In a bold and fashion-forward twist, Sara Duterte has endorsed Imee Marcos’ senatorial bid, and the two have ditched their usual political colors—green and red—for something far more symbolic: black.

Is it chic mourning wear or a candid confession that their political relevance is flatlining faster than a teleserye villain in episode one?

Imee, ever the resilient political zombie, rises once more, while Sara, fresh from playing hide-and-seek with impeachment, clutches her political career like it’s the last Birkin in a department store fire. Black, after all, is slimming—perhaps to help trim down those bloated ambitions and skeletons in their respective closets. But hey, at least it’s honest. Black says, “We’ve read the polls, and yes, we’re attending our own funeral. Stylishly.”

As the two clasp hands in matching funeral couture, we can only wonder: is this an endorsement or a dramatic eulogy with better lighting?