Looking at the picture on the left, its clear that even mega stars still have to dress like lawyers when in court, even if they aren't the defendant.
Bono is sporting a sharkskin-like rock star suit and for someone who has not been seen without sunglasses since 1982 he tones down the effect, with a pair that actually cover a minority of his face and are somewhat translucent.
An outfit that conveys the idea to the judge: 'you know all the leather and stuff is just a costume, I normally relax in a 2-piece, I'm really one of you. I may be a rebel, but I respect the law'.
Conveys to everyone else: 'I'm not a square, you know, look at my suit, its shiny, I look a bit like Robert Palmer, I'll wear what I want, like when I modified my school uniform and my Mum grounded me.'
What's strange about courts is that although people tolerate the theatrical on stage (I'm sure that when Bono appeals to the world at Live8, for example, he'll be wearing trademark compound-eye specs, wife beater and one-bollock leather trousers) the same people, when judge or jury, want the makeup removed.
And all this is because Bono is in court to get back a pair of black pants, earrings, sweatshirt and stetson hat that he says were stolen from him.
Perhaps Bono only has two outfits and someone stole the rock star one leaving him with the suit
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tags: [postmodern]