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Article: The Joys of Modern Life 48. The Baseball Cap
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- June 9, 1999
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THERE CAN be few sartorial signifiers that carry a more
embarrassing message than the baseball cap. It's strange to remember
that this unflattering headgear was once only recognisable to readers
of Peanuts cartoons.
Now, if Labour's broadcast for the European Elections is anything
to go by, the baseball cap has the power to affect the way we vote.
At least, Tony Blair must think so, or why else would Labour spin
doctors have chosen to flash a tragic image of William Hague on
screen, grinning beneath the visor of a cap with the dangerous slogan
"Hague". Never mind the Tory leader's thoughts on the euro, how
could you possibly put a cross in the box for a political party run
by someone so ...