New Orleans' brand Haspel has been keeping folks cool for more than a hundred years and their Seersucker Short-Sleeve Shirt continues the tradition.
New Orleans' brand Haspel has been around for more than 110 years and knows a thing or two about clothes made to keep you cool when it's hot and muggy. I grew up there so believe me when I say August in New Orleans is no joke. Seersucker, as mentioned above, is an outstanding fabric for summer. Haspel's version is made in Italy from 100% Cotton and comes in a range of patterns, including traditional stripes. The solid colors—there are four choices—are a nice alternative if you're looking for the benefits of seersucker fabric without a pattern.
Every year in June, on a warm and sticky Thursday, senators arrive at work looking like they’ve come straight from the Kentucky Derby. Gone are the standard dark suits of the winter months. Instead, they wear seersucker.
Walking the halls of the Capitol, they project a sense of gentility and ease. Why yes, they seem to say, this fabric is 100 percent cotton. Why yes, it is extremely cool. Why yes, these tiny stripes, blue and white and vanishingly thin, kind of make your head spin. Now let’s all squeeze together for a bipartisan photo op.
“National Seersucker Day is June 13 and what other brand can actually say that they own a holiday?” said Aronson.
In the past 110 years, there’s been no shortage of legendary figures wearing the suits, from Hollywood stars and political icons, to presidents of the United States. It’s a style that’s gone national and started in Louisiana.
“Louisiana is our home and we are very, very proud of that,” said Aronson. “Haspel clothing are clothes meant for a good time.”
In 1909, it was introduced to the sartorial world by specialist American seersucker makers Haspel as the ultimate summer suit fabric. Born out of the New Orleans jazz movement, it became a look synonymous with the hazy southern states. Its Crescent City style was best captured by Miles Davis who personified this look on his At Newport 1958 album cover, demonstrating how to wear a soft-shouldered Italian-cut jacket with nonchalance. It was a heyday moment for the fabric and his louche approach is still a style cue worth noting t...
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revolutionnola.com | Press Release
NEW ORLEANS (JULY 13, 2016) – On Thursday, August 11, Restaurant R’evolution will host its first annual Seersucker and White Linen Wine Dinner, which begins with an hors d’oeuvre reception at 6 p.m. Guests will enjoy genteel conversation while sipping wines and dining on a summer menu created by Chef John Folse. Seersucker or white linen is the attire of choice, of course! The five-course menu with paired wines is $125 per person plus tax and gratuity. Click here to read more.
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