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Who would have seen it coming that the accessory choices of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia would be the subject of more attention than Michelle’s Reed Krakoff inauguration dress? Lo and behold, the Twitters are atwitter about this:

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It is probably some weird academic/judge-y/Skulls and Crossbones type shit, but nobody can seem to say for sure. Other theories include “Olympic beret,” some kind of shout-out to Renaissance painters/Vatican palace guards, or “Inquisition headgear.” Whatever the case, it will probably have a Twitter account of its own by the end of the day.

Marjorie Skinner is the Portland Mercury's Managing Editor, author of the weekly Sold Out column chronicling the area's independent fashion and retail industry, and a frequent contributor to the film and...

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