Guy Fieri is no longer the "bowling shirt" guy!

The famed restauranteur is swapping out what became his signature style over the years, for something a bit more laid back, classic, and true to his real-life go-to choices.

Although he started being associated with the bowling shirt look early on in his career when he wore one in the pilot for Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, his actual wardrobe doesn't actually consist of the collared sports shirts, as he veers more toward denim and tees.

"I don't think I even own one [bowling shirt]," the Tournament of Champions IV host clarified to The Wall Street Journal in an interview published March 20. "I'm pretty much a T-shirt and jeans guy. Shorts. Flip-flops. I'm not a real fashion icon."

The origin of Fieri's now-iconic bowling shirt began over 15 years ago, as he was wearing the look in his 2005 audition tape for the second season of Next Food Network Star—the competition series he won in 2006.

Then when "I get a call to do Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives ... they said, 'Bring a short-sleeved collared shirt'," the TV personality divulged.

The grey Dickies work shirt Fieri wore for the shoot ended up being a hit. "When the show got picked up, that's what I had worn in the pilot," he told the news outlet. "They go, 'That's the wardrobe.'"

And so his renowned style was born—well, the television version of his style, anyway.

Even the other looks that have become synonymous with the famous chef aren't his usual picks. Yes, that even includes the flame shirt and (gasp) his frosty-bleached spiky hair.

The flashy button-up was the uniform at his restaurant Tex Wasabi's in the 2000s and, no word on if he still owns it, but he hasn't worn it since.

"We had several of our staff wear a flame shirt, that's where that picture came from," he told PEOPLE in September. "It had nothing to do with an image. Someone got it, somebody ran with it. But it's hysterical, don't get me wrong."

As for his icy-colored bold hairstyle, he opened up about how the look originated. "A friend of mine is a hairdresser, and I had long hair and she would give me a hard time forever about it and one day I said, 'Fine, do whatever you want.' She goes, 'Whatever I want?'" the Guy's Ultimate Game Night star told WSJ, adding that he initially thought the light color was shampoo that she hadn't washed out. "She's like, 'No, that's your hairstyle.'"

Fieri's first instinct at the time to the drastic change? Hide it with a beanie! Over time, he came to embrace the 'do. Lastly, he says the sunglasses he rests on top of those spikes was more about function than fashion.

"Why did I put them on the back of my head? Because I didn't have anywhere else to put them," he simply said. "If I put them around my shirt at the restaurant, they'd fall into food. So I just put them on the back of my head."

Though we're pretty sure a classic image of Guy Fieri in his signature TV look will always pop into our heads when we think of the chef, we're glad fans are learning more about how it all came about—even if it's not necessarily his first choice style.