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Seersucker Thursday is an annual tradition in the United States Congress in which Senators wear clothing made of seersucker on National Seersucker Day.〔(Seersucker Thursday ). US Senate. Accessed 17 July 2009.〕 This light, cotton-based material is traditional in the Southern United States. The tradition was started by Republican Senator Trent Lott of Mississippi in 1996 who wanted to "bring a little Southern charm to the Capitol" to remind the Senate of how Senators dressed before the advent of air conditioning in the 1950s. The practice was temporarily suspended in 2012 amid congressional gridlock, but began again in 2014.〔http://www.politico.com/gallery/2015/06/cotton-suit-up-its-seersucker-thursday-/002238-032045.html?hp=r4_4〕 While this tradition is an annual event, it is also common to see congressional staffers don seersucker suits on Thursdays throughout the year. ==History of the seersucker suit== (詳細はBritish colonial trade, sometime in the second half of the 19th century. The cotton weave, which originated in western India, became a signature look of the United States in the early 20th century because its light weight and pre-rumpled surface made it ideal for the intense humidity of summer. The wearing of seersucker suits declined with the advent of air conditioning. By the 1950s, air conditioning reached the Capitol, ending the necessity of seersucker suits there.〔 Gregory Peck famously wore a seersucker suit in the movie ''To Kill a Mockingbird'', creating a cliché of how small town Southern lawyers dressed invoked by later actors such as Andy Griffith. The image of a bow-tied, seersucker-suited young man in a boater hat is likewise a cliche image of a recent graduate of elite Northeastern colleges. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seersucker Thursday」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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