When President Emmerson Mnangagwa visited Davos, Switzerland where he reiterated the ‘‘Zimbabwe is open for business” message, there was one thing that he also introduced; his multi-coloured scarf.

After the meeting, Mnangagwa has made this scarf part of his fashion statement and a few of his followers have also been seen wearing it. The fashion police are now hot on his trail and are seemingly pissed-off by the scarf which he wears even in high temperatures, worse still when he attends engagements that do require him to wear safety clothing.

From the time he went to Davos, the president has ‘‘not taken off the scarf”, be it at party events or government engagements, the scarf is now part of his fashion regimen.

The fashion police are of the opinion that this is overkill and worse still they think the scarf is not matching his suits.

People on social media have even started comparing the president with yesteryear ZTV drama actor Paraffin – whose scarf and woollen hat was his trademark and a point of laughter.

The scarf has been used as a reference of failure by Mnangagwa’s government over his much-hyped first 100 days in office.

“The only thing that ED did in 100 days was to walk around in a scarf,” screamed one social media user.- state media