Saleh Dardeer Dec 11, 2012:

it may also refer to Othman's- may Allah be pleased with him- shirt but I excluded this possibility because it is usually associated with words like waiving or raising such a shirt I did not notice any indication this meaning after reading the article. In other words, if the writer wanted this meaning, he would have said it because it is a famous expression among journalists.
قميص is used in classical Arabic and in Hadeeths, but it does not mean the current form of shirts. It is something like the current galabia

Mohammad Gornas Dec 11, 2012:

قميص Does not necessarily mean ( shirt) In c;assical Arabic it in fact relates to any garment. قميص عثمان is an ecample ...and I do not think El- khaleefa Othman used to wear A SHIRT !!! I think قميص here is allegorical هذا والله أعلم

Saleh Dardeer Dec 11, 2012:

I think فضفاض may be used because such a front is made up of lots of parties (as you said) that created one common ground which is fighting Morsi.
Another understanding is that such a front wears a revolutionary shirt that is too big to its size because its leaders include men of the defunct regime let alone most of its people's force in ground are loyal to Mubarak regime. So, the shirt of revolution is a big size for them that camouflages its hidden goals that appear in the words of their leader every day in TV shows.