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Going out of fashion, fast…

[ by Charles Cameron — humor, analytic indicators, fashion, dictators ]
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It seems likely from the first of these two images [Ben Ali, Saleh, Qaddafi, Mubarak, April] that manner of dress may be a valuable early indicator of how long a given dictator can hold onto power in the Middle East —

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— but where does that leave the lovely Asma al-Assad [in Vogue this February] today?

Answer:

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This entry was posted on Thursday, June 9th, 2011 at 4:38 am and is filed under analytic, arab world, Charles Cameron, dictator, diplomatic history, framing, humor, insight, Patterns, Perception, theory, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

3 Responses to “Going out of fashion, fast…”

  1. J.ScottShipman Says:
    June 9th, 2011 at 12:38 pm

    This is the internet equivalent of  having to "eat" the story…

  2. Pundita Says:
    June 12th, 2011 at 9:26 am

    LOL

  3. Charles Cameron Says:
    June 12th, 2011 at 8:09 pm

    Hi, Pundita.
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    I liked this para, from Sophia Bush’s piece, From One Tree Hill to Afghanistan, in Marie Claire:

    Joanna is my kind of gal. We entered her office in the midst of a photo shoot for the June issue. I swooned over the crepe Lanvin dress she was rocking with a pair of snakeskin Jimmy Choo Lagoon heels. Her wrists were stacked with Hermes cuffs. Her neck displayed a chain of charms that was at once sentimental and rock-n-roll. Her platinum pixie shag was both rock goddess and vintage Parisian. But we digress.

    Indeed.

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