Ah, he's a poet. That explains it.
Poets can adopt any look they desire and it's appropriate.
Yes, I'm a poet first then a teacher. When I'm not teaching, when I'm not eating, I'm a poet. The 20 poems, written in both English and Spanish, are brightly illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Alarcon's adult side directs the Spanish for Native Speakers Program at UC Davis. He thinks he's on to something very cultural, very wonderful.