Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has worn dark sweatshirts or sweaters and combat boots to express his solidarity with his people who are fighting a war. Women and girls in non-Islamic countries who choose to wear the burqa or the hijab are also making a political statement. When thousands of Americans marched wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the legend ‘BlackLivesMatter’ after a white teenager was charged with shooting a black teenager in 2013, it was a resounding political statement against gender discrimination. When a group of women in Paris went topless to protest against gender violence in November 2024, holding placards saying “Femme Liberty, Life, Liberty,” it was as political fashion as it was about your choice of clothes. And last week, when women leaders of the Democratic Party came in pink to listen to Trump’s speech to Congress, that too was a political speech, albeit somewhat feeble, albeit a somewhat feeble.