I'm a sucker for seersucker

Posted on 6/7/2012 by Rack Room Shoes in Categories: womens. women. summer. seersucker. kentucky derby. linen. cotton. jacket. skinny jeans. jeans. dark. marlin. bluefin. blue fin. fashion. dress. pants. stripes. shorts. persian. white. milk. sugar. blue. southern. south.

Popular among old Southern gentlemen and members of the U.S. Senate, seersucker seems to be the quintessential summer wear for anyone over thirty-five.

Sure, seersucker has a reputation for being the suit material of old folks sipping mint juleps at the Kentucky Derby, but it's being reclaimed by my generation as a cool and comfortable summer alternative to linen or cotton. One of my current favorite outfits is a seersucker jacket, fashionably wrinkled, comfortably cool and perfectly paired with dark skinny jeans and my Marlins by Bluefin. I can take this look to work, out on the town or visiting my grandparents. I love it.

If you're into seersucker, or looking to get into it, try a dress, button down or pair of pants. Pure white or vertical stripes would be the most summery and flattering. I've got a pair of shorts I'm still dying to wear out - I may just mix things up and complement them with a denim jacket.

Seersucker gets its name from the Persian words for "milk and sugar," and it's hard to imagine a more appropriate phrase for the sugary white and pale blue look the fabric pulls off. Consider me a sucker for seersucker.

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