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Clothes still sending powerful signals in 2025

Insights

• Clothing in politics acts as visual persuasion, compressing arguments into images.
• Russian sweatshirt made headlines at Alaska summit.
• Volodymyr Zelenskyy's new look asserted intent in Washington.
• In US politics, the suit remains civic glue.
• DOGE's meme T-shirts declared disruption as doctrine.
• Leaders dress to embody authority, belonging, or defiance—shaping narratives faster than policy can.