Negotiation in the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties more anxious to agree than to disagree.
Ever since I was a little kid, I've felt comfortable in a suit. It all started when my mom bought me a three-piece Pierre Cardin suit. I wore that thing everywhere. Eventually I realized I was going to be the kid who got beat up in school, but I kept wearing it.
I would hope they would be our fellow artists, rather than trying to emulate or idolize clowns like us.