Like many Southerners, I look forward to celebrating Easter Sunday, anticipating the Master's golf tournament and watching the Kentucky Derby. I also anticipate the first opportunity to wear fashionable summer suits. Lightweight cotton fabrics are perfect for the long, dog days of Dixie summers. Let's take a peek at the history of seersucker and how [...]
Derby and Steeplechase season is here. Horse racing's premier event, the Kentucky Derby takes places on Saturday, May 6, and Nashville's Iroquois Steeplechase happens on Saturday, May 13. Now all that's left to decide is what to wear. Horse racing events allow men - most notably southern men - a chance to break out of [...]
Several years ago I lived in Franklin, TN, and met many wonderful people, one of whom was author Robert Hicks. In addition to our love for writing, we both have a taste for seersucker. Adding another credit to his resume, Robert and his friends are hosting the world's largest seersucker party this coming weekend in [...]
You can't write enough about seersucker; seriously, you can't. And to prove it, Memphis author and attorney Bill Haltom penned a new book titled Milk & Sugar: The Complete Book of Seersucker. Included is everything you need to know about this light and southern-wore fabric. Garden & Gun writer Haskell Harris takes a peek at [...]
