Protester Chic

What to wear... what to wear!

What does one wear when attending a rally/street party to protest the war in Iraq?

Apparently, some protesters opt for a look that offers a little mystery, as well as cowardly anonymity. They cover their faces.

In short, they adopt a look preferred by the best dressed terrorists.


Alice, an anarchist from North Carolina, tries to shake hands with Capitol Police officers as they guard the Capitol during a protest against the war in Iraq Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 in Washington. Alice did not give her last name. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)


AntiWar groups march in US capital to protest escalation of Iraq War and calling for impeachment of President George W. Bush. (Reuters)


In this photo taken with a video camera, protesters opposed to the war in Iraq, stand in front of the Washington Monument Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007 in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)


(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

AntiWar groups march in US capital to protest escalation of Iraq War and calling for impeachment of President George W. Bush. (Reuters)


(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)


(AP Photo/Evan Vucci)



Ali Leeds, left, and Dan Stillinger, center, march during an Iraq war protest from Powell and Market Streets to Pier 31 to join with another rally on the Embarcadero that includes a labor protest, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Dino Vournas)

Note: The photo directly above displays West Coast protester chic, a little different from that seen in D.C.

Do you like the look?

Hoods and bandanas.

The bandana color of choice was black. Had the protesters gone with a green, they'd look like Hamas members.

I wonder if Jimmy Carter donned a bandana while watching the fun on C-SPAN. I wouldn't be surprised.

Celebrities on the protester red carpet, fashion slaves, rejected the terrorist look.

Unlike the little people, the rich and famous (and clueless) wanted the cameras to capture their mugs.

"All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up."



THE CELEBRITY GALLERY


Jesse Jackson, Susan Sarandon, with sunglasses, Tim Robbins and other event speakers march with a banner past the Capitol during a march to protest the war in Iraq on the National Mall on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2007, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)


Singer and songwriter Jackson Browne (C) takes part in an anti-war rally in Los Angeles January 27, 2007. The march was one of several held around the United States, with protesters demanding that the government bring home U.S. troops in Iraq. REUTERS/Gus Ruelas (UNITED STATES)


Actor and anti-war demonstrator Sean Penn marches past the Supreme Court as thousands of protesters gathered to rally and march against the war in Iraq in Washington, January 27, 2007. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES)


Actors and anti-war demonstrators Susan Sarandon (L) and Sean Penn stand together to listen to speeches as thousands of protesters gathered on the National Mall to rally against the war in Iraq, in Washington January 27, 2007. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES)



Actresses and anti-war demonstrators Susan Sarandon (R) and Jane Fonda (C) take part in a march to the U.S. Capitol protesting the war in Iraq, in Washington January 27, 2007. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts (UNITED STATES)