Camouflage clothing may be having a moment – but in our violent world, is that wise? | Ellie Violet Bramley
Some say it’s just ‘a stylish alternative to denim’, but the politics of who gets to wear military-adjacent garb is increasingly fraughtOn a recent visit to Gaza, Steve Witkoff, the...
By Ellie Violet Bramley · The Guardian Opinion
Some say it’s just ‘a stylish alternative to denim’, but the politics of who gets to wear military-adjacent garb is increasingly fraught On a recent visit to Gaza, Steve Witkoff, the real estate mogul and Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, wore a “camouflage” top . I write “camouflage” in inverted commas because it was blue and, amid the dusty devastation of Gaza, there was nothing about it – or the bumbag he wore with it – that helped Witkoff blend in. It’s an odd paradox that a pattern designed to melt military personnel into their surroundings – the word is derived from the French camoufler , “to disguise” – when worn by certain people, in certain ways, does the opposite. Witkoff being a glaring example. Ellie Violet Bramley is a freelance writer Continue reading...