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[gfrancie]

Seeing the pictures from the G20 Summit brings back fond memories of the WTO riots I worked through once upon a time. And really my complaints don't change. Just because you are protesting doesn't mean you should sacrifice fashion. You don't have to show up to your little event wearing Dior or Givenchy but for the love of Carmel Snow, would it kill these people to add a little color or oomph to what they wear. Okay I get that black is a safe color and easy to wear. I fall into that trap all of the time. But the green? Especially that camo green needs to go. Many shades of green are hard to wear and that sort of army/anarchist green does no one any favors. Most people look unwell. Like they just got over the flu and they still haven't quite regained their health. Yes it is important to dress for the elements if you are going to be outside all day but you don't have to look like you are dressing for your shift at Starbucks. Here is your big chance to wear some color. I suppose they all wear something dreary so that they look a like and it takes longer for the police to figure out who did what. Maybe these people should organize and find a collective set of colors that look good on most people. Really it is like the same thing a lot of brides do to their bridesmaids. "here everyone dress a like in poorly fitted clothes and wear a stupid head-piece/hat." And for these protesters there isn't even the promise of free cake and Spanish sparkling wine at the end of the day for all their trouble.
Couldn't these people take a page from Ukraine and their orange revolution? Orange isn't always a favorite color but it is fun. And shouldn't revolution and up-rising be fun???

Comments

[cutebutpsycho99.livejournal.com]

I agree. I kind of like the idea Henry Rollins had for infiltrating the KKK and having every minority, gay male dress in fabulously bright and happy Klan robes (think of something designed by some crazy avant garde designer).

And right now you sound like the Tim Gunn of protest gear. Which is wonderful.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I just think you should dress for the world you want, not the one you have.

[photosexual.livejournal.com]

But... Anarchists like teh military styles. And then if you add fashion to it, you get pink camo, which is ghetto. And there's possibly nothing worse than anarchy and ghetto fashion combining to morph into what would then be rednecks yellin' about stuff. *burp*

Then again, if we could teach these protester types some marketing and combine it cleverly as a "fashion STATMENT!" so they'd get it, y'know, be all show-offy at your camp-out protest sorta like the stars do at their red carpet Oscars or whatnot.

"Today, I'm protesting about nuking baby gay whales for jesus, and I'm wearing a new spring line of Carhartt protest jeans with double fabric on the knees in fuscia!" Oh, those catty divas out there all arm linked together with scowls would be trying to then one-up each other by wearing the latest in Combat boots and debating whether eggplant or chicken yellow is this year's color for a really good traffic blocking and yelling event about whether people can marry or whether they should just continue to fornicate with job provided medical benefits.

I think you're onto something, and I'm simply just on something here. Go to town!

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

I think you have the right idea.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

The thing is, there are probably a great many things I might agree with the protesters about. But their whole approach leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Come on folks. Put on some shoes of quality. This isn't country rambling.

[cigale.livejournal.com]

you reminded me that i want to write a post/list of advice for the students here. That list would include things such as leggings are not pants or you need pants a couple of size bigger...

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

Leggings will never be pants.
Celebrities need to stop wearing leggings as pants thus fooling innocent people into thinking that leggings are pants.

[kaligrrrl.livejournal.com]

AMEN!

[lyrainverse.livejournal.com]

At the Capitol Climate Action at the DC power plant, organizers told everyone to dress up specifically so we wouldn't look like a bunch of dirty hippies. Though it was like 10 degrees and snowing so nobody could see the nice clothes anyway.

[gfrancie.livejournal.com]

See! See! I was right. Even a smart and warm coat will do wonders so that people won't look at folks and go, "that is nice pal, don't you have some patchouli to buy?"