There’s something about seersucker and spring
Nothing suits better the spring or early summer party, Kentucky Derby horse race or outdoor wedding quite like the classic seersucker suit. The light cotton fabric creates a puckered or crinkling effect through a technique known as the slack tension weave.
The term seersucker originated in India, a Hindi derivation of the Persian compound ‘shirosakar’, literally ‘shir’ (milk) and ‘sakar’ (sugar), a likely reference to the dual texture (smooth like milk and rough like sugar) of the fabric. The English then exported it to the West during the imperial era of the British East India Company along with cotton, tea, dye and other basic commodities.
The seersucker men’s suit is traditionally blue and white. Order the Knot Standard Classic Seersucker, made from 100 cotton and featuring a lightweight canvassing, half-lined interior and skinny notch lapel to be ready for those summer evening soirees.
Once a favorite of southern gentlemen, the seersucker has evolved to reflect a modern, urban sensibility and can now also be found in a variety of colors. Still the lightweight, breathable fabric, seersuckers can be blue on sky blue, white and light grey, white and apple green, white and canary yellow, white and pastel pink or even darker dual blues, browns or grays.
For a more formal event, wear the seersucker suit with white men’s dress shirt light blue polka dot pocket square and pastel pink or lemon yellow striped tie. For a more dressed down look, pair the seersucker jacket with light blue men’s dress shirt and white jeans, brown loafers sans socks and matching belt for a dress casual look. Seersucker trousers also work well with a light colored polo shirt for a day of golfing or trip to the beach.