Michael A. Langkjær wants to know why military style in general and camouflage in particular have become true pillars of pop and rock culture. How is this prolonged influence to be explained? He places rock and camouflage in the larger framework of "military rock" since the sixties. Contrary to what is generally accepted, the uniform-look as a sign of protest was an exception rather than the rule. Uniforms were popular because they provided a visual rallying point, projected an image of masculinity and eroticism and referred to fighters of times past (image promoted by movies). They were also used as identification marks in the transatlantic battle opposing various music groups. The military look transmitted a political message and the camouflage style referred to the Mods' parkas. The permanent influence of the camouflage look is indissolubly linked to revolution, to resistance fighters and to the mystique of urban guerilla, particularly with the Afro-Americans. According to Michael Langkjær women use the look as a symbol of newly-found female empowerment. The aesthetic aspect is not to be forgotten either, as the prints are quite seductive. Ecology also plays a part, with the recycling of camouflaged garments sold in army surplusses. Emo-tv links camouflage to survival, as in the clip "Survivor" by Destiny's Child, in which the concept of the American frontier is glorified.