Ever since Melania Trump brought ​feminism​ back in style, the bouffant-effect has taken over our closets like a 24-hour news cycle. Unlike said news cycle, almost anything looks good when run through a bouffant filter. And as trendy as this trend may seem, it is happily giving new life to the protocols of style in Washington, DC. Enter a new take on how to wear seersucker.

Seersucker Thursday is an annual tradition in the United States Congress when Senators wear clothing made of seersucker on National Seersucker Day. Many keep the spirit of seersucker alive by wearing the Southern-synonymous material year round (like Senator Feinstein did at the Comey hearing last month.)

For those of us who weren’t around to inaugurate this tradition, wearing seersucker teeters between purposefully throwback or pretentious.
Cycling a traditional piece through a contemporary lens, and throwing in bold accessories, is my New York take on the DC style staple. I’ve never been one to travel down the road of trend without carving in my own twists and turns. Bringing new context to how to wear seersucker is no different.
Like any fabulous office-to-social piece, this White House Black Market top is elegant and smart. Paired with polished pinstripe pants, it is catchy, summery, and all around versatile. And like the very thing we are all hoping to be, this look takes the best of the old and creates a more fitting a purposeful new.

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