From their web site: "Brooks Brothers introduced seersucker to America in 1830. Since then, this lightweight cotton cloth has become a summer classic. "
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Posted on 06/15/2006 5:15:06 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
At least 22 senators were spotted sporting seersucker suits yesterday in a bipartisan display of Southern-tinged fashion organized by Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.).
Lott dubbed the occasion "Seersucker Thursday" and posted a notice on a table in the Senate well yesterday reminding colleagues to wear their white-and-light-blue-striped suits of cotton and rayon. He said it was the sixth or seventh annual wearing of the seersucker, which traditionally takes place on the second Thursday of June, when it gets "nice and warm.”
Senate leaders Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) wore seersucker, but the Democratic leaders did not. Sens. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) bucked their leaders by sporting seersucker suits.
In fact, Feinstein co-organized the effort by buying seersucker outfits for the women of the Senate. They cost only $150 a pop, Feinstein proudly told reporters. Still, not all of the ladies wore them. Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lincoln did, but Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) and Mary Landrieu (D-La.) did not. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) compromised by wearing the jacket her home-state colleague bought for her but her own dark-blue suit pants.
Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.) was one of several Northerners to participate in a display of bipartisanship, saying, “It's one of those rare moments where Republicans and Democrats are standing together smiling and sharing something."
Oh Boy--Hillary in seersucker. She'd be one BIG-a**ed pucker.
Why am I not suprised that Trent Lott organized this?
Hellary wore Old Crusty today
Ah sure, the "Wearing of the Seersucker"!
Do they really not wear underwear under that stuff??
Makes me long for a Gant shirt in Madras and penny loafers.
It's a keg leg thing, you wouldn't understand.
I looked for the picture of Trent Lott in the "feather hat", but couldn't find it!
Probably just that they don't make Seersucker TENTS!!!
I am listening to John Gibson make fun of Mike Ferrell, who called in to whine about the three suicides in Guantanamo. I highly recommend it.
More proof that the Senate is nothing more than an exclusive club where at the end of the day everyone goes home together.
I've ben thinking about ordering a seersucker suit from Brooks
Brothers. Pretty cool in summer.
I guess they need some variety from the usual taxpayersucker suits.
From their web site: "Brooks Brothers introduced seersucker to America in 1830. Since then, this lightweight cotton cloth has become a summer classic. "
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What? No boaters? Chaffee, at least should know better!
LOL!!! Eeww! (Except Dole - wow - 70 yrs old and great legs...) At least Mikulski had the common decency to hang back...
I bought a Brooks Brothers seersucker last summer. It's wonderfully cool, gets lots of compliments, and everyone thinks I'm on my way to the yacht. Either that, or they ask for a tutti-frutti cone.
I think was from Seersucker Suit Day in 2004 - would that be right? (Yes, she does.)
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