July 03, 2007
The well-dressed lawyer
As the nation slow roasts in the summer heat, an on-line legal website asks its readers whether seersucker suits are an acceptable choice for the sweltering courtroom advocate, as well as inquiring if global warming justifies short-sleeved shirts.
The results?
For the record, I like seersucker suits, although I haven't owned one since the mid-80s -- which is also the last time I owned a short-sleeve dress shirt, although I never wore the one with the other.
Seersucker always reminds me of lawyers from the 1920s, ceiling fans turning lazy circles in a stuffy courtroom, bored observers slowly fanning themselves as they watched a witness sweating in agony on the stand.
Of course, one can only hope that the modern-day seersucker-clad advocate evoked shades of Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird, rather than Austin Pendleton in My Cousin Vinnie.
Be sure to scroll down and check out the comments from the lawyers -- you may be surprised to learn there are some strong opinions on the subject.
Posted by Mike Lief at July 3, 2007 06:51 PM
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Posted by: Thin Ice, Sr. at July 4, 2007 09:10 AM