What's the logo on Natalie Portman's sweatshirt from her rap for SNL?

March 9, 2006 10:30 AM

Help me settle a bet. What's the logo on Natalie Portman's sweatshirt in her rap video from Saturday Night Live? I say it's the Rebel Alliance but my friend says it's Webelow.
posted by nessahead to clothing, beauty, & fashion (22 comments total)

Neither, but I can't tell you what it actually is. I just know it ain't either of your suggestions.
posted by barnacles at 10:32 AM on March 9, 2006

i vote neither, too. the top doesn't look like the rebel alliance and it isn't enough like a husk of corn for webelos.
posted by soma lkzx at 10:34 AM on March 9, 2006

Not WEBELOS (that would be a corn stalk), but it does look like an upside-down fleur-de-lis.
posted by Gator at 10:37 AM on March 9, 2006

neither
posted by DragonBoy at 10:43 AM on March 9, 2006

For reference:


posted by camcgee at 10:45 AM on March 9, 2006

Mandalorian Skull?
posted by chrisfromthelc at 10:45 AM on March 9, 2006

Oh, definitely not the Rebel Alliance, either.
posted by Gator at 10:50 AM on March 9, 2006

Not a Mandalorian Skull, either. Hmm.
posted by nessahead at 10:51 AM on March 9, 2006

Yup Gator got it. It's a bad one, but it is an inverted Fleur-de-lis.

Kinda like an inverted cross for haters of the french I suppose.
posted by WinnipegDragon at 12:12 PM on March 9, 2006

that is not the fleur de lis you are looking for...

(really, that is totally *not* an inverted fleur de lis)
posted by naxosaxur at 12:20 PM on March 9, 2006

Seriously -- Gator gets the win because she settled the bet, but that's not an inverted fleur de lis.
posted by junkbox at 12:24 PM on March 9, 2006

I agree. Not a fleur-de-lis.
posted by Ironmouth at 12:33 PM on March 9, 2006

Yeah, I grew up in Louisiana. That's not a fleur-des-lis.
posted by chrisfromthelc at 12:35 PM on March 9, 2006

That's the head of a lance.
posted by Pollomacho at 12:41 PM on March 9, 2006

It is an inverted Fleur-de-lis.



1) camcgee's screenshot
2) The screenshot flipped, inverted, and contrast pushed way up.
3) A fleur-de-lis.

It looks a little stylized, but, that's it.
posted by Plutor at 12:47 PM on March 9, 2006

Yeah, it's angular and solid, as opposed to ornate and flowery the way we're used to seeing it, but the basic shape appears to be the same.
posted by Gator at 12:56 PM on March 9, 2006

Great work, you guys. Thanks!

Now I wonder, what does La Portman have against the French? ;)
posted by nessahead at 3:32 PM on March 9, 2006

I think Natalie's pissed off at the French because of the trade embargo against Naboo... no, wait.
posted by chudmonkey at 4:24 PM on March 9, 2006

I agree. A fleur-de-lis, and maybe a shout out to New Orleans via their football team?
posted by mto at 8:36 PM on March 9, 2006

This thread has completely disappointed me. That shape on Natalie's shirt -- yeah, it resembles an upside down fleur de lis, but it also resembles a small bird flying out of a larger bird's ass, thankyouverymuch -- represents something. It's somebody's logo, trademark or signature design. I, for one, am still interested in knowing whose.
posted by junkbox at 12:38 PM on March 10, 2006

Well, AskMe questions do stay open for a whole year.
posted by Gator at 1:40 PM on March 10, 2006

At the very least there are a few people who will subconsciously be on the lookout and will (hopefully) come back to this thread when they see the symbol in the wild.
posted by nessahead at 2:36 PM on March 10, 2006