Threads of knowledge – Spring fabrics: Seersucker
Gabe Alonso With Spring comes warmer weather which means you’ll have to transition out of your heavier fabrics. Over the next few weeks, keep it here for the fabrics and lingo you should know to keep yourself dry and cool.
Seersucker is one of the most classic warm weather fabrics/patterns I can think of. It conjures up images of Southern lawyers and Jimmy Stewart Gregory Peck (thanks C.B.) in To Kill a Mockingbird. But there’s no denying the comfort the fabric affords you when it’s blazing hot outside and the humidity feels like it’s stomping on your chest.
What makes this fabric so great? It’s woven in such a way that the threads bunch together, giving the fabric a wrinkled appearance. This bunching also makes the fabric stay mostly away from your skin, aiding in improved heat dissipation and air circulation, AKA you won’t sweat your balls off. Best part about it? You don’t have to worry about pressing it. Win/win.
Interestingly, the fabric was originally worn by the poor in the United States. But like any good trend, undergraduate students made it all hip and cool (see even back then there were hipsters). The fabric has always been considered a mainstay of the gentleman’s clothing arsenal. Traditionally blue with white stripes, Seersucker comes in various colors like purple, pink, and green.
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